MULTIPLE OBJECT TRACKING

DYNAMIC VISUAL ATTENTION

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Visual Tracking

Multiple objects will appear. A few will flash as targets. Keep your eyes on the targets as they move rapidly, and identify them when they stop.

How It Works & Tips

Master the game with our comprehensive guide and improvement strategies.

About This Test

About Multiple Object Tracking

Multiple Object Tracking (MOT) asks you to follow several target dots among identical distractors while they move, then select the targets when motion stops.

Attentional Demand

You maintain an attentional set, survive path crossings without identity swaps, and resist distractors that pass nearby.

Round Structure

Targets flash, all dots move, then you click the original targets. Crowding and crossings create most errors.

Difficulty

More targets, higher speed, shorter mark time, and denser fields increase load.

Use Cases

Sports vision, driving awareness drills, and esports situational attention—transfer still needs real-task practice.

Scoring Mindset

Prioritize percent of targets recovered before raising set size.

Identity Over Location Snapshots

Beginners remember a screenshot of positions at one moment, then fail when objects move. Experts maintain continuous trajectories. Narrate silently: top-left target drifting down, etc.

Crowding and Capacity

Attention capacity for MOT is limited. Adding targets is not linear difficulty—it often collapses abruptly. Respect that cliff; train just below it.

Sports Parallel

Keeping tabs on teammates and opponents resembles MOT, but sport also adds meaning and prediction. Use MOT as a attention gym, then apply scanning in the real activity.

What This Test Trains

Enhances dynamic visual attention and peripheral vision.
Improves ability to focus on multiple moving targets simultaneously.
Builds cognitive endurance through sustained tracking periods.
Directly translates to real-world skills like driving or playing sports.

Instructions & Mechanics

Quick Setup
1

Mark

  • Memorize flashing targets.
  • Do not look away during highlights.
2

Track

  • Soft-focus the group centroid.
  • Re-acquire after crossings.
3

Select

  • Click each remembered target.
  • Avoid nearby distractors.
Key Rules:
✓Choose a difficulty level.✓Dots will appear on the screen.✓Memorize the dots that flash briefly.✓Follow those dots with your eyes as they all start moving.✓When they stop, click on all the dots you were tracking.✓Progress to harder levels with more dots and faster speeds!

Expert Strategies

1Soft Focus

Peripheral motion sensing beats darting gaze.

2Crossing Protocol

Expect swaps; re-lock using continuity of motion.

3Small Sets First

Win at 2–3 targets before adding more.

4Stop When Guessing

Fatigue destroys MOT accuracy.

Frequently Asked Questions

Beginner target count?

Start with 2–3.

Why crossings hurt?

Identity swaps between target and distractor.

Stare at one dot?

No—you will lose the set.

Driving transfer?

Related attention skill; not a substitute for driving practice.

Session length?

5–12 quality minutes.

Why identical dots?

Forces attention tracking, not feature shortcuts.

Faster always better?

Only with maintained accuracy.

Aim trainer vs MOT?

Aim is motor pursuit; MOT is attentional set.

Improvement signal?

Same accuracy at harder settings, or higher recovery at same settings.

Pause mid-motion?

Treat trials as continuous.

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