Flanker Attention Game
Tap the center arrow, not the sides. Free, no signup, works on any device.
How to Play
- 1A row of arrows appears. The middle arrow is the one that counts.
- 2Tap Left or Right for the center arrow only. Ignore the arrows on the sides.
- 3Some rounds match (every arrow points the same way). Others mix the sides on purpose.
- 4Higher levels move faster and show mixed rounds more often.
Flanker practice asks you to ignore the side arrows and answer the center. That pause is a short attention and inhibition exercise: you hold back the pull of the crowd and choose the middle.
About This Game
Flanker is a short attention game: a row of arrows appears, and the ones on the sides may point a different way than the middle. Your job is to tap the direction of the center arrow only.
A trial is correct only when you pick the center. If the middle points right but the sides point left, the right tap is right. Some rounds match on purpose; others do not, so the habit of following the crowd can get in the way.
Early levels give more time and more matching rounds. Higher levels move faster and show mixed rounds more often. Short sessions are enough. Two to five minutes is a comfortable dose. The game is a calm practice for anyone who wants to pause before tapping — students, adults, and curious players — not a medical test and not a promise of special results. Play for that little look at the middle, then come back another day.
Flanker Attention Game
Tap the center arrow, not the sides. Free, no signup, works on any device.
What this game trains and how it helps
Flanker is a short attention game: a row of arrows appears, and the ones on the sides may point a different way than the middle. Your job is to tap the direction of the center arrow only.
A trial is correct only when you pick the center. If the middle points right but the sides point left, the right tap is right. Some rounds match on purpose; others do not, so the habit of following the crowd can get in the way.
Early levels give more time and more matching rounds. Higher levels move faster and show mixed rounds more often. Short sessions are enough. Two to five minutes is a comfortable dose. The game is a calm practice for anyone who wants to pause before tapping — students, adults, and curious players — not a medical test and not a promise of special results. Play for that little look at the middle, then come back another day.
How to Play
- A row of arrows appears. The middle arrow is the one that counts.
- Tap Left or Right for the center arrow only. Ignore the arrows on the sides.
- Some rounds match (every arrow points the same way). Others mix the sides on purpose.
- Higher levels move faster and show mixed rounds more often.
Goal
Tap the direction of the center arrow only. A trial is correct only when the chosen side matches the middle, not the flankers.
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