Problem-Solving Skills: Gamers vs AI

Neuroscientists study gamers to learn about people’s problem-solving skills. The game app ‘hexxed’ was released through Apple’s App Store and Google Play by neuroscientist Gautam Agarwal and colleagues at the University of California, Berkeley, and the Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown in Lisbon, Portugal.

The game is far more challenging than most phone-based games and can be played mindlessly while engaging in other activities like watching TV. hexxed requires players to figure out the rules as they play and learn how to succeed with minimal instructions while employing their problem-solving skills.