Sea Hero Quest

Name: Sea Hero Quest
Rating: 4.6 (3098 reviews)
Author: GLITCHERS LTD

Track your spatial navigation

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

3.1K Ratings
Age Rating

9+
Years
Category

Health & Fitness
Developer

GLITCHERS LTD
Language

EN
English
Size

177.3
MB

Sea Hero Quest is a daily navigation game, building on the success of the original citizen science project. When you play, you're contributing your data to ongoing research into how humans navigate. Gameplay from Sea Hero Quest has already supported over 30 peer-reviewed studies. A new quest is available free, every day. Plus subscribers also see their personal spatial navigation score the next day, alongside how it compares with others of the same demographics. This is an early release, so expect changes as we keep building. Thanks for taking part. Terms of Use (EULA): https://seaheroquest.com/terms

Ratings & Reviews

4.6

out of 5

3.1K Ratings

Everyone should do this.
09/21/2018
LaLa Mattox
It’s entertaining & fun... and great for just about anyone over the age of 5. Why NOT play it, even if it’s just for a few minutes?Only feedback I have for the developer/ researchers is: For the levels that ask that we take a picture of the sea creature, it would have been helpful if it was explained what the expectation is for the picture. I assumed I needed to take the picture as fast as possible, before it went back underwater, and kept getting only 1 star. It only then said to just take a better pic, in order to get 3 stars. My second sea creature pic kept getting me 1 star, as well though. And so I kept playing the level... and finally realized that speed wasn’t the factor, and instead I was supposed to wait for the circles to overlap and turn red. Very different from the rest of the game (so far).I curious how those levels factor in to research... because had I known that from the very beginning (and it was quickly shown or written that I needed to do that, in order for the pic to be considered good, I woulda gotten 3 stars on my first try... instead of my 8th try). The rest of the objectives & controls for the boat have been very clear & straightforward... so I hope the picture taking levels aren’t skewing results, if other people have had the same experience that I did.
Everyone should do this.
09/21/2018
LaLa Mattox

It’s entertaining & fun... and great for just about anyone over the age of 5. Why NOT play it, even if it’s just for a few minutes?Only feedback I have for the developer/ researchers is: For the levels that ask that we take a picture of the sea creature, it would have been helpful if it was explained what the expectation is for the picture. I assumed I needed to take the picture as fast as possible, before it went back underwater, and kept getting only 1 star. It only then said to just take a better pic, in order to get 3 stars. My second sea creature pic kept getting me 1 star, as well though. And so I kept playing the level... and finally realized that speed wasn’t the factor, and instead I was supposed to wait for the circles to overlap and turn red. Very different from the rest of the game (so far).I curious how those levels factor in to research... because had I known that from the very beginning (and it was quickly shown or written that I needed to do that, in order for the pic to be considered good, I woulda gotten 3 stars on my first try... instead of my 8th try). The rest of the objectives & controls for the boat have been very clear & straightforward... so I hope the picture taking levels aren’t skewing results, if other people have had the same experience that I did.
Fun with a purpose!
05/27/2018
Catgrin
This is a fun first-person navigation game where you maneuver a boat through obstacle courses. Playing it provides real world data that’s currently being collected for dementia research. They provide information on boat controls, but it is a little confusing when you start playing so here’s my take on it to help with the learning curve.Even if you are ambidextrous, don’t use both hands. Just use one hand (one finger really) for all controls. Tap left, right, or center to steer in those directions while moving. Swipe up to accelerate, and swipe down to stop. Combine swiping with steering for good control. For example, to accelerate forward swipe up in the center of your screen or to accelerate while turning left swipe up on the left side of your screen.For photo challenges, you don’t need to accelerate. Just tap left or right to dodge. To take a picture, just be patient. Wait until all three stars are lit before you take your picture. That part’s not a speed challenge.
Fun with a purpose!
05/27/2018
Catgrin

This is a fun first-person navigation game where you maneuver a boat through obstacle courses. Playing it provides real world data that’s currently being collected for dementia research. They provide information on boat controls, but it is a little confusing when you start playing so here’s my take on it to help with the learning curve.Even if you are ambidextrous, don’t use both hands. Just use one hand (one finger really) for all controls. Tap left, right, or center to steer in those directions while moving. Swipe up to accelerate, and swipe down to stop. Combine swiping with steering for good control. For example, to accelerate forward swipe up in the center of your screen or to accelerate while turning left swipe up on the left side of your screen.For photo challenges, you don’t need to accelerate. Just tap left or right to dodge. To take a picture, just be patient. Wait until all three stars are lit before you take your picture. That part’s not a speed challenge.
Fun and challenging
04/24/2018
SamtheSword
This game is fun, and surprisingly challenging. The cute creatures and the hunt for them just to take photos is innocent and enjoyable. The navigation is really hard to do in the timeframe if you want a perfect score of 3 stars, and I feel that getting them really tests your orientation skill and is extremely satisfying when you nail it! I like that the boat really handles like a boat in the game, although I missed the initial introduction to the game controls and had to actually Google how to speed up because it wasn’t repeated anywhere in the game menu (my first reason why it lost a star). About the controls: I’m used to controlling my phone with two thumbs (resting it upright on my pinky fingers or palms) so it isn’t hard for me to play this game, but I can see how this wouldn’t be so fun for an older generation, unless played seated at a desk perhaps with an iPad. As a scientific endeavour they lost another star from me because of the limited gender boxes at the start of personal information (you can only choose male or female) and I was frustrated that they completely lacked other gender options, or “rather not say”. It is unhelpful and misleading to ask for data about mental health and then use outdated gender profiling methods. Overall this is a noble, 5 star idea and quite well-executed with some room for improvement. I’d love to see this on console platforms too!
Fun and challenging
04/24/2018
SamtheSword

This game is fun, and surprisingly challenging. The cute creatures and the hunt for them just to take photos is innocent and enjoyable. The navigation is really hard to do in the timeframe if you want a perfect score of 3 stars, and I feel that getting them really tests your orientation skill and is extremely satisfying when you nail it! I like that the boat really handles like a boat in the game, although I missed the initial introduction to the game controls and had to actually Google how to speed up because it wasn’t repeated anywhere in the game menu (my first reason why it lost a star). About the controls: I’m used to controlling my phone with two thumbs (resting it upright on my pinky fingers or palms) so it isn’t hard for me to play this game, but I can see how this wouldn’t be so fun for an older generation, unless played seated at a desk perhaps with an iPad. As a scientific endeavour they lost another star from me because of the limited gender boxes at the start of personal information (you can only choose male or female) and I was frustrated that they completely lacked other gender options, or “rather not say”. It is unhelpful and misleading to ask for data about mental health and then use outdated gender profiling methods. Overall this is a noble, 5 star idea and quite well-executed with some room for improvement. I’d love to see this on console platforms too!
Good idea, but doesn’t work properly
04/08/2018
BlackCatII
The idea is great, however, the game doesn’t work properly. The controls are very “iffy.” They worked for a while, but then were totally unresponsive. I thought perhaps my screen was too dirty or had too much grease from my finger to cause the controls to stop working, so I cleaned the screen, but that didn’t help. Then tried a stylus, which worked better, but the game just keeps getting stuck. I swipe left to avoid ice, but the boat doesn’t go left, I swipe right to avoid ice, but the boat doesn’t go right. I go around a buoy, and then try to go to the next buoy, but the boat refuses to move. The arrow keeps popping up indicating to push upward, but the screen is totally unresponsive. Every round this happened on, I got 1 star for being too slow, but I was too slow because the boat would not move. The controls need to be adjusted so they work properly, or I don’t think this will be very helpful in collecting the correct data. If people are getting “bad scores” because the controls don’t work, that really defeats the purpose. There needs to be a better explanation of how the gestures work, because the iPhone X screens have different sensitivities than an iPhone 6. I don’t know if I should be pressing harder or lighter to make the controls work.
Good idea, but doesn’t work properly
04/08/2018
BlackCatII

The idea is great, however, the game doesn’t work properly. The controls are very “iffy.” They worked for a while, but then were totally unresponsive. I thought perhaps my screen was too dirty or had too much grease from my finger to cause the controls to stop working, so I cleaned the screen, but that didn’t help. Then tried a stylus, which worked better, but the game just keeps getting stuck. I swipe left to avoid ice, but the boat doesn’t go left, I swipe right to avoid ice, but the boat doesn’t go right. I go around a buoy, and then try to go to the next buoy, but the boat refuses to move. The arrow keeps popping up indicating to push upward, but the screen is totally unresponsive. Every round this happened on, I got 1 star for being too slow, but I was too slow because the boat would not move. The controls need to be adjusted so they work properly, or I don’t think this will be very helpful in collecting the correct data. If people are getting “bad scores” because the controls don’t work, that really defeats the purpose. There needs to be a better explanation of how the gestures work, because the iPhone X screens have different sensitivities than an iPhone 6. I don’t know if I should be pressing harder or lighter to make the controls work.

Daily Quests are ready: play a short new navigation challenge every day. The public and research versions of Sea Hero Quest are now a single app. Plus subscribers can also see their personal spatial navigation score after every session.

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Seller: GLITCHERS LTD
Size: 177.3 MB
Category: Health & Fitness
Compatibility: Requires iOS 15.0 or later.

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Requires iOS 15.0 or later.

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Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later.

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Requires iOS 15.0 or later.

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Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.

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Languages: English
Age Rating: 9+

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Sea Hero Quest

Ratings & Reviews

Everyone should do this.

Fun with a purpose!

Fun and challenging

Good idea, but doesn’t work properly

What’s New

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Data Linked to You

Accessibility

Information

Supports

Game Center

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