YOUNGHOON KIM
DOI: https://doi.org/This paper presents the WisdomX System, a new, browser centered protocol created to offer a standardized, scalable, and reliable measure of visuospatial working memory. The protocol addresses the ongoing desire for highly accessible yet highly rigorous tools for quantifying cognitive function, especially sequential spatial memory. The fundamental task paradigm involves participants remembering and reproducing a dynamically created 3×3 grid matrix path with perfect accuracy. The instrument runs in two stages: a strictly five second timed encoding phase where a path is explicitly presented visually, then a free running reproduction stage where the individual is asked to recall the pathway with exact fidelity. Difficulty is gradually scaled through an adaptable mechanism increasing pathway length (number of segments) linearly with increasing level. Efficiency is measured with a stringent binary rubric where any error deviating from the correct pathway is enough to cause termination of a given trial. All or nothing criterion guarantees high fidelity memory recall is being measured. Ranking is established through a multi factor algorithm with maximum level scored first, then cumulative number of attempts such that a subtle index of memory capacity is measured alongside a measure of perfor-mance efficiency. A fundamental innovation for the WisdomX System is its coupling with a blockchain enabled network to ensure information immutability with uncompromising data integrity. In this paper, we present the structural framework, procedural methodology, and grading logic behind the WisdomX System such that it becomes a dual usage platform: a serious instrument for cogni-tive science and a standardized venue for international cogni-tive competition.
