Memory Methods

[fanwuq]

Good!
Now, cookingfat, look at the post directly above yours, that would answer 2 of your questions.
However, now I'm thinking about just using the direct syllables (no words) for edges, and visual for corners. That would be faster, but I don't know if my memory is good enough for that, I shall practice...

 

[cookingfat]

ah I see now, you've made a list of words, I assume three for each corner? I wonder if that would be easier than making up a different word each time, like I do. I get some really crazy sentences this way though. What I like about your method it that it's really quick to recognise which sticker you need when you say the word.

Is visual just basically tapping the stickers and remembering the order?

I don't think I could memo the syllables alone though, if I stop chanting it for a few seconds, I forget it.

 

[Escher]

visual is literally staring at the cube and remembering what the cube looks like.

with edges, i do macky's 3 cycle memo.

with corners, i think of it as a 2x2 and remember that visually. i basically 'grey out' the other cubies, and 'highlight' my buffer edges while i solve the corners.
there's obviously many better ways of doing it but i dislike BLD. you cant multislot dammit!

 

[tim]

visual is literally staring at the cube and remembering what the cube looks like.

Wow, that sounds hard .

 

[Escher]

depends... Chukk has done a multibld with completely visual memory.
to be fair, his brain is all wrong inside...

EDIT: on reflection, i hope you're not being a little sarcastic... your BLD on cubemania is 1:17 after all...

 

[joey]

He doesn't use visual.

Lol to cubemania. He built the site and umm, holds the WR for multibld

 

[tim]

depends... Chukk has done a multibld with completely visual memory.
to be fair, his brain is all wrong inside...

EDIT: on reflection, i hope you're not being a little sarcastic... your BLD on cubemania is 1:17 after all...

"visual is literally staring at the cube and remembering what the cube looks like." That sounds to me as if you could remember every single color on the cube after memorization. That's why i said hard.

btw. that 1:17 was extremely lucky.

 

[Swordsman Kirby]

depends... Chukk has done a multibld with completely visual memory.
to be fair, his brain is all wrong inside...

EDIT: on reflection, i hope you're not being a little sarcastic... your BLD on cubemania is 1:17 after all...

? 2/2 with visual is a joke.

 

[Escher]

i have no idea whether that 'its a joke' because its really easy or because its really hard... i would guess the latter...
and joey, im glad someone told me that... perhaps i should look WCA links before posting

 

[joey]

2/2 for visual is pretty easy, it depends how fast you go.

 

[Escher]

maybe easy for the UKNR holder... maybe not for mortals

 

[Lucas Garron]

2/2 for visual is pretty easy, it depends how fast you go.

4/4 for visual was pretty easy even before everyone started developing good multi BLD methods, and trying, like, attempts with numbers of cubes in the double-digits.

Also, Rowe considers his huge (twenties) attempts to use visual memo.

 

[fanwuq]

What if for edges, you assign each piece as a number 1-12 and when you memo, pretend the number is a position on a clock. Then, the cycle becomes connecting the dots on a clock?
This way, you only have to visualize lines on one single picture. Easier than classic visual in that it's not a 3D image so line connections on clearer. I'll try this later to see if it works out for me.

 

[cookingfat]

What if for edges, you assign each piece as a number 1-12 and when you memo, pretend the number is a position on a clock. Then, the cycle becomes connecting the dots on a clock?
This way, you only have to visualize lines on one single picture. Easier than classic visual in that it's not a 3D image so line connections on clearer. I'll try this later to see if it works out for me.

how would you know which sticker of the edge to solve?

btw, I'm officially using the fanwuq method for corners now (but with full words)

 

[cubeRemi]

If I use visual I see the cube like one picture with shining lines. I can see through the cube. also the advantage of visual is that you do not have to translate at all. but if you use a clock you have to.

o and I don't orient edges (anymore)

Remi

 

[fanwuq]

Hmmm... I just realized this only works for 3OP. I don't know If I want to use my corner method, 18 syllables get too confusing.
The best I can think of is use the syllables for edges and visual for corners, but I got too comfortable with syllable corners!

 

[MistArts]

I've been using visual for a while. So I wanted to switch. I came up with the classroom idea because it's pretty easy to know everyone and you have multiple classes to work with.


Set-up your method.
1. Pick one or two classrooms with assigned seats and make sure you know (almost) everyone in the class.
2. Pick a buffer seat (easier if it's your seat).
3. Pick the 11 other seats for edges and 7 for corners in the same or another classroom.

Memorize your cube.
1. Have everyone sitting.
2. Look at the buffer.
3. Move the person in the buffer seat to the piece (seat) in the buffer. (Sitting means correct orientation, standing means incorrect) (You could count cycles by making the teacher stand and sit.)
4. Repeat until all pieces are memorized.

Solving the cube. (M2/2-cycle method)
1. Cycle the piece out of the buffer seat to his/her original seat and the person in that seat come to the buffer seat.
2. Repeat until all people are in their original seat.

Solving the cube. (3-cycle)
1. Cycle the three pieces (people) in their seats from the buffer.
2. Repeat until all people are in their original seat.

 

[fanwuq]

I've been using visual for a while. So I wanted to switch. I came up with the classroom idea because it's pretty easy to know everyone and you have multiple classes to work with.


Set-up your method.
1. Pick one or two classrooms with assigned seats and make sure you know (almost) everyone in the class.
2. Pick a buffer seat (easier if it's your seat).
3. Pick the 11 other seats for edges and 7 for corners in the same or another classroom.

Memorize your cube.
1. Have everyone sitting.
2. Look at the buffer.
3. Move the person in the buffer seat to the piece (seat) in the buffer. (Sitting means correct orientation, standing means incorrect) (You could count cycles by making the teacher stand and sit.)
4. Repeat until all pieces are memorized.

Solving the cube. (M2/2-cycle method)
1. Cycle the piece out of the buffer seat to his/her original seat and the person in that seat come to the buffer seat.
2. Repeat until all people are in their original seat.

Solving the cube. (3-cycle)
1. Cycle the three pieces (people) in their seats from the buffer.
2. Repeat until all people are in their original seat.

Complicated. Why don't you just memorize as a journey? Walk by the people's sits, you can imagine yourself interacting with them.

 

[Wacky]

For people using visual with a sticker cycling solving method, do you memorize it as a direct cycle of stickers, or as orientation / permutation?

 

[MistArts]

I've been using visual for a while. So I wanted to switch. I came up with the classroom idea because it's pretty easy to know everyone and you have multiple classes to work with.


Set-up your method.
1. Pick one or two classrooms with assigned seats and make sure you know (almost) everyone in the class.
2. Pick a buffer seat (easier if it's your seat).
3. Pick the 11 other seats for edges and 7 for corners in the same or another classroom.

Memorize your cube.
1. Have everyone sitting.
2. Look at the buffer.
3. Move the person in the buffer seat to the piece (seat) in the buffer. (Sitting means correct orientation, standing means incorrect) (You could count cycles by making the teacher stand and sit.)
4. Repeat until all pieces are memorized.

Solving the cube. (M2/2-cycle method)
1. Cycle the piece out of the buffer seat to his/her original seat and the person in that seat come to the buffer seat.
2. Repeat until all people are in their original seat.

Solving the cube. (3-cycle)
1. Cycle the three pieces (people) in their seats from the buffer.
2. Repeat until all people are in their original seat.

Complicated. Why don't you just memorize as a journey? Walk by the people's sits, you can imagine yourself interacting with them.

I've looked into journeys and images, but I don't have time to come up with images and actions.