The Journey method for memorization

[ssb150388]

Hi,

I wanted to know more about the journey method for memorizing.
Currently I use numbers/letters for cycles and and visual for orientation of edges and corners both. (I use 3OP). I do it in around 1:30-2 min.

I want to try MultiBLD, but my memo style is such that I cant remember more than one cube with this.
Can anyone, may be Chris, explain me how the journey system works?

What I currently know is you associate each piece with a picture.. and then place these picture along a path which you are very familiar with and know the exact sequence of locations.

And another question.. is journey method useful with 3OP?
Because I think most people use it with Old Pochman or the T-Perm method.

Thanks,

Sourabh

 

[xXzaKerXx]

The journey system works in such a way that you imagine a very familiar route, for instance the way to school, or the path you normally take around a supermarket. I know Chris uses a path around his neighbourhood when he was young, I think. So you have a route, and you put your images at significant "landmarks", like at the vegetables department or a bus stop, anywhere that means anything to you, really. It's just better to create images or something that you can easily remember/recall.

As for 3OP, I think visual is more suitable, but many people uses M2 and Old Pochmann corners for Multi BLD. T-perms (Old Pochmann edges) are fine, but take way too long. If you can solve the cube using 3OP, M2/OP wouldn't be a problem at all, it's going to take you 3 days at most to work it out. I FAIL at Multi, so these are the pointers that I think is useful for others, if not for me.

 

[Billbowser]

For Multi,I recommend you to use Image Based memory method,because we memorize the cubes with senses.Journey system use places,houses,buildings for memo.
Example:
My buffer is DF,after I memorize the cube,I have DF(buffer)-UF-UR-UL-BU-FR-LF-RB.I memorize it (Buffer)-Penguin-Ball-Car-Chair-Table-TV-My Father.I use my Grandma's House for the Journey.My grandma's house sequence is Front-Garage-Main Room-Stairs-TV Room-Game Room-PC Room-Balcony.So I memorize the cube:
Infront of my grandma's house,Penguin plays a ball.
In my grandma's garage,a car on a chair,and the chair is broken.
In the Main Room,there are a Table on a TV.
In the Stair,there is my father.

In my example,I memo the cube as weird as possible(Car on chair xD),because a weird things is more easier to memorize.With this memory system,I can 4x4 BLD and 3/3 Multi BLD.In MBLD,I use 1 Buildings/Houses for 1 Cube,and I use 1 building-with a long sequence for Edges and Corners of 4x4 BLD(i use LP for the centers).

 

[Zane_C]

Remember to be creative as to what you place in a location. It helps a LOT to form 1 image out of 2 letters, or you can atleast arrange the objects in pairs. So for the letters 'B' and 'L'; Rather then memorising something like Book and Lava seperately, make blood, blade, bell or anything else that you can associate with those letters.

 

[ssb150388]

I use 3OP for edges and that too using numbers.
Its not a problem for one cube but I think I need to change to something else for Multi.
Or may be associate some images with numbers and then use the journey method.
Will have to figure it out.

Thanks,

Sourabh

 

[blah]

Use Pokemon.

 

[StachuK1992]

Use Pokemon.

...Wow. I really have to do this now.
Like, Pallet Town, etc. Actually, I may just use Pokemon Tower in Lavender Town for this. Now I feel the urge to do BLD.
Time to research Journey more!

 

[ssb150388]

Use Pokemon.

You mean Pokemon or Pochman?

 

[Kynit]

Old Pokemon corners?

 

[StachuK1992]

Okay, so I've actually decided on memorizing my edges with Pokemon from now on, seriously.
My corners are memo'd using Japanese (kinda) so that's close enough, at least for now.

Hrm...

 

[blah]

Dude I'm totally serious. I came up with it at Nationals.

Though it really has nothing to do with me DNFing everything

 

[riffz]

Use Pokemon.

About 150 of my letter pair images are Pokemon.

 

[StachuK1992]

riffz/blah: tell me what you're using, how you're using it, etc.
I will actually practice BLD if this is good.
thanks,
statue

 

[riffz]

I use Journey method and place an image along the route for each pair of letters. So, for example, if my first 3 cycles are represented by TAIVCH, I would imagine something like Tangela (TA) and Ivysaur (IV) struggling to get untangled from each other while Charizard (CH) takes in a deep breath, preparing to roast them. (I would place this image in the first location along my journey.)

I only use this for corners, but I plan to start practicing 4BLD once I'm nice and comfortable with all my images.

 

[StachuK1992]

If you happen to have your list of pokemanz, that would be appreciated,
but don't bother typing them if you don't.


Thanks!

 

[amostay2004]

Interesting, if I ever wanna get more serious in multi I should use something similar for corners

 

[rock1313]

Use an intrest like a video game (pokemon) to use as letters

 

[Micael]

I use 3OP for edges and that too using numbers.
Its not a problem for one cube but I think I need to change to something else for Multi.
Or may be associate some images with numbers and then use the journey method.
Will have to figure it out.

Thanks,

Sourabh

Yea, 3OP would not be the best as you have to memorize both permutation and orientation. Hence more things to memorize.

 

[ilikecubing]

so do we have to assign 24 places around us to all the 12 edges for journey method.

 

[Zane_C]

Sorry, I'm not exactly sure what you mean.