I’m an Eyewire newbie and find it harder than I thought. I’m wondering if lower scores indicate that my effort is not very helpful to the project? I’ll continue with it for awhile but since I have zero experience I don’t seem to get it right most of the time. Also, I like to see where I went wrong as a learning experience.
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Welcome, Susan! Low scores (below 20) mean there was no need on that cube’s neuron. If it’s exactly 20, that seems to indicate my sloppier work… like I selected more than I should have. Best to start cautiously and only select bits you’re CERTAIN about… save the expanding branches for when you’re more skilled 
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Hi Susan!
I do want to say it does get easier with a bit more practice. Keep at it a bit longer!
As for the scores, they’re calculated in two parts. One is how long you spent on a task. The theory being that the longer you spend on a task, the more difficult it must have been, and thus the more points you should get. The second part of the score is based on how accurate you were. Several people do each piece, and your results are compared to those of others, and your score is calculated based on that. It doesn’t matter if your score is low (for now), you’ll still be helping contribute to the project.
Is there a particular part of EyeWire you’re finding challenging?
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Thanks for the responses. What I find most difficult, and I think blissdish zeroed in on this, is knowing when a new branch starts. I go through and get the obvious stuff right away. Then I turn and twist the cube and go back over it more than I should I suspect! Maybe I should go top to bottom then reverse once and let it be. Hopefully it will be more obvious as I do more cubes.
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The image did not come through but I think I understand. I did notice there is a flow and a clean ending. Let me understand your other comment. Do you mean it should from top to bottom or side to side? I had one that was a small section at the top of the cube and I could not see anything to color in. From your comment, I assume I missed something. This is helpful thanks. Since in sweltering in the Boston area today, I’m happy to sit in AC and play games with cubes!
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Hi, sorry about the no photo thing, it kept getting mucked up and I had to run to catch my bus so I just yanked it.
Yes, usually a branch goes from top to bottom or side to side (or side to top, what have you), usually a piece will have two exit points.
If you’d like there’s a video of me doing EyeWire and explaining how to do it.
http://wiki.eyewire.org/en/Instructions
The video is clear down at the end of the page, and the relevant bit starts at minute 1:50.
Have you tried clicking on your name on the leaderboard on the main page? It’ll show you the cubes you’ve done on the neuron!
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Rachel: For some reason the link doesn’t work. I tried going to instructions but none of the images appeared. I thought I’d go through the tutorial again now that I’ve done a few but can’t seem too. I’ll try later as I actually have to work today!
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Hi Susan, I fixed the link! Currently the only way to go through the tutorial again is to create a second account.
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Thanks – very helpful. I notice that the text says we can check our work but I no longer have that option although I did at one time.
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