Hi All,

My name is Mark Adamson, and I've just released a free reality test app for Android phones. Anyone who has an Android phone, please check it out (search for Reality Test Lite on the app market), and let me know what you think.

How it works

There are currently 3 types of test in the app:
  • Math Test: Add together two small numbers.
  • Word Test: look at 3 words and pick out the noun, verb or adjective.
  • Clock Test: look at a digital readout of the time, then copy it out.

From the main menu, you can either pick which test you want to take, or else choose to take a random test. If you answer the test correctly the app tells you you're probably awake, otherwise it tells you you might be dreaming. But the general idea is that rather than just take the app's word for it, you would inspect the phone carefully throughout the whole process of using the app, and if anything seems out of the ordinary, perform further traditional reality tests of your own.

Planned Improvements

  • More test types

Including ones that make use of the phone's cameras, showing you a live view of what they are capturing (either your face, or the view ahead) and asking you if it tallies with what you expect.
  • Notifications

Prompting you randomly during the day to perform a reality test, so that you don't have to think of it yourself. Obviously you would be able to choose the rough times of day, and approximate frequency of tests.

Issues I'm aware of

  • The input for the clock test is a little cumbersome (although you can omit the colon).
  • There is some ambiguity in the word test - some words are both noun and verb.


Feedback

I would love to hear back on your thoughts and experiences with this app. In particular I am interested in hearing about:
  • Any problems using the app. Does it Force Close? Does everything fit on the screen OK?
  • Any suggestions for improvements, or features you'd like to see.
  • Any suggestions for different test types.

But any and all feedback is welcome. You can contact me either by replying to this thread, or via PM or email (my address is on the app's market page).

Cheers!

Mark.