Love the slider test concept for validating observations. The idea that shifting virtual material properties should produce tangible changes in felt experience is such a clean way to confirm accuracy without needing external instruments. I tried something similiar when mapping anxiety states last year and the temperature parameter was wild as a validation tool. Adjusting hotness down even slightly would shift the entire experince, which made me realize just how much precision these mappings can actually capture once you stop second-guessing yourself.
Yes! When we get the hang of mapping, we use the slider test automatically, pretty much at each step of the process, starting with our best guess and then running the slider back and forth until it "clicks" into place.
It's also a great way to test which properties are the drivers of the state. Sometimes, adjusting temperature will result in strong shifts as you experienced with your anxiety states. But other times, the strongest driver will be anything from substance density or hardness to direction of flow or magnitude of illumination.
Thanks so much for sharing your experience and acknowledging the significance of this for developing a true science of subjective experience.
Love the slider test concept for validating observations. The idea that shifting virtual material properties should produce tangible changes in felt experience is such a clean way to confirm accuracy without needing external instruments. I tried something similiar when mapping anxiety states last year and the temperature parameter was wild as a validation tool. Adjusting hotness down even slightly would shift the entire experince, which made me realize just how much precision these mappings can actually capture once you stop second-guessing yourself.
Yes! When we get the hang of mapping, we use the slider test automatically, pretty much at each step of the process, starting with our best guess and then running the slider back and forth until it "clicks" into place.
It's also a great way to test which properties are the drivers of the state. Sometimes, adjusting temperature will result in strong shifts as you experienced with your anxiety states. But other times, the strongest driver will be anything from substance density or hardness to direction of flow or magnitude of illumination.
Thanks so much for sharing your experience and acknowledging the significance of this for developing a true science of subjective experience.