Which year: guess which year each photo was taken (whichyr.com)

Article summary

The article presents a daily challenge game where players guess the year historical photos were taken, with the goal of scoring points based on the accuracy of their guesses. The game features a timeline slider to select a year between 1850 and 2025, and a hint feature to reveal one digit of the correct year. Players can compare their scores with others and track their improvement over time. The game tests knowledge of history, culture, fashion, technology, and more.

Main themes

• Historical photo guessing game
• AI and machine learning
• Game development and design
• User experience and feedback
• History and culture
• Technology and innovation

What commenters say

• The game is enjoyable and challenging, with some players achieving high scores and others struggling with certain photos.
• Some players used AI models to cheat at the game, sparking a discussion about the capabilities and limitations of AI technology.
• The use of AI to guess the year of photos raises questions about whether the photos are already in the training data, and whether the model is truly demonstrating its capabilities.
• The game's design and user experience can be improved, with suggestions including making the logo clickable and adding a link to start the game from the sharing stats page.
• The game's scoring system is fair, taking into account the magnitude of error, but some players suggest adjustments to the year selection slider for older images.
• The game's developer is open to feedback and plans to make changes, such as using older images less frequently and scoring them more generously.
• Some players find the game's UI and accessibility features to be lacking, particularly on mobile devices, and suggest improvements such as enabling zooming on all sites.
• The game's use of emojis to indicate accuracy is unintuitive and could be improved with clearer labeling or explanation.