Update 3!

Hello again!

Beluga Bits:

This time, I continued with the beluga pictures over jelly pictures although I think the jellies were more fun. I ID'd 150 photos over a 45 minute session just before posting this update on November 9th  from 10:30 am to 11:15 am and logged a few shorter sessions in the week prior.

Interestingly, I checked the project stats on the competed subjects, but the complete percentage went down from the 94% I reported in my last update and is now sitting at 76%. I am not sure what the reason for this is as the images being worked on are still the same batch from 2023 as far as I can tell, but the number of subjects has increased from 43,715 to 46,479. They must have added a new batch of images!

Orcasound:

My listening has continued but not felt successful yet. I enjoy the feeds as a good white noise to listen to while studying at least, but I really hope to hear some whale sounds by the end of this semester since several of the sites list fall as a good time for hearing orcas. I switched to the Port Townsend station as I was preparing this post just to try a different area and hope for a better chance.

Time Logged

October 28 - 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm (North San Juan Channel feed)

November 3 - 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm (North San Juan Channel feed)

November 7 - 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm (North San Juan Channel feed)

November 9 - 9:00 am to 11:30 am (Port Townsend feed)

FathomVerse: 

I have continued to play on my train rides to work (but missed a few days in the last two weeks as work, school, and life made it harder to remember this project before 7 am). It remains a surprisingly fun complement to early morning audiobook listening.

I recorded and uploaded a video of what one expedition (the mode where you are identifying the most uncertain images to train the model) looked like. I selected octopus, shrimp, and jelly as the missions for my dive. In the video you may be able to get a better idea of the controls and gameplay than in my previous posts. Mostly when playing you can tap the screen to send out a pulse that will discover any nearby animals. Then taping the animal picture will open the full image and give you the option to collect it if you think it is one of the animals you are looking for. As your avatar moves, you can press the boost icon in the center of the screen for a short boost and then when you reach a crossroads along the paths of bubbles you may continue forward and loop back around or turn onto a new path. Eventually once you have found all/enough of the animals you can end the dive and then sort the animals you selected. Finally, there is a screen showing how your sorting fit with the other players who have found that animal as well as listing the experience rewards you get for completing the dive.