QUANTUM ARCADE LV 1

SCHRÖDINGER'S
CAT

A QUANTUM SUPERPOSITION GAME
ALIVE OR DEAD?
— BEFORE YOU LOOK —
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// THE EXPERIMENT //

THE PUZZLE: A cat is sealed in a box with a 50/50 quantum trigger. Until you peek, the cat is ALIVE AND DEAD at the same time. Looking forces the universe to pick one.

YOUR JOB: Guess ALIVE or DEAD before the box opens. Every right guess banks points. Strings of right guesses unlock power-ups.

THE TWIST: Soon the box gives you hints (clicks, glows, spins). Learn to read them and you'll out-guess randomness itself.

NO PHYSICS DEGREE REQUIRED.
JUST TRUST YOUR GUT.

// LAB RECORDS //
ACHIEVEMENTS
// CAT SKINS //
UNLOCK BY SCORING POINTS
SCORE0
✓ RIGHT0
✗ WRONG0
STREAK 0
HI0
LV1 → LV2
TOOLKIT
HHADAMARD STREAK 3
HADAMARD
Resets bias to exact 50/50.
Real QC: puts a qubit into equal superposition.
XPAULI-X STREAK 5
PAULI-X
Flip the result once after observing.
Real QC: quantum NOT — flips |0⟩ ↔ |1⟩.
PROBE STREAK 7
MEASUREMENT PROBE
Reveals α as a percentage. Forfeits streak bonus this round.
Real QC: partial measurement gives info but disturbs the state.
CNOT STREAK 10
CNOT GATE
Flips entanglement type (Φ+ ↔ Ψ+) in entangled rounds.
Real QC: foundational two-qubit gate.
ψ = α|ALIVE⟩ + β|DEAD⟩
READ THE CUES:
⚛ ATOM spins fast = high decay → DEAD
📟 GEIGER ticks fast = high decay → DEAD
💡 GLOW green = ALIVE · magenta = DEAD
DECOHERENCE
x5 COMBO!
CORRECT!
+100 PTS
ψ COLLAPSED TO: ALIVE
LEVEL 2
AMPLITUDE READING
Cues now reveal the wave function's bias.
STAKE:
★ ACHIEVEMENT