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by emmelaich 684 days ago
Do people with aphantasia do badly at Pictionary?

I often get really detailed mental imagery. Often unbidden, when daydreaming. My drawing skills are ok too.

When I partner with my brother it's almost telepathy. I can draw a single curved line and he'll correctly guess 'elephant' before any players have even put pencil to paper.

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From the two studies I saw, the difference would be in drawing details and colors, but not in spatial or high-level features. So, I'd guess it could be a small difference in Pictionary.
I can visualize zero but I dominate at pictionary. Different part of brain