[Trusty]

Play lots of games...... lots of games.

Watch FPvods to see how others do it, and try to copy their system if you want.

In the end it comes down to playing lots of games.

[EXCL]

Originally Posted by Malik

another good way to improve is to turn off alerts and sound as it forces you to monitor ur minimap as well as at sine stages if the game ur forces are under attack isnt really helpful indicator of the location of the threat

Playing with no sound was something I used to improve my multitasking. I became more paranoid whether my units were under attack or when buildings finished. It also made me feel more uncomfortable with what I was seeing to an extent that I found myself scouting more to make myself more at ease with the silence.

I dont agree with you Trusty. I have seen genuine bronze/silver/gold players with hundreds of games under their belt. Creating strategies to improve your multi-tasking is different to playing mindless games without the fore thought of improving your game.

I am currently at the same stage - plat/protoss and my multi-tasking is letting me down, so all the previous advice has been great fore me also tyty

[Trusty]

Originally Posted by FaDeEXCL

I dont agree with you Trusty. I have seen genuine bronze/silver/gold players with hundreds of games under their belt. Creating strategies to improve your multi-tasking is different to playing mindless games without the fore thought of improving your game.

I am currently at the same stage - plat/protoss and my multi-tasking is letting me down, so all the previous advice has been great fore me also tyty

That's just the line between playing for fun, and playing to learn. It's pretty obvious that if you're playing for fun, you're not going to be learning as quickly as someone who plays to learn.

I thought it went without saying that we are discussing people who want and are willing to learn.

And the only way to improve your 'Star Sense' is playing lots of games (in which you're trying to learn).

[Xeen]

Rule of thumb for you guys. If you ever want to improve, and have to ask 'how do I improve', the answer is 'play more games'.

If one specific thing is lacking that you need to work on, you will know what it is. If you don't know what it is, the answer is everything. Go play more.

[EXCL]

Originally Posted by Trusty

That's just the line between playing for fun, and playing to learn. It's pretty obvious that if you're playing for fun, you're not going to be learning as quickly as someone who plays to learn.

I thought it went without saying that we are discussing people who want and are willing to learn.

And the only way to improve your 'Star Sense' is playing lots of games (in which you're trying to learn).

Not really the point I am getting at. I think that playing lots of games is going to improve your "star sense" sure. But when talking about "methods" to improve your multi-tasking, playing lots of games is only one part of it and shouldnt be considered as the be-all and end-all factor....which is what i got from your post.

[AlbertHR]

is there any habits that would be useful in improving multitasking and map awareness ? Cause I don't think playing more games blindly won't help to improve multitasking and awareness

[KamiGami]

One thing I know that helps a ridilous amount with this is Dargleins Multitasking Trainer. Although i do not know if it availible on SEA (hopefully yes). It is so good and helpful. After around like 8 hours of doing it in one day I got promoted 1 league up where before I was stuck in low silver for months. It is basically this:
You have to macro and not let your money and such get above a certain amount and vraious other tasks, while you have to keep a worker alive in a simulated enemy base (as in it is being chased by an enemy worker) If you can do that really well ladder becomes really easy.

[Bloodmyst]

You could always practice rubbing your belly and patting you head at the same time. This would help with multitasking in-game right?....... right guys?

I heard ForGG does this to warm up before he starts gaming......

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[Thoth]

Ali is trying to do the same thing, and he is doing it by incorporating heavy phoenix play, along with his macro style, he does so in order to develop the multi-tasking ability he needs to pull off macro and the phoenix micro, you should give it a try.

Or perhaps practice a multi-pronged push (warp prisms come to mind), as for minimap awareness, that comes with time and practice, but if you want to focus on it, then I suggest training yourself to look at the minimap as often as possible during your games (consciously forcing yourself to do so), even if nothing is really happening. Focused practice on these to aspects will help a lot more than playing games blind.

Anyway, good luck MueX ^_^

[Malik]

Originally Posted by FaDeEXCL

Playing with no sound was something I used to improve my multitasking. I became more paranoid whether my units were under attack or when buildings finished. It also made me feel more uncomfortable with what I was seeing to an extent that I found myself scouting more to make myself more at ease with the silence.

indeed also it forces you to have better minimap awarness as you have to check it more often which is helpful in games. Also i tend to find that it forces you actively monitor your units (by that i mean you dont just leave them to their own business in the middle of the map while reallying on alerts to tell u if they are under attack) which means that you have to be switching between macro and micro managment quickly and mot importantly smoothly (i.e. with as little spam as possible).

[MeLo]

Replay = waste of time.

Pros don't do it on stream.

The time you take to look at a replay is the time that could be used to play a game and build on mechanics.

[mGGDaedalus]

Honestly, it mostly comes down to practice. If you can, find practice partners that are much better than you and have them kick your arse over and over again. For me, I've improved a lot recently from practicing with masters and gm level guys in my clan who beat me with APM even when their build doesn't counter mine. It feels hectic at the time, but when you are forced to play at that tempo over and over you gradually grow used to it.

Also to get the most out of those practice games, try to come into them with a clear build and game plan in mind. Better multitasking and game awareness is just doing what you normally do, but being able to do it faster and not forget things when you're distracted by something that puts you out of your comfort zone or taxes your APM. The more of your game you can do mindlessly and mechanically, the more brain power you'll have left over for decision making.

[dippa]

Originally Posted by MeLo

Replay = waste of time.

Pros don't do it on stream.

The time you take to look at a replay is the time that could be used to play a game and build on mechanics.

replays are never a waste of time, and just about every pro puts time into replay analysis.

just because they don't stream it (although i know jinro loves to watch replays and beat himself up after a loss) doesn't mean they don't do it, nor does it mean it's not valuable.

it won't improve your mechanics - but it'll let you know when they're failing, which gives you an idea of what points you need to double your focus on them.

[cruxis]

Here's multitask 1. http://www.onemorelevel.com/game/multitask

And here's a mouse accuracy game. http://www.bigfatarcade.com/swf/discdash.swf

Originally Posted by MeLo

Replay = waste of time.

Pros don't do it on stream.

The time you take to look at a replay is the time that could be used to play a game and build on mechanics.

I see some players do it on occasions. Generally they don't do it because they know where they went wrong, and they'll generally say it.

Sure, mechanics are important, but so is understanding the game, and not watching replays can be information you're missing out on.