Protocol principle
The viewer perceives. The monitor guides attention. The tasker hides the answer. The judge scores after the transcript is locked. Mixing these jobs creates cue leakage, social pressure, and bad data.
Research protocol
Remote viewing protocol guide
A serious remote-viewing platform needs more than interesting guesses. It needs blindness, role separation, locked records, and reviewable judging.
Double blindness
The viewer and monitor should not know the target. The tasker locks the answer before the session begins.
Neutral prompts
Use prompts like 'describe texture' or 'move above and describe.' Avoid prompts that imply buildings, water, people, vehicles, or outcomes.
Transcript integrity
Keep live impressions separate from post-reveal analysis. The original record should not be rewritten after feedback.
Independent judging
Judging happens after lock and reveal. Decoys, target metadata, image captions, and transcripts should be available for audit.
Recommended platform tracks
Beginner image practice: the viewer knows it is an image target, but not what image.
Strong research mode: the viewer sees only a target ID and description prompt.
Double-blind monitor mode: viewer and monitor see only the target ID and neutral prompt list.
Cold-case mode: no win/loss scoring, only aggregate review with strict legal and ethical limits.