Blend two core emotions on a mood map, high energy up, pleasant to the right, and plot the precise feeling word the recipe is asking for.
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How to play
A recipe names two base feelings that combine into a more specific nuance word. Pick those two feelings to auto-plot a blend, or click directly on the grid, then name it to see how close your point lands to the target.
The grid maps energy (vertical) against pleasantness (horizontal)
Pick two base feelings to blend, or plot a point on the grid yourself
Land near the target word's ring to score the round, then play the next
Daily is the same recipe set for everyone; Practice reshuffles freely
Controls
Desktop: click feeling chips to blend, click the grid to plot, then 'Name it' (or press Enter)
Phone & tablet: tap chips and tap the grid to place your point
Tips & strategy
Read the target's short definition, it hints which quadrant to aim for
Use Auto-blend to see the canonical pairing, then nudge your point closer
Think about whether the feeling is energising or draining to fix its height
What you'll learn
Mood Mixer reimagines an emotion-vocabulary lesson as a plotting puzzle on a feelings map.
For parents & teachers: a richer vocabulary for feelings.
Origins
Combining two base feelings into a more specific word is the structure of Plutchik's wheel, where complex emotions are treated as blends of primary ones.
Plotting the blend before naming it is the original method.
Emotional granularity — having precise words rather than good and bad — is associated with better regulation, and the blend model is how the vocabulary expands. Naming a feeling as a mixture is more learnable than memorising a list of terms.
About Mood Mixer
Mood Mixer reimagines an emotion-vocabulary lesson as a plotting puzzle on a feelings map. It's an original, free browser game built for PlayPendium.
A free, original browser game on PlayPendium. No download, no install.
