Appendix A: SMASHIN SCOPE Reference

This appendix provides detailed guidance for applying each SMASHIN SCOPE factor when encoding memories.

Complete Factor Reference

SMASHIN SCOPE Complete Reference

Factor	Technique	Example (CAP Theorem)	Score
Substitute	Replace abstract with concrete objects	Dragon with two heads	1
Movement	Add animation, action, verbs	Dragon breathing fire	1
Absurd	Make impossible, exaggerated, weird	Dragon wearing a bowtie	1
Sensory	Engage sight, sound, smell, taste, touch	Sound of roaring, smell of smoke	1
Humor	Include jokes, puns, funny situations	Dragon arguing with itself	1
Interact	Put yourself in the scene as participant	You riding the dragon	1
Numbers	Encode quantities with memorable shapes	Two heads = 2 of 3 guarantees	1
Symbols	Use visual puns, logos, icons	P-A-C letters on dragon scales	1
Color	Add vivid, unusual, contrasting colors	Red and blue heads (opposite colors)	1
Oversize	Make things giant or tiny	50-foot tall dragon	1
Position	Place precisely in space (left/right/up/down)	Perched on database server	1
Emotion	Evoke fear, joy, disgust, surprise	Fear of choosing wrong head	1

Scoring Guidelines

Each factor is scored 0 or 1 based on presence:

• 0: Factor not present or weakly applied
• 1: Factor clearly present and effective

Total SMASHIN SCOPE Score: Sum of all factors (0-12)

Score Range	Quality Level	Expected Recall@1
0-3	Poor	65-72%
4-6	Moderate	75-82%
7-9	Good	83-88%
10-12	Excellent	89-96%

Example Encodings by Score

Low Score (3): Two-Phase Commit

“A transaction that happens in two phases.”

Missing: Substitute (abstract), Movement, Absurd, Sensory, Humor, Interact, Oversize, Position, Emotion

Medium Score (7): Two-Phase Commit

“Imagine 47 couples at a wedding ceremony, all standing frozen like statues. They can’t move until the priest says ‘I do’ for everyone at once.”

Present: Substitute (couples = nodes), Movement (frozen), Numbers (47), Position (altar), Emotion (wedding anxiety) Missing: Sensory, Humor, Color

High Score (12): Two-Phase Commit

“You’re the wedding officiant at the strangest ceremony ever. 47 couples stand before you, all FROZEN IN GRANITE—cold stone statues that you can hear creaking in the wind. Each couple wears matching neon pink and electric blue outfits (commit/abort colors). You must say ‘PREPARE!’ and hear 47 synchronized ‘I PREPARE’ echoes bounce off the cathedral walls. Only when ALL 47 confirm can you shout ‘COMMIT!’ and watch them transform into living, dancing, laughing couples. But if even ONE stays silent? You whisper ‘ABORT’ and they crumble to dust, leaving you sweeping 47 piles of regret. [Verify: two heads breathe]”

All 12 factors present with high intensity.

Visualizing Memory Strength

SMASHIN SCOPE Memory Strength Factors

Memory Template

## [Concept Name]

**Locus**: [Specific location in palace]
**Anchor**: [Memorable keyword/phrase]

### Image
[SMASHIN SCOPE encoded description - 200-400 words]

### Content
[Factual information - 50-150 words]

### Verification
[Verify: unique-phrase-here]

### Links
- Related to: [other-memory-ids]
- Contrasts with: [opposite concepts]
- Prerequisite: [required knowledge]

### Metadata
- SMASHIN Score: X/12
- Created: YYYY-MM-DD
- Last Retrieved: YYYY-MM-DD
- Confidence: 0.XX

Anti-Patterns to Avoid

1. Generic imagery: “A big computer doing transactions” (no distinctiveness)
2. Purely visual: Missing other senses (sound, smell, touch)
3. Passive scenes: Static descriptions without action
4. Safe/boring: Avoiding absurdity reduces memorability
5. No personal connection: Third-person perspective
6. Missing verification token: Enables hallucination

SMASHIN SCOPE Memory Strength Factors