Algorithms

I really appreciate the idea of drifting as a science. Living in Center City often presents me with 50 different ways to get to a destination, allowing me (depending how urgent my plans) to wander through many smaller side streets and in new mini neighborhoods. I would love to participate in one of the algorithms described in the article, it sounds like a fun adventure. However, I don’t know what outcome the experiment conductors are looking for? Are they setting up experiments to see if people create patterns? Or are they looking for how people decide where to wander? Again, this sounds like a fun idea, but I don’t know what the point is beyond entertainment.