QuestaGame
Contribute to biodiversity research and conservation
Player: casual
Genre: adventure
Field: biodiverity
Platform: outdoor, Android, iOS
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February 2017
Getting it Right or Being Top Rank: Games in Citizen Science (preprint)
The use of games in citizen science is growing, but can create tension as gaming and science can be seen as incompatible areas of activity. For example, the motivations for winning a game and scientific […]
EVE Online gamers to join in exoplanet search through scientific collaboration
22 February 2017 – Reykjavik, Iceland – CCP Games today announced that the search for planets outside our solar system (AKA exoplanets) will come to their massively multiplayer online game EVE Online. This unique scientific […]
Gamers, citizen scientists, and data: Exploring participant contributions in two games with a purpose
Two key problems for crowd-sourcing systems are motivating contributions from participants and ensuring the quality of these contributions. Games have been suggested as a motivational approach to encourage contribution, but attracting participation through game play […]
Citizen Science Games News #1
When I launched Citizen Science Games two months ago, I was wondering if I would find enough content each week. The answer is YES and it was easy. There is a lot happening in the […]
Science and Games, a $500,000 games development challenge
Epic Games and Wellcome launch ‘Developing beyond’, a $500,000 games development challenge Epic Games and Wellcome are inviting games developers based in Europe to participate in a new $500,000 year-long development competition Developing Beyond. Developers […]