Designing Learning with Citizen Science and Games

August 6, 2017

Abstract This emerging trends article introduces concepts such as citizen science (the inclusion of non-professionals in scientific knowledge production) and knowledge games (games that enable players to solve real-world problems through crowdsourcing and collective intelligence […]

Project Discovery: Lessons From Scientific Research in EVE Online

July 21, 2017

In the GDC 2017 talk, MMOS Srl’s Attila Szantner and CCP’s Bergur Finnbogason tell the story of how citizen science project Project Discovery and how EVE Online players generated over 20 million protein location classifications, […]

How to become a quantum physicist in five minutes
Jacob Sherson

July 13, 2017

TEDx talk by Jacob Sherson, the founder of ScienceAtHome, is now available online. “In his talk, Jacob invites us into the strange world of quantum physics and explains how anyone can become a quantum physicist […]

EXOPLANETS: THE NEXT PHASE OF PROJECT DISCOVERY

July 3, 2017

More science will be added to the game EVE Online: players will soon be given tools to look for exoplanets, using data from the CoRoT telescope. Find more about the hardcore science on the dev’s […]

Chaotic turbulence – Upcoming citizen science game by ScienceAtHome

May 31, 2017

In the depth of simulated turbulence, join our quest to unlock the mysteries of the “most important unsolved problem in classical physics.” So, what is turbulence? Turbulence is a phenomenon in fluid dynamics, and it […]

Discovering Volunteer Science, a new model for scientific research

May 25, 2017

On the Volunteer Science website, you can play games and take surveys to provide scientists with data they need to answer today’s largest research questions. ‘Volunteer Science is a collaboration among scientists from leading research […]

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