The latest EteRNA paper was written solely by Eterna players!

May 27, 2018

The latest EteRNA paper, describing an unexpected pattern in biology’s favorite RNA sequence, poly(A), was written solely by Eterna players! Evidence of an Unusual Poly(A) RNA Signature Detected by Highthroughput Chemical Mapping Homopolymeric adenosine RNA […]

Citizen science games – ECSA 18
workshop and networking event

May 22, 2018

Networking event To continue the conversation, let’s meet up on Tuesday evening at The Philosophes – a cozy brasserie a 4 minutes walk from the conference. Projects like Galaxy Zoo and MMOS started while chatting […]

Standford university is looking for a software developer for their game EteRNA

May 11, 2018

The Das Lab at the Stanford School of Medicine seeks a dedicated engineer to help rebuild the system behind one of the most popular citizen science games on the web, Eterna. The game enlists players […]

Scientific Research Using Games: Using Player Power for Good

April 5, 2018

I was lucky to be at GDC18 this year, and really happy to see a panel about Citizen Science games. Attila Svantner, Amy Sterling and Antoine Coutrot shared some insights about their projects, Project Discovery, […]

Road to GDC: The Power of Play

March 9, 2018

How video games can teach and empower good This article was written by Kathleen Yin and published on Rolling Stone. I had my first exposure to the consequences of deforestation when I was 14. It […]

Science and Culture: Quantum games aim to demystify heady science

February 26, 2018

In a video game called Quantum Moves, the players’ goal is straightforward: Move an atom from one place to another as quickly and efficiently as possible while a timer counts down the seconds. Atoms in […]

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