Eyewire researchers and gamers discover six new neuron types

May 30, 2018

With the help of a quarter-million video game players, Princeton researchers have created and shared detailed maps of more than 1,000 neurons — and they’re just getting started. “Working with Eyewirers around the world, we’ve […]

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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