Yes You Can Play A Science Game

Since this week’s posts have been heavy on science entertainment, why not continue.

The National Science Foundation is hosting a webinar on February 21 called Designing Games for Scientific Participation.  Kurt Squire from the University of Wisconsin-Madison will discuss his research on designing online environments for science learning.  Squire is also part of the Learning Games Network, a non-profit learning games studio.

Cancer Research UK has a mobile game called Play to Cure: Genes in Space (H/T Popular Science).  The game is designed to help analyze cancer data through what appears to be a space shooter game.  The path the player maps for the ship is used to help assess DNA microarray data

The game is available for download (gratis) at the major app stores.