MelanieThis question rattles around in my head every 30 seconds. Every other 30 seconds is the other question: How will I get all of this work done? The answer: focus. Focus the design doc into a short sweet plan, and focus my minutes to make what is on the plan.
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MelanieSo I promised to post daily, so here it is. I am working on the storyboard for our simpler and more engaging tablet game. We think that starting the player with only 1 kind of receptor and one cell will help the player build understanding and therefore confidence with this new kind of game object.
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MelanieDev blog Nov 24
I bought a used MotoX 2nd gen phone, got better service and loaded up WordPress. Now I can make good on my promises to keep our supporters up to date with our development.
We have a game mechanic that lets you control some significant and meaningful aspects of cells…
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Melanie MelanieOur goal: Get the average 12 through 50 year old to play with molecular cell biology and biochemistry.
Plan: Create a commercially successful game that requires the player to use proteins for their correct functions in order to win.
Problem: What is molecular cell biology and biochemistry?
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MelanieI met some terrific families at the Marian Koshland Science Museum this weekend. Some kids and parents wanted to know about how to learn about computers and programming. Others wanted to know more about biology. One parent emailed me later to ask about his 9-year old son who is especially interested in biology.
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MelanieI’ve been silent for a while. Sharing your thoughts is difficult when they are 20%plan and 80%doubts. But I have been working hard, playing, designing, reading research, and then trying to imagine a game out of it, considering what would be accurate, fun and possible given what we have programmed/drawn already and building a team who believes in the plan.
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MelanieYesterday I had a lot of fun. I met a class full of 10-12 year old students who are learning HTML, CSS and soon will be learning Javascript… They are bright eyed, polite, eager and confident. They spoke about their HTML and CSS projects just like any group of tech folk I have met.
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MelanieI am visiting my hometown, Cincinnati this week. Walking along “short” Vine Street, in the neighborhood where I went to grad school, I stopped in to a used CD and Video Game shop. I was interested in knowing more about the state of my favorite street and I was also interested in getting a Nintendo DS.
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MelanieElizabeth “Li” Van Nostrand writes about biology, psychology and video games at her blog, AcesoUnderGlass.com. She is a rare sciencer/gamer person. She was kind enough to give us some comments on her experience playing Immune Defense. My replies are in grey. You can see, she gave me some excellent questions.
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We list every science game we know of on the Science Game Center! Made a science game? Looking for one? Have an opinion about one? Go to the SGC now.
