In 2020, a new minigame appeared in the video game Borderlands 3, located in the resident scientist’s laboratory on the spaceship Sanctuary III. Although the arcade game may seem like just another way ...

This chapter considers the use of simulations and games for science learning in the context of formal education. After describing the variety of contexts in which individuals interact with simulations ...

While we might imagine a scientist as a chemist concocting substances in a lab, or a biologist diving with sea creatures, the reality is often far more mundane. Much of science involves collecting and ...

Interactive science vocabulary game helps students master the scientific method, laboratory skills, data analysis, ...

Combine citizen science, crowdsourcing and video games and you get scientific discovery games — games where players can contribute to science, regardless of their own expertise. This is the equation ...

Citizen Science Salon is a partnership between Discover magazine and SciStarter.org. In today’s world, computers both big and small produce vast volumes of data in record time — millions of trillions ...

Games have become increasingly ubiquitous, with the enormous potential to be effective at reaching and teaching audiences. There are a few notable examples of games that tackle some of the important ...

Flip the timer, roll the dice, play your cards. The Florida State University-headquartered National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, the only national lab in the state of Florida, will celebrate the ...

In a groundbreaking new study, researchers led by the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth have shown that players of the online citizen science game Foldit can successfully refine and improve ...

Terrence Smith has been writing since his early childhood, when he wrote his first fanfiction: Taz in the Temple of Cyber Power. He has grown up on Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft consoles in the ...

This story is a part of Science Friday’s end of year celebrations. Explore the science news that defined the decade, staff stories of the year, read the best science books of 2019, and join the ...