Our mission is to make understanding complicated scientific concepts possible and fun! Through playing the interactive game developed in this project, users will build a foundation of scientific knowledge to make informed health decisions and be aware of current scientific happenings.
This interactive game platform will integrate biological concepts with visual aids to create a framework for basic scientific understanding. By simplifying cellular and bodily processes through these visuals, we hope to inspire users to become more involved in their own health decisions.
To make informed health decisions, it is important to develop and cultivate a scientific comprehension of the concepts that make up the natural world. Fear of pursuing the sciences and acknowledging its importance arises from a lack of understanding, which can be complicated through jargon. This project aims to break down these barriers to arm its users with the knowledge necessary to shape their understanding and decision-making. Students will lead the future advancements of science and technology, so it is important that they can start making contributions to improving the visibility and understanding of the sciences.
The Mission Possible interactive game will serve as an educational tool to teach the foundations of biomedical processes or systems to better inform a high school student to a young adult audience. The game should be easily deployed through the Internet and should include simplified scientific jargon within the game mechanic to inspire a deeper level of understanding of the biomedical subject matter in its users. Simplification of complex scientific concepts and the interactive presentation of these materials will engage the audience through visual-heavy representations of these systems. The learning process emphasized in the game mechanic will focus on establishing a fundamental understanding of the subject matter and progressively build-up knowledge so users can further develop a deeper knowledge of the source content. This knowledge can better inform their health decisions, inspire an increased desire to learn about the biomedical sciences, and increase their awareness of important scientific advancements.
As a biologist and pre-med student, Samuel is excited to contribute his expertise to this project so the content is both relevant and accurate to scientific principles.
Meha is a game developer and programmer at Activision. She will lead the game strategy, mechanics, and development aspects of this project.
A former TSoG student and volunteer, Aakaash works to keep students in the know of what’s happening with this project, and help with administration and logistics behind the scenes.
For more specific information about this project, email Samuel Chang – schang@tsogiants.org or Meha Magesh – mmagesh@tsogiants.org
For volunteering questions, email Kareena Chawla at kchawla@tsogiants.org
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