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Hello biology game fans,

I am trying to blog more often. Pardon me if this is boring. Honestly, I have so much going on right now, there is no way this could be boring!!

First of all, Strategic Repair Protocol is coming along! We have a first build.

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Posted in Biology, Chemistry, Development Blog, Game Design and Development, Newsletter


A Fun Day’s Work

My new game, which I haven’t announced yet, is potentially awesome. The team I have also not yet introduced. But we are still very early in development and are only a skeletal crew… Whether this game is interesting and playable, we won’t be able to discern, until I can devise some basic art for the cells,

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Posted in Biology, Chemistry, Development Blog, Game Design and Development


Immune Defense history and update

Understanding the basics of cell biology, I believe, is vital for an understanding and support for infectious disease research.  This is why I left the lab and starting learning about video games.  I am the PI on an R25 grant from the NIH, National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases,

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Posted in Biology, Chemistry, Education and Evaluation, Game Design and Development


Immune Defense Evaluation is NOW!

If you are a teacher of kids ~12-18 years old, you are invited to participate in our evaluation!  We warmly, eagerly and happily invite you!  We have an Amazon gift certificate to pay you back for your time.

We will happily discuss the experiment and results with you and your students after the evaluation.  

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Posted in Biology, Chemistry, Education and Evaluation, Game Design and Development


Immune Defense–the game that has it all–needs you!

Almost readyTEACHERS!   Ever wished someone had asked for your opinion, or your kids’ opinions, while they were developing an education tool?  Well, here we are asking!  We need teachers of students aged 14-16.  Any subject!  Read about our game and see below to get involved in our evaluation.

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Posted in Biology, Chemistry, Education and Evaluation, Game Design and Development


Welcome to Immune Defense

Our new game is a two dimensional strategy game called Immune Defense.  Seven kinds of white bloods cells can be bought and deployed in the never-ending, always-escalating war against 15 viral and bacterial pathogens.

Part 1 of Immune Defense to be released February 1,

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Posted in Biology, Chemistry
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Upcoming Event: What Can a Video Game Teach?

Melanie Stegman, yours truly, will be presenting her research on Immune Attack, development of the sequal and all about using game to teach and learn.  April 23, 6PM.  At the FabLab on North Capitol at P.  If you have made a game, bring it with you! 

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NSTA Science Rocks Pictures

What does a scientist look like?  See above.

The National Science Teacher Association (NSTA) had a big Science Rocks event at their annual meeting last week.  A few of us lucky scientist types were invited to represent how cool being a scientist can be!

Cindy Hasselbring (Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow &

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New science teacher academy NYC

http://www.nsta.org/academy/2011/FellowApplication.aspx

If you are a new science teacher, you can apply to the New York Academy of Science for a summer academy designed just for you.

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Teachers role in a high tech classroom

Everyone seems to have an opinion about teacher’s role in the classroom of the future.  Some claim that teachers should get out of the way and let kids simply have unfettered access to the internet.  Others imagine a classroom in which teachers curate the vast world of information that is available and facilitate students’

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