MelanieSeeing what things do. This is science, as I see it. What does this thing do when I put it next to that thing? What happens if that thing is missing? How do these things develop from this simple group of things to this complicated group of things? If I poke it while it is developing,
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You can see that I have plenty of experience as a biochemist, as a game developer and as an evaluator of learning (research page). It is important to work with a team that has experience. It took me several years to build the team I have now.
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MelanieI want a game that will put players in the driver’s seat at the molecular level. I want players to pop into an amazing fantasy world with millions of moving parts and know what to do.
To give player this feeling of power, the mechanic needs to be simple.
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MelanieImmune Defense is a strategy game. Most strategy games show the player a field and show small characters on that field but from a distance. However, in Immune Defense you can zoom down to see the details of the fight.
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MelanieWhat is my story? The Seattle Biomedical Research Institute, down the street from me, focuses on Infectious Diseases. I was checking them out, since I might want to work there as a biochemist if some of these grant applications don’t quite work out…
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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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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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MelanieHi there, here I am in Nottingham, England participating in the 2014 Faraday Discussion. 
Each year the Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, hosts the Faraday Discussion on a chemistry related topic. This year’s topic is Molecular Simulations and Visualizations. One of the organizers is Art Olson at Scripps.
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TEACHERS! 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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Part Two: Integrating the design of a game into your lessons/Using video game design to get your students to interact and learn great amounts from a local scientist.
1. Choose a topic you wish to address.
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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.
