High-Level Project Summary
We want to create a game that is going to engage audience into understanding basic biology concepts . In this case we are dealing with bone formation, components and how that bone can be lost when one is in space for long
Link to Final Project
Link to Project "Demo"
Detailed Project Description
The game explains biological and space concepts in an engaging way and one is able to get rewards after they have completed some challenges to see if they have properly understood the concepts. As the game proceeds and one gets to another level , the information will get more robust and they will be presented with more complex challenges. The rewards will also get bigger. The game also allows one to compete with their peers. We used Easy Game maker to create the game but we did not get favorable results. The main benefit of the game is that participants are able to learn in an engaging way and also get rewarded for putting in their effort. We hope to eradicate ignorance syndrome among youngsters mainly because reading large amounts of texts is not favorable to everyone.
Space Agency Data
We used data from data.nasa.gov. It is because we found it interesting that bones can be lost due to space travel and since it is a concept that most young people would not understand.
Hackathon Journey
Firstly we learnt to think quickly and to work as a team since it yields good results. We faced internet connectivity problems as a team but we managed to work though it.
References
https://data.nasa.gov/Earth-Science/Osteocytes-transcriptome-is-altered-during-spacefl/288g-ub87
https://data.nasa.gov/Earth-Science/Targeting-myostatin-activin-A-protects-against-ske/3syz-icqt
Tags
#excitingbio #excitingspace