Gamers Solve Scientific Problems

How did the gamers use the computer game Foldit to solve the protein folding mystery.?

They untangled the structure of a protein that could be used to get rid of AIDS on humans.

Who can participate in this problem solving and be a player in Foldit.?

They let any gamer solve this problem.

What can critical thinking do for science.?

Critical thinking can help find things out but it requires alot of critical thinking.

If you could solve a mystery through gaming for any kind of disease or illness in the world, what would it be.?

If i could solve a mystery through gaming for any kind of disease in the world it would be cancer.

Mini Game

Was it hard to make your Mini Game.?

For me at first it kind of was but when I had problems uploading or anything i had to start every thing all over and since I had already done it it was easier.

What was the best part of this topic.?

The best part of the topic was putting the wolf on the screen and making it send the bunny back to where it started when they would hit.

What was the worst.?

The worst was adding the code because coding is always hard and confusing for me, especially when we have to modify it so it would work the way we need or want it to.

9/11/11

How old were you on Sept 11, 2001?

When the accident happened I was 4 years old.

When did you first learn about the attacks and who explained the events to you?

I think I first learned about the attack when I was in like 2nd grade. My teacher was the one that explained what had happened. But to tell you the truth I dont really remember that well.

What kind of impacts did these attacks have on your life or your parents lives?

Well I didn't know about the attack until 2nd grade so it didnt really have a big impact on me or my mother because shes not from here. My dad I don't really know because I never talked to him about it nd he never brought it out.

9/11 Video Game Creates Fresh Outrage

What was the issue in the game?

The distruction on the World Trade Center.

How do you feel about it?

I feel like depressed, mad, and furious because their practically making fun of the destruction that happened in 9/11 and about the people that died helping others.

What is the problem with portraying on such an awful violent event through a video game?

The problem is that its bad because there were a lot of people in the towers and they think its ok to make a violent game about it. Its not fun because their making fun of all the people that died. There even little kids there that died too!

How can you make sure that your web game tells the whole story or teach a lesson in a horrible way?

I think I could make it an apropiat game by making it as a firefighter or a regullar person helping the others inside the Twin Towers with no violence.