Experiencing Evolution: Integrating Mobile Gaming And Multimedia To Extend Informal Evolution Education

体验进化：整合移动游戏和多媒体以扩展非正式进化教育

• 批准号: 1111627
• 负责人: David Reznick
• 金额: $ 15万
• 依托单位: University of California-Riverside
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-10-01 至 2014-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1111627&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Experiencing; Evolution; Integrating; Mobile; Gaming

This CRPA project will develop a game for mobile devices called the "RapidGuppy". It provides users (students 12-21 years of age) with an interesting and fun way to learn details about biological adaptation and genetic change. The game teaches users about the environmental factors that lead to adaptation. More than 30 years of research on the Trinidadian Guppy that "rapidly" evolves (over 3-5 years) is the basis for the game. The research, databases, and mini-documentaries that support the "RapidGuppy" game are linked to allow users to easily delve deeper into these materials. An extensive social media campaign will be used to market the game and the public facing website. Partners in this endeavor include: University of California-Riverside, Habitat Seven, Magmic Inc., and Edu, Inc.In this project, the mobile device game will be backed by a sophisticated website that contains detailed research results from the field and mini-documentaries showing real fish and the actual research processes as well as researchers and scientists to promote role model development. Interested individuals may also directly access the videos and research results via the website. The target audiences are youth who are prone to play electronic games and the general public. The comprehensive evaluation plan will assess the learning outcomes resulting from the mini-documentaries, in-game content, and website, as well as the playability of the game and website functionality. Impacts resulting from the social media campaign and outreach to underserved audiences will also be measured. Because of the major social media campaign, this project may increase the level of interest in the science of evolution and genetic change, and raise awareness of STEM careers. If the user groups become excited about the game and the inherent messages, it is anticipated that the public will gain a better understanding of the factors responsible for genetic change.

这个CRPA项目将为名为“ Rapidguppy”的移动设备开发游戏。它为用户（学生12-21岁）提供了一种有趣而有趣的方式，以了解有关生物适应和遗传变化的细节。该游戏向用户传授导致适应性的环境因素。关于“迅速”（超过3 - 5年）的Trinidadian Guppy进行了30多年的研究是游戏的基础。支持“ RapidGuppy”游戏的研究，数据库和迷你文献链接在一起，使用户可以轻松地深入研究这些材料。广泛的社交媒体活动将用于推销游戏和公共面对网站。这项工作的合作伙伴包括：加州大学河畔大学，栖息地7，Magmic Inc.和Edu，Inc。在该项目中，移动设备游戏将得到一个复杂的网站的支持，该网站包含该领域的详细研究结果，并提供了最小的研究结果，显示了真实的鱼类以及实际的研究过程以及研究人员以及研究人员和科学家来促进角色模型开发。有兴趣的人也可以直接通过网站访问视频和研究结果。目标受众是年轻人，他们容易玩电子游戏和公众。全面的评估计划将评估由迷你文献，游戏中内容和网站以及游戏和网站功能的可玩性产生的学习成果。还将衡量由社交媒体运动和向服务不足的受众推广所产生的影响。由于主要的社交媒体运动，该项目可能会提高对进化和遗传变化科学的兴趣水平，并提高对STEM职业的认识。如果用户群体对游戏和固有的消息感到兴奋，则可以预期公众将对负责遗传变化的因素有更好的了解。