Chilean University Develops Biology-Based Game

October 16, 2009

Kokori is the title of a new educational game in development by the Unersidad Santo Tomas in Chile.

Designed to teach high-school level biology, the title will have players man a nanorobot in order to defend a single cell against an onslaught of viruses and bacteria. Kokori has already received backing from the National Commission of Scientific and Technological Research to the tune of $424,000, reports the Environmental News Network.

Virginia Garretón, project director, stated:

We hope that the video game will motivate and get the player more interested in Biology, as well as all the processes present in everyday life that can also be explained through Biology, and of course that it will become a useful tool for teachers and professors

Beta-testing will be conducted in 70 schools throughout Chile, after which it will be distributed to all seven regions of Chile. It will also be available to play for free on the Internet.

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Re: Chilean University Develops Biology-Based Game

Submitted by Flamespeak on Fri, 10/16/2009 - 21:37.

Education games aren't anything new.

Unless I was part of a minority when I played Orgeon Trail and Math Blaster back in the day.

Re: Chilean University Develops Biology-Based Game

Submitted by SeanB on Fri, 10/16/2009 - 13:55.

So it's asteroids, but your a nanorobot defending a cell.

hot damn

Re: Chilean University Develops Biology-Based Game

Submitted by nightwng2000 on Fri, 10/16/2009 - 15:16.

That sort of thing would be old school. Similar old games used biology as shoot 'em ups.

Now, when we get the 21st century version of Life & Death I & II (preferably a WORKING version of II), then I may give up everything in my life to own and play it. No other game would I make such a claim about.

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