Games with a scientific purpose

被引：48
作者：
Good, Benjamin M. [1 ]
Su, Andrew I. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Scripps Res Inst, Dept Mol & Expt Med, La Jolla, CA 92037 USA
来源：
GENOME BIOLOGY | 2011年 / 12卷 / 12期
关键词：
Game Player; Playing Video Game; Open Source Software Project; Game Community; Folding Algorithm;
D O I：
10.1186/gb-2011-12-12-135
中图分类号：
Q81 [生物工程学（生物技术）]; Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号：
071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要：
The protein folding game Foldit shows that games are an effective way to recruit, engage and organize ordinary citizens to help solve difficult scientific problems.
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