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Development and marketing of protein docking games for the educational sector
Reference
BB/R01955X/1
Principal Investigator / Supervisor
Professor Michael Sternberg
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Professor William Latham
,
Professor Frederic Leymarie
Institution
Imperial College London
Department
Life Sciences
Funding type
Research
Value (£)
200,844
Status
Completed
Type
Research Grant
Start date
04/10/2018
End date
03/10/2019
Duration
12 months
Abstract
unavailable
Summary
A collaboration between researchers at Imperial College London and Goldsmiths, University of London funded by the BBSRC has developed two related scientific-based computer games, BioBlox2D and BioBlox3D, inspired by tackling one of the hardest problems in biological science - how molecules fit together. Both games have the potential be both fun-to-play and to teach students about chemistry and biology. The aim of this Follow on Fund application is to develop educational material to embed in the games and to further develop the functionality and visual appeal of the user interface. We envisage a freemium model to exploit the product. A light version will be freely available which will generate interest in commercial products with additional educational material marketed commercially by educational suppliers.
Committee
Not funded via Committee
Research Topics
Structural Biology
Research Priority
X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative
Follow-On Fund Super (SuperFOF) [2012-2015]
Funding Scheme
X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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