Travel back to 1917 and explore a war-torn city to help invent a lifesaving vaccine, then return to the modern world and avoid killer traffic, deadly rivers and dangerous dogs to deliver vaccines to the communities that need it. The VALIDATE Network, a global community of vaccine researchers, has just released the first versions of its BCG Adventures computer games and you can play them online, for free, right now!
These games are an open resource to help parents, researchers and teachers engage young people with the science of vaccines, so please do share them with your students, friends and outreach audiences! We are also keen to hear expert opinions from the Itch Community!
Not only do these games help communicate concepts of immunology and vaccine development, they are also great fun!
Two games have been released:
- In Vaccine Delivery Adventure you play a healthcare worker trying to overcome the challenges of delivering the BCG vaccine in increasingly more difficult environments – can you deliver the vaccines in time?
Our games are in beta version, so please help us improve them by letting us know what you think using the quick and easy feedback forms (or just post below). And if you enjoy them, please spread the word!
Source: itch.io