Game-based science  experiments

What strategy will you use to get the most coins?

Field of Study: Biology & Psychology
Suitable for school years: 3 to University
Gameplay: Multiplayer

Ever wonder what affects trust and how the erosion of trust happens in society? In this game, you will be able to explore the concept of trust with your students in a simple version of the prisoner’s dilemma. As students interact with one another, their preferences will affect their choices, which will end up affecting their classmates preferences and choices! This is a fun way to explore and teach the concept of trust and the factors that affect it.

Our memory is imperfect, learn what influences what we remember

Field of Study: Biology
Suitable for school years: 3 to University
Gameplay: Single Player

Delivering pizzas on a Saturday night sure isn’t what it used to be!

In Catburglary, players are tasked with delivering pizza to four of their regular customers. While doing so, the boss wants them to keep their eye open to see if the regulars are ordering a new rival’s pizza!

Before the night ends, players are questioned by police about a robbery that occurred at one of the homes.

Players answer questions to see if they can correctly recreate the scene of the robbery.

What does the future of your colony look like?

Field of Study: Biology & Psychology
Suitable for school years: 3 to University
Gameplay: Single player

The year is 2514 and you’re the commander of a new colony. It’s not as simple as you think… the survival of your colony depends on you!

Ethos 2514 is a set of ethical dilemmas that students have to work through — there is no right or wrong answer. Rather than focusing on right and wrong, this game helps teachers engage students in the nuance of ethics and philosophy. It also helps students understand what may lead others to view the world differently and make different decision.

Save your cows, and don’t forget your hay!

Field of Study: Biology
Suitable for school years: 7 to University
Gameplay: Single Player

Aliens from outer space are trying to steal all your cows and hay!

Test your reaction time and see how good your memory is. Use your lasso and pitchfork to wrestle back your livelihood from the Aliens.

Students can use Graze Invaders to run their own experiment and collect data on the factors that affect reaction time and working memory.

Drive a camper van on the brain!

Field of Study: Psychology
Suitable for school years: 7 to University
Gameplay: Single Player

In Hippocampers players are tasked with trying to find different regions of the brain in three different stages. It’s a fun way for students to familiarise themselves with where the brain regions are located and what their function is.

Perform classic psychology experiments in class in less than 5 minutes

Field of Study: Psychology
Suitable for school years: 3 to University
Gameplay: Single Player

Psych Tests allows you to run classic psychology experiments in your class in minutes!

Collect data and visualize it in front of the class in under five minutes. Along with visualizing classic experiments, Psych Tests also allows students to create their own experiments which allow them to further explore psychology theories. This is perfect for depth studies!

Learn about conditioning by training your own augmented reality rat!

Field of Study: Biology & Psychology
Suitable for school years: 3 to University
Gameplay: Single player

Rat Zone is here to teach you all about Pavlovian and Instrumental conditioning with your own augmented reality rat.

Rat Zone helps students experience conditioning first hand – teaching students about the different types of conditioning and how each type of conditioning differs.

Test and measure reaction time!

Field of Study: Psychology
Suitable for school years: 3 to University
Gameplay: Single Player

Reaction Packed allows players to collect data on reaction time in five different tasks, which makes it simple for students to run and collect data from their own experiments.

How will you share your riches with your pirate allies?

Field of Study: Biology and Psychology
Suitable for school years: 7 to University
Gameplay: Multiplayer

Treasure Tragedy is a game where players learn about the Tragedy of the Common – an ecological concept that explains how resources are used by individuals. In the game, players will play with classmates as they learn about sharing resources and selfish tendencies. Students will also learn about the evolution of cooperation and punishment within groups and societtes.