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Side Quest 3: SynBio Game Jam - by Ashton Trotman-Grant

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Welcome to The Gameful Scientist! This newsletter explores the intersection of bio and gaming. Enjoy! Join the community, and unlock scientific breakthroughs, one game at a time. Subscribed Synthetic biology, or synbio, combines biology, engineering, and computer science to design and create custom organisms for useful purposes. It's changing how we grow food, source materials, and develop new medicines. I believe that games, with their interactive nature, are the best medium for exploration and storytelling. That's why I'm excited to launch the SynBio Game Jam – to connect these fields and see what people create. A game jam is like a hackathon, but instead of creating software or apps, participants are challenged to build a video game from scratch. As the event approaches, some participants might need inspiration for what they can create during a week-long game jam. In this article, we'll explore 6 ideas. We'll discuss video game music, autonomous agents, paper-to-games, biotic game i

Side Quest 2: SynBio Game Jam RSVP to explore synthetic biology through games. Ashton Trotman-Grant Apr 26, 2023 1 1 Share Welcome to The Gameful Scientist! This newsletter explores the intersection of scientific discovery and creativity. Enjoy! Join the community. Subscribe Explore synbio through games. Synthetic biology, or synbio, combines biology, engineering, and computer science to design and create custom organisms for useful purposes. It's changing how we grow food, source materials, and develop new medicines. I believe that games, with their interactive nature, are the best medium for

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