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]]> By: Ben http://blog.benchside.com/2009/12/immune-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-228 Ben Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:54:56 +0000 http://blog.benchside.com/?p=1167#comment-228 Melanie, thanks for taking the time to comment. It may just be I'm too old to use the controls properly :D. Its also great to hear that kids are taking to Immune Attack and that further enhancements are being made. I've been very impressed with Immune Attack and I wish your project nothing but the best. I am very hopeful that this turns into something which other science programs and schools all over can adopt. Melanie, thanks for taking the time to comment. It may just be I'm too old to use the controls properly :D . Its also great to hear that kids are taking to Immune Attack and that further enhancements are being made. I've been very impressed with Immune Attack and I wish your project nothing but the best. I am very hopeful that this turns into something which other science programs and schools all over can adopt.

]]> By: Immune Attack http://blog.benchside.com/2009/12/immune-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-227 Immune Attack Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:04:58 +0000 http://blog.benchside.com/?p=1167#comment-227 Hi Ben,<br><br>Thanks for writing about Immune Attack! You really did your home work. And you made it all the way through the game! Congratulations! <br><br>The last level you played was our secret bonus level, which is a beta version of our first shot at explaining viral infection. That level is buggy, since it hasn't been debugged yet. We actually have community college and high school students file bug reports for us... <br><br>All the keyboard commands can be found by clicking on the ? in the bottom right. There you would see that R and F control your pitch. Another helpful thing is the instructor menu, password abc. This lets you start the game at any level.<br><br>Since I've been managing the Immune Attack project, I have watched a lot of people play this game. And our target audience, 7th-12 grade students are adept at figuring out how to fly that Nanobot. Much better than I was. The kids don't complain about the controls...<br><br>Oh, but we DO get complaints and we are addressing them in IA2.0. The thing the kids like least is listening to the people tell them what to do. I think you'll will be happy to know that when we ask what kids like the most Immune Attack, they say #1 "Flying the Nanobot" and #2 "Being inside a real body." <br><br>I'm conducting evaluations of IA and whether kids are learning and whether they are gaining confidence with diagrams and images of the molecular and cellular world. Seventh-twelfth grade teachers are conducting the evaluations in their classrooms this semester. I plan to submit a paper this summer. I believe we can foster an intuitive understanding of how cells and molecules interact... which teachers can build upon in later.<br><br>I wanted to take the time to comment, because I appreciate your detailed review of Immune Attack! Thank you very much! And I like "Bench Press" a lot. I'm going to keep reading!<br><br>Sincerely,<br><br>Melanie<br><br><br>Melanie Stegman, PhD<br>Immune Attack Project Manager Hi Ben,

Thanks for writing about Immune Attack! You really did your home work. And you made it all the way through the game! Congratulations!

The last level you played was our secret bonus level, which is a beta version of our first shot at explaining viral infection. That level is buggy, since it hasn't been debugged yet. We actually have community college and high school students file bug reports for us…

All the keyboard commands can be found by clicking on the ? in the bottom right. There you would see that R and F control your pitch. Another helpful thing is the instructor menu, password abc. This lets you start the game at any level.

Since I've been managing the Immune Attack project, I have watched a lot of people play this game. And our target audience, 7th-12 grade students are adept at figuring out how to fly that Nanobot. Much better than I was. The kids don't complain about the controls…

Oh, but we DO get complaints and we are addressing them in IA2.0. The thing the kids like least is listening to the people tell them what to do. I think you'll will be happy to know that when we ask what kids like the most Immune Attack, they say #1 “Flying the Nanobot” and #2 “Being inside a real body.”

I'm conducting evaluations of IA and whether kids are learning and whether they are gaining confidence with diagrams and images of the molecular and cellular world. Seventh-twelfth grade teachers are conducting the evaluations in their classrooms this semester. I plan to submit a paper this summer. I believe we can foster an intuitive understanding of how cells and molecules interact… which teachers can build upon in later.

I wanted to take the time to comment, because I appreciate your detailed review of Immune Attack! Thank you very much! And I like “Bench Press” a lot. I'm going to keep reading!

Sincerely,

Melanie

Melanie Stegman, PhD
Immune Attack Project Manager

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