Games
Project Hercules
In Project Hercules, you play Astrid, an astronomer in the distant future, working to identify objects in the night sky and uncover the mystery of an impending celestial event.
The Evolution of Trust
Faced against a potential competitor, will you choose to cooperate… or cheat? Explore the game theory behind how and why we trust each other.
The Wisdom and/or Madness of Crowds
Why do some crowds turn to madness, or wisdom? The study of Network Science can guide us! To understand crowds, we should look not at the individual people, but at their connections
Aquation: The Freshwater Access Game
Choice, strategy, balance, and . . . water equity? Parts of the planet are struggling to get enough water. Use each region's wealth to build pipes, desalinate water, and conduct research to bring water where it's needed most.
Walden, A Game: The Natural World
Players will take on the role of “citizen scientists” as they explore Henry David Thoreau’s contributions to our scientific understanding of the environment at Walden Pond and the effects of climate changes on that environment over the past 150 years.
Walden, A Game: Civil Disobedience
Play as Henry David Thoreau and engage with historical and modern questions of slavery, abolition, and freedom, discovering the power of civic actions that are authentic, responsible, and informed.
Walden, A Game: What I Lived For
Playing as Henry David Thoreau, players take a mindful walk around Walden Pond, stopping to appreciate the virtual environment around them. As they explore, they will cultivate skills for being “awake” in the present moment.
Walden, A Game: Where I Lived
Explore the woods as Henry David Thoreau, seeking traces of the individuals and groups who lived in the area before and during his time there and reflecting on the stories in our histories that are not always told.
Walden, A Game: Self-Reliance
Play as Henry David Thoreau as you attend to his basic needs of life in the woods, exploring his thoughts on self-reliant living and his critique of materialism in early industrial society in America.
The Plastic Pipeline
Follow the trail of the life cycle of single-use plastics, and uncover policies that can plug pollution leaking into our oceans.
Infosphere Invaders
Play as an all star agent team that works together to de-escalate disinformation threats made by The Divider, The Misleader, and The Bot Master in the infosphere.
Cozy River Valley
Manage your farm, build community and create balance with nature and water. Can your farm survive in challenging times?
Velocity Raptor
Velocity Raptor must travel near the speed of light to save the world! Take on an adventure in 2+1 dimensions, in the the Lair of relativity
That’s Your Right
A challenging, fun card game that helps students learn about their rights under the Bill of Rights, the first 10 amendments to the Constitution.
Wave on a String
Dive into the fascinating world of waves! Wiggle the string to create waves, or tweak the frequency and amplitude of an oscillator to explore wave behavior.
The Fiscal Ship
You're the captain of our Fiscal Ship! Can you steer the federal budget towards smooth sailing, or will you head into stormy waters?
States of Matter
Explore the states of matter by heating, cooling, and compressing atoms and molecules. Watch as solids melt, liquids boil, and gases condense while you learn how temperature and pressure affect particles.
Projectile Motion
Explore projectile motion by launching objects from a cannon! Adjust factors like angle, speed, and height to see how they affect the object's trajectory, with and without air resistance.
Pendulum Lab
Experiment with pendulums to uncover what affects their swing! Test variables like length, mass, and angle, and even calculate gravity on an unknown planet.
Molecules and Light
Discover how light interacts with molecules in our atmosphere! Explore how different types of light, from microwaves to ultraviolet, cause molecules to move and absorb energy.