COVID-19 – Tall Hobbit Adventures

Citizen Science Month

With so many people stuck in their homes and looking for something meaningful to engage with, it seems that Citizen Science Month has come at just the right time! Citizen Science Month is a collaboration between SciStarter and the School for the Future of Innovation in Society at Arizona State University. For those of you who haven’t heard of Citizen Science before, I’ll give you a quick rundown. In scientific research, oftentimes the most energy intensive part is gathering data required to reach reliable solutions. Citizen Science empowers members of the public to gather useful data in so many different ways; from monitoring the natural world, using smartphone sensors to record environmental conditions and even, you guessed it, gaming!

If you are interested in engaging with Citizen Science Month, without gaming, have a look at these articles about 7 Ways you can Take Part in Online Science Projects and Activities from Discover Magazine or Citizen Science-ing where you are from SciStarter.

Here are a few games where you can advance global scientific understanding while you play:

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Lockdown Lowdown – Local Adventures Whilst Social Distancing – 2nd April 2020

2 Apr 20202 Apr 2020 Nick Munro Turner

For those of us who enjoy the great outdoors, the news about having to go into lockdown would no doubt have been met with dread and some level of reluctance. However, the terms of the current lockdown are that you can go outside for one bit of exercise per day, as long as you are following government guidelines for social distancing, and are not undergoing unnecessary travel to get there. These restrictions have directed me towards rediscovering what my local area has to offer and I would like to share with you my suggestions with how you can have some local adventures whilst doing your bit to keep yourself and others safe during the current pandemic.

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Gameslife #4 Death Stranding and Isolation

22 Mar 202022 Mar 2020 Nick Munro Turner

In these strange times, I’m going to once again write about a strange game that has become surprisingly relevant lately!

Back in May, I wrote a little post in anticipation of Hideo Kojima’s upcoming ‘Death Stranding’ game, exploring the theme of facilitating connections between one another. Kojima had boldly claimed that his new game would help people “understand the true importance of forging connections with others”. Now that it’s been on general release for a few months and I’ve completed the game’s main storyline, I wanted to share my thoughts on my mission to “reconnect this fractured world”, especially given the current global situation that is affecting our ability to connect with each other.

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