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We design and engineer biotic games in order to solve educational challenges and to support biomedical research. Playing games is deeply rooted in human culture, with new game modalities being repeatedly facilitated by new technology, such as video games enabled by electronics. Despite the recent advancements in biotechnology there is virtually no impact on gaming yet.

The Biotic Games project (Stanford University) enables players to interact directly with microorganisms. The game's "hardware" is a simple console which is hooked up to a lab slide. When players push buttons on the console the microorganisms on the slide react. These reactions are displayed onscreen in real-time via a microscopic camera.