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How On-line Gamers are Solving Science’s Biggest Problems
union. But in reality, their two worlds aren’t leagues apart: both involve solving problems within a given set of rules.
and patterns among seemingly random clusters of data.
like Candy Crush, and, while aligning patterns and scoring points, players can also be hunting for mutations that
“Our brains are geared up to recognise patterns”, says Erinma Ochu, a neuroscientist at the University of Manchester, explaining why scientists are turning to gamers for help, “and we do it better than computers. This is a new way of working for scientists, but as long as they learn how to trust game developers to do what they do best — make great games — then they can have thousands of people from all around the world working on their data”.
De acordo com a reportagem publicada no jornal The Guardian, os adeptos de jogos eletrônicos podem ajudar os cientistas por terem