Sunday, February 19, 2017

Bacteria Tower Defense

Bacteria Tower Defense is a tower defense game that can also be used to teach students microbiology and antibiotic coverage in a way that is entertaining and because of this they will retain the knowledge. The primary goal of the game is to not let any bacteria get to the human or else they will damage the human's health and when the health runs out it is game over, to do this you have to place towers down. Different towers are more effective against certain kinds of bacteria and the human will say certain things that will give you hints on what kinds of bacteria to watch out for. I liked that it was an interesting and fun game that you could learn a lot from on a particular subject, so if a teacher was teaching this subject they could use this game as a great way to grab their student's attention and as a great learning tool. However I did think the game was too complex. The tutorial lasted a really long time because it had to explain all of the different parts involved in the game and it just made it seem so confusing and maybe even a studying tool for a college level medical course. So if I had any suggestions to make it a better learning tool and more accessible for more classrooms it would be to make it less confusing and take out some of the game mechanics.
http://www.bacteriatd.com/about.php
BacteriaTD Sample Maze

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