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Playing Games = Science!

Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 12:16 pm
by Black Wolf
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-09-19/o ... le/2905314

Maybe the whole Eli plot in SG:Universe wasn't so far fetched after all.

Re: Playing Games = Science!

Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 4:48 pm
by FSF
It's like distributed computing, but with humans. All the brainpower otherwise lost while gaming, can now be put to good use :)

Bet they're currently getting a lot of traffic, the site (fold.it) has got "technical problems".

Re: Playing Games = Science!

Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 6:28 pm
by Matthew
Well, the US Navy is utilizing a similar concept to come up with ideas to fight pirates.

Re: Playing Games = Science!

Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 9:02 am
by Top Gun
I wound up downloading the software myself after hearing the news. It seems very interesting, from the little bit I've played with it so far.