What is Antidote?
Antidote is a strategy game based on real cellular biology. It uses a tower defense game play to tell about the immune and defense system of the body.
The game is for players who enjoy challenge and puzzle solving. At the same time, it shows how the cells in the body function in relation to others. The player must use the cells of the human immune system to defend a stem cell from attacking viruses and bacteria.
Players will understand the role of white cells, stem cells, antibiotics and vaccines in the fight against pneumonia, super bacteria and more in a gamified and memorable environment.
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Pedagogy
Certified by Education Alliance Finland
EAF Evaluation is an academically-backed approach to evaluating the pedagogical design of a product. EAF evaluators assess the product using criteria that covers the most essential pedagogical aspects in the learning experience.
PassiveActive
The gameplay itself is very active and the player is actively required to use information about cellular biology in the game.
RehearseConstruct
The qualities of different game elements reflect real cellular biology, and the users can use the knowledge while playing.
LinearNon-linear/Creative
The path to follow is linear and the same for all players, but learners can execute different strategies in solving the puzzles.
IndividualCollaborative
The game is for single play and works best for individual learning on the student's own terms.
Learning goals
Certified by Education Alliance Finland
The supported learning goals are identified by mapping the product against the selected reference curriculum and soft skills definitions most relevant for the 21st century.
- Learning to acquire, modify and produce information in different forms
- Practicing persistent working
- Practicing strategic thinking
- Developing problem solving skills
- Practicing to notice causal connections
- Encouraging the growth of positive self-image
- Learning to face failures and disappointments
- Encouraging to build new information and visions
- Learning to combine information to find new innovations
- Practicing to understand how different cells work and what’s their meaning.
- Practicing to understand how cells protect the body from bacteria and viruses.
- Practicing to understand how bacteria and viruses effect to cells.