{"id":71,"date":"2012-06-30T02:01:07","date_gmt":"2012-06-30T02:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rosarioconsulting.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/?p=71"},"modified":"2012-07-21T02:41:38","modified_gmt":"2012-07-21T02:41:38","slug":"boldly-going-where-no-one-has-gone-before-kinectbiology-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inspiredtoeducate.net\/inspiredtoeducate\/boldly-going-where-no-one-has-gone-before-kinectbiology-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Boldly going where no one has gone before: KinectBiology.com"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Finspiredtoeducate.net%2Finspiredtoeducate%2Fboldly-going-where-no-one-has-gone-before-kinectbiology-com%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/739831580\/a-3d-biology-video-game-for-the-kinect\/widget\/video.html\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"480px\" height=\"360px\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Most of us probably learned about cell biology in a traditional manner: lecture, books, and labs. \u00a0 While these means of teaching are great, young students will soon have an alternative. \u00a0 In the future, you&#8217;ll get to experience a quest through the basic lego block of life&#8230; the cell.<\/p>\n<p>I had the opportunity to meet a team of very talented programmers and science visualization artists. \u00a0 Blair Lyons and Laura Lynn Gonzalez, the creators of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kinectbiology.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">KinectBiology project<\/a>, have taken on the amazing task of enabling us to travel through a cell.<\/p>\n<p>I first learned about them through their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/739831580\/a-3d-biology-video-game-for-the-kinect?ref=live\" target=\"_blank\">Kickstarter project<\/a>. \u00a0 I have to confess that they were the first <a href=\"http:\/\/kickstarter.com\" target=\"_blank\">Kickstarter<\/a> project that I ever funded because I was inspired by their talents of visualization. \u00a0 I believe that their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/kinectforwindows\/\" target=\"_blank\">Microsoft Kinect interaction<\/a> is pretty awesome too. \u00a0 \u00a0In contrast to other game based learning cell experiences, they really care about providing a real model of the cell while making it fun. \u00a0 This shows up in the manner t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kinectbiology.com\/?p=130\" target=\"_blank\">hat the gamer travels through the cell<\/a>. \u00a0 \u00a0 You don&#8217;t just fly around the cell. \u00a0 You travel a network of structure that they discuss on their blog.<\/p>\n<p>I appreciate <a href=\"http:\/\/greeneyevisualization.com\" target=\"_blank\">Laura Lynn<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/bajemastudios.com\" target=\"_blank\">Rachel<\/a>,\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/stromastudios.com\" target=\"_blank\">Blair<\/a> for innovating in the open. \u00a0 \u00a0They are providing a gift to the game based learning world by sharing their design and technical process with the world.<\/p>\n<p>Please support their project by sharing their blog with your friends. \u00a0 I am sure they would appreciate financial support too.<\/p>\n<p>Very cool project!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<!-- Facebook Like Button v1.9.6 BEGIN [http:\/\/blog.bottomlessinc.com] -->\n<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Finspiredtoeducate.net%2Finspiredtoeducate%2Fboldly-going-where-no-one-has-gone-before-kinectbiology-com%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height: 30px; align: left; margin: 2px 0px 2px 0px\"><\/iframe>\n<!-- Facebook Like Button END -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most of us probably learned about cell biology in a traditional manner: lecture, books, and labs. \u00a0 While these means of teaching are great, young students will soon have an alternative. \u00a0 In the future, you&#8217;ll get to experience a quest through the basic lego block of life&#8230; the cell. 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