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Editorial
. 2018 Mar 8;14(3):e1005955.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005955. eCollection 2018 Mar.

Ten simple rules to create a serious game, illustrated with examples from structural biology

Marc Baaden  1 , Olivier Delalande  2 , Nicolas Ferey  3 , Samuela Pasquali  4 , Jérôme Waldispühl  5 , Antoine Taly  1
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Editorial

Ten simple rules to create a serious game, illustrated with examples from structural biology

Marc Baaden et al. PLoS Comput Biol. .
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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Figures

Fig 1
Fig 1. Screenshot of Phylo illustrating the high level of information that can be provided to the player through graphics.
Fig 2
Fig 2. Example of an augmented reality application (Pangu).
Players build their tangible model of the expected molecule with a standard molecular model kit (or draw it on paper) and scan it with a mobile device, which validates that the correct molecule was built.
See this image and copyright information in PMC

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