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Who Wants to be a (NOAA) Millionaire?

Eric Hackathorn
Eric Hackathorn

An overview of the work on a video game being developed by NOAA called "ReGenesis." The talk leveraged clicker technology to create a type of quiz show. The data from the audience has been included in the online copy. Presentation by Eric Hackathorn, Julien Lynge, and Ann Thorne More information about ReGenesis can be found at http://www.temporalauthority.com/ and http://fragileearthstudios.com/

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Wireless Network: DSRCUsername: NOAAGAMEPassword: NOAAGAMEInstall ResponseWare for your mobile device or visit http://rwpoll.com/ and enter your first and last name and use NOAAGAME as your session ID.Fragile Earth Studios
Please select a TeamSpringfield IsotopesAperture Science Test SubjectsKnights who say NiInstall ResponseWare for your mobile device or visit http://rwpoll.com/ and enter your first and last name and use NOAAGAME as your session ID.Wireless Network: DSRCUsername: NOAAGAMEPassword: NOAAGAME
What are we doing here?
Who Wants to be a (NOAA) Millionaire?
Your mission is to prevent an old spill brought on by Hurricane Rina in 2017. Traveling back in time, you will act as a member of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and need to arrive at the oil rig as soon as possible after the hurricane hits to limit the damage.
But firstsome questions about games
What is the combined usage time of all the people playing World of Warcraft?25 years2,000 years400,000 years6,000,000 years1 - 53 - 155 - 257 - 359 - 4511 - 5513 - 6515 - 1002 - 104 - 206 - 308 - 4010 - 5012 - 6014 - 70
Answer:6,000,000 Years
In total, how many pigs have been popped in the game Angry Birds?20 trillion3 trillion5 billion40 million1 - 53 - 155 - 257 - 359 - 4511 - 5513 - 6515 - 1002 - 104 - 206 - 308 - 4010 - 5012 - 6014 - 70
Answer:3 Trillion Pigs
Focusing on our own game
Who Wants to be a (NOAA) Millionaire?
What was the name of the NOAA Corps vessel nearest to the oil rig?PathfinderOkeanos ExplorerRon BrownHMS Challenger1 - 53 - 155 - 257 - 359 - 4511 - 5513 - 6515 - 1002 - 104 - 206 - 308 - 4010 - 5012 - 6014 - 70
Answer:The Pathfinder
Who Wants to be a (NOAA) Millionaire?
What was the name of the undersea research station that NOAA operates?NEEMOAquariusDeep Star SixAtlantis1 - 53 - 155 - 257 - 359 - 4511 - 5513 - 6515 - 1002 - 104 - 206 - 308 - 4010 - 5012 - 6014 - 70
Answer:The Aquarius
Polar Operational Environmental Satellites (POES) have higher orbits than Geostationary Operational Satellites (GOES).TrueFalse1 - 53 - 155 - 257 - 359 - 4511 - 5513 - 6515 - 1002 - 104 - 206 - 308 - 4010 - 5012 - 6014 - 70
Answer:FALSE
Team Scores
Top 5 Participant Scores
Demo
Coastal wetlands drain into aLakeRiverOceanGutter1 - 53 - 155 - 257 - 359 - 4511 - 5513 - 6515 - 1002 - 104 - 206 - 308 - 4010 - 5012 - 6014 - 70
Answer:Ocean
Coastal wetlands serve all of the following functions except provide aBuffer from tidal surge and floodingHabitat for unique species of animalsNatural remediation of some pollutantsSource of fresh drinking water1 - 53 - 155 - 257 - 359 - 4511 - 5513 - 6515 - 1002 - 104 - 206 - 308 - 4010 - 5012 - 6014 - 70
Answer:Source of fresh drinking water
Demo
When there is an oil leak on the sea floor, oil droplets and _____ bubbles migrate up through the water column.AirSulfurSoapMethane1 - 53 - 155 - 257 - 359 - 4511 - 5513 - 6515 - 1002 - 104 - 206 - 308 - 4010 - 5012 - 6014 - 70
Answer:Methane
Demo
NOAA Corps can be found doing all of the following EXCEPTConducting hydrographic or fishery surveysMaintaining buoysArresting illegal whale fishermanFlying into hurricanes1 - 53 - 155 - 257 - 359 - 4511 - 5513 - 6515 - 1002 - 104 - 206 - 308 - 4010 - 5012 - 6014 - 70
Answer:Arresting illegal whale fisherman
educators suggest that schools use video games to simulate the real-world situations in the classroom to help students develop critical-thinking skills and enhance their understanding of science and math and, perhaps, even encourage them to pursue careers in those and related fields such as technology and engineering.-Scientific American, 1/9/2009Why use gaming in education?
The challenge for our nation is to find a modern formula for learning: to appeal to childrens natural engagement with games while teaching the skills and behaviors they will need to be healthy and to compete in a global age-Joan Ganz Cooney Center (Creator of Sesame Street)
http://www.temporalauthority.com/earthexam.htmlDeveloped to test what ISET students know about NOAA.
Most thought NOAA was a part of the NWS.
Participants knew little about NOAA related sciences.
ReGenesiscreated as a tool to educate students about NOAA.Most hurricanes die at sea when they pass over _____ areas of water.warmercoolercalmrough1 - 53 - 155 - 257 - 359 - 4511 - 5513 - 6515 - 1002 - 104 - 206 - 308 - 4010 - 5012 - 6014 - 70
Answer:Cooler
Team Scores
Top 5 Participant Scores
What group did NOAA partner with to produce ReGenesis?National Science Foundation Global Environmental Temporal Authority National Aeronautics and Space Administration Interdisciplinary Scientific Environmental Technology 1 - 53 - 155 - 257 - 359 - 4511 - 5513 - 6515 - 1002 - 104 - 206 - 308 - 4010 - 5012 - 6014 - 70
Answer:Interdisciplinary Scientific Environmental Technology (ISET)
Lessons Learned
And now for something completely different
http://fragileearthstudios.com/
What is the name of the location modeled in our virtual office?AzerothRock Creek ParkNeverland RanchThe National Mall1 - 53 - 155 - 257 - 359 - 4511 - 5513 - 6515 - 1002 - 104 - 206 - 308 - 4010 - 5012 - 6014 - 70
Answer:Rock Creek Park
We created Fragile Earth Studios as an alternative to using NOAA acronyms. Who do we actually work for?OESOSTOBMAST1 - 53 - 155 - 257 - 359 - 4511 - 5513 - 6515 - 1002 - 104 - 206 - 308 - 4010 - 5012 - 6014 - 70
Answer:The Technology Outreach Branch
In other community development news
How many active members in the Federal Consortium for Virtual Worlds?2 (Eric and Julien)2,2005,60015,6001 - 53 - 155 - 257 - 359 - 4511 - 5513 - 6515 - 1002 - 104 - 206 - 308 - 4010 - 5012 - 6014 - 70
Answer:2,200 members
Team Scores
Participant Scores
And now forthe final question
The total number of oil spills is closest to:50 per month50 per year5 per year50 per day1 - 53 - 155 - 257 - 359 - 4511 - 5513 - 6515 - 1002 - 104 - 206 - 308 - 4010 - 5012 - 6014 - 70
Answer:50 per dayThere are on average 70 recorded oil spills per day (from all sources), with two dozen major oil spills per year.
Final Team Scores
Final Top 5 Participant Scores

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Who Wants to be a (NOAA) Millionaire?

  • 1. Wireless Network: DSRCUsername: NOAAGAMEPassword: NOAAGAMEInstall ResponseWare for your mobile device or visit http://rwpoll.com/ and enter your first and last name and use NOAAGAME as your session ID.Fragile Earth Studios
  • 2. Please select a TeamSpringfield IsotopesAperture Science Test SubjectsKnights who say NiInstall ResponseWare for your mobile device or visit http://rwpoll.com/ and enter your first and last name and use NOAAGAME as your session ID.Wireless Network: DSRCUsername: NOAAGAMEPassword: NOAAGAME
  • 3. What are we doing here?
  • 5. Your mission is to prevent an old spill brought on by Hurricane Rina in 2017. Traveling back in time, you will act as a member of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and need to arrive at the oil rig as soon as possible after the hurricane hits to limit the damage.
  • 7. What is the combined usage time of all the people playing World of Warcraft?25 years2,000 years400,000 years6,000,000 years1 - 53 - 155 - 257 - 359 - 4511 - 5513 - 6515 - 1002 - 104 - 206 - 308 - 4010 - 5012 - 6014 - 70
  • 9. In total, how many pigs have been popped in the game Angry Birds?20 trillion3 trillion5 billion40 million1 - 53 - 155 - 257 - 359 - 4511 - 5513 - 6515 - 1002 - 104 - 206 - 308 - 4010 - 5012 - 6014 - 70
  • 11. Focusing on our own game
  • 13. What was the name of the NOAA Corps vessel nearest to the oil rig?PathfinderOkeanos ExplorerRon BrownHMS Challenger1 - 53 - 155 - 257 - 359 - 4511 - 5513 - 6515 - 1002 - 104 - 206 - 308 - 4010 - 5012 - 6014 - 70
  • 16. What was the name of the undersea research station that NOAA operates?NEEMOAquariusDeep Star SixAtlantis1 - 53 - 155 - 257 - 359 - 4511 - 5513 - 6515 - 1002 - 104 - 206 - 308 - 4010 - 5012 - 6014 - 70
  • 18. Polar Operational Environmental Satellites (POES) have higher orbits than Geostationary Operational Satellites (GOES).TrueFalse1 - 53 - 155 - 257 - 359 - 4511 - 5513 - 6515 - 1002 - 104 - 206 - 308 - 4010 - 5012 - 6014 - 70
  • 22. Demo
  • 23. Coastal wetlands drain into aLakeRiverOceanGutter1 - 53 - 155 - 257 - 359 - 4511 - 5513 - 6515 - 1002 - 104 - 206 - 308 - 4010 - 5012 - 6014 - 70
  • 25. Coastal wetlands serve all of the following functions except provide aBuffer from tidal surge and floodingHabitat for unique species of animalsNatural remediation of some pollutantsSource of fresh drinking water1 - 53 - 155 - 257 - 359 - 4511 - 5513 - 6515 - 1002 - 104 - 206 - 308 - 4010 - 5012 - 6014 - 70
  • 26. Answer:Source of fresh drinking water
  • 27. Demo
  • 28. When there is an oil leak on the sea floor, oil droplets and _____ bubbles migrate up through the water column.AirSulfurSoapMethane1 - 53 - 155 - 257 - 359 - 4511 - 5513 - 6515 - 1002 - 104 - 206 - 308 - 4010 - 5012 - 6014 - 70
  • 30. Demo
  • 31. NOAA Corps can be found doing all of the following EXCEPTConducting hydrographic or fishery surveysMaintaining buoysArresting illegal whale fishermanFlying into hurricanes1 - 53 - 155 - 257 - 359 - 4511 - 5513 - 6515 - 1002 - 104 - 206 - 308 - 4010 - 5012 - 6014 - 70
  • 33. educators suggest that schools use video games to simulate the real-world situations in the classroom to help students develop critical-thinking skills and enhance their understanding of science and math and, perhaps, even encourage them to pursue careers in those and related fields such as technology and engineering.-Scientific American, 1/9/2009Why use gaming in education?
  • 34. The challenge for our nation is to find a modern formula for learning: to appeal to childrens natural engagement with games while teaching the skills and behaviors they will need to be healthy and to compete in a global age-Joan Ganz Cooney Center (Creator of Sesame Street)
  • 36. Most thought NOAA was a part of the NWS.
  • 37. Participants knew little about NOAA related sciences.
  • 38. ReGenesiscreated as a tool to educate students about NOAA.Most hurricanes die at sea when they pass over _____ areas of water.warmercoolercalmrough1 - 53 - 155 - 257 - 359 - 4511 - 5513 - 6515 - 1002 - 104 - 206 - 308 - 4010 - 5012 - 6014 - 70
  • 42. What group did NOAA partner with to produce ReGenesis?National Science Foundation Global Environmental Temporal Authority National Aeronautics and Space Administration Interdisciplinary Scientific Environmental Technology 1 - 53 - 155 - 257 - 359 - 4511 - 5513 - 6515 - 1002 - 104 - 206 - 308 - 4010 - 5012 - 6014 - 70
  • 45. And now for something completely different
  • 47. What is the name of the location modeled in our virtual office?AzerothRock Creek ParkNeverland RanchThe National Mall1 - 53 - 155 - 257 - 359 - 4511 - 5513 - 6515 - 1002 - 104 - 206 - 308 - 4010 - 5012 - 6014 - 70
  • 49. We created Fragile Earth Studios as an alternative to using NOAA acronyms. Who do we actually work for?OESOSTOBMAST1 - 53 - 155 - 257 - 359 - 4511 - 5513 - 6515 - 1002 - 104 - 206 - 308 - 4010 - 5012 - 6014 - 70
  • 51. In other community development news
  • 52. How many active members in the Federal Consortium for Virtual Worlds?2 (Eric and Julien)2,2005,60015,6001 - 53 - 155 - 257 - 359 - 4511 - 5513 - 6515 - 1002 - 104 - 206 - 308 - 4010 - 5012 - 6014 - 70
  • 56. And now forthe final question
  • 57. The total number of oil spills is closest to:50 per month50 per year5 per year50 per day1 - 53 - 155 - 257 - 359 - 4511 - 5513 - 6515 - 1002 - 104 - 206 - 308 - 4010 - 5012 - 6014 - 70
  • 58. Answer:50 per dayThere are on average 70 recorded oil spills per day (from all sources), with two dozen major oil spills per year.
  • 60. Final Top 5 Participant Scores

Editor's Notes

  1. We are creating a powerful new interactive medium. How can it help?
  2. Same amount of time humans have stood upright12 million subscribers paying $15 a month generating 1.8 billion in revenuePays for the entire cost of development every month
  3. $150K to develop $73 million in revenue and countingMajor movie deal Rio in theaters nowOver 200 million players16 years of gameplay every hour
  4. Mission BriefingLoosely based of the start of portal
  5. If you want to show individual scores, unhide this slide.
  6. Security Guard, Forecast Correction Video, Start of Wetlands
  7. Oil Rig to Control Tower
  8. Demo to ROV, pilot a few meters jump to quiz, GETA ending sequence
  9. By Ann Thorne
  10. Pull up website, let audience take quiz?
  11. A million things to learn, becoming a studioskills and storytelling
  12. Jibe Virtual OfficeFragile Earth StudiosShow web site and social media connectionsTalk about DOE projectEmphasis community development
  13. You will probably need to play with the line spacing and font size to make the text fit in the provided area.
  14. ConclusionsRehash major points