Polymerase Chase
Summary
Polymerase Chase is a 60-second pattern recognition matching game designed to teach DNA nucleotide base pairings. The intended audience is introductory-level middle-school biology students. The player gets ten seconds to correctly match each set of three base pairs, and the goal is to match as many correct nucleotide pairs as possible within 60 seconds.
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Role: Co-Developer
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Platform: HTML5
Genre: Educational
Made using: Unity
Game Title Screen
Learning Goals
By playing this game, users will be able to…
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Understand which nucleotide base pairs match up in DNA replication
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Remember that polymerase anneals nucleotide strands together
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Bonus: Possibly recognize that C-G form three bonds and A-T form two bonds (indicated by the white dots in the design)
How to Play Screen
Main Gameplay Scene
Game End Screen