Gamers begin with a short tutorial where they first learn the characteristics of an infected blood cell.Then, they’re presented with a six-by-eight grid of blood cells.The object of the game is to use one tool to neutralize bad cells and another to select all the remaining healthy cells.Once they’ve cleared a stage, players are given another grid to analyze.
In developing nations, analyzing blood samples is a time-consuming process.Where doctors are scarce, diagnosis can take even longer.Having lots of unskilled gamers do the legwork not only speeds things up, but also improves the accuracy of the results, the researchers say.
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A Video Game Where Players Help Real Doctors Diagnose Malaria
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