Katy Linn, Mike Pennisi, Noah Fishel, Daniel Abeshouse, and Antons Davis

Understanding the Evolution of Life Through Massively Multiplayer Games

Background

Adrien

Jee

Fold.it

“Knot.it”

Create three-dimensional knots with strands of RNA that retain their shape under stress (“stable”)

Proposed foci

“Client-side”

“Server-side”

“Knot.it”

Refining focus with an Affinity Diagram

“Knot.it”

Client: “Please change your focus.”

Understanding Evolution of Life Through Massive

Multiplayer Games

Katy Linn, Mike Pennisi, Noah Fishel, Daniel Abeshouse and Antons Davis

Contextual Inquiry

Fold.it players

Spore players

3D Animation Artists

Knot tiers

Origami practitioners

Contextual Inquiry

Fold.it players………………………2 (+3)

Spore players………………………2

3D Animation Artists………………1

Knot tiers…………………………...0

Origami practitioners……………...0

ETERNA

Daniel Abeshouse | Antons Davis | Noah Fishel | Katy Linn | Michael Pennisi

Two clients

Eterna team (CMU)

Fold.it team (U. Washington)

Contextual Design

“Talk About”

ETERNA