A Framework for Scientific Discovery through Video Games. Seth Cooper

• Тип: Текст
• Автор: Seth Cooper
• Издательство: Ingram(2020)
• Серия: ACM Books
• ISBN: 9781627055062
• Страниц: 156
• Язык: Английский

• Жанры: Программы, Программирование

As science becomes increasingly computational, the limits of what is <br/> computationally tractable become a barrier to scientific progress. Many <br/> scientific problems, however, are amenable to human problem solving skills <br/> that complement computational power. By leveraging these skills on a larger <br/> scale–beyond the relatively few individuals currently engaged in <br/> scientific inquiry–there is the potential for new scientific discoveries. <br/> <br/> <br/> This book presents a framework for mapping open scientific problems into <br/> video games. The game framework combines computational power with human <br/> problem solving and creativity to work toward solving scientific problems <br/> that neither computers nor humans could previously solve alone. To maximize <br/> the potential contributors to scientific discovery, the framework designs a <br/> game to be played by people with no formal scientific background and <br/> incentivizes long-term engagement with a myriad of collaborative or <br/> competitive reward structures. The framework allows for the continual <br/> coevolution of the players and the game to each other: as players gain <br/> expertise through gameplay, the game changes to become a better tool. <br/> <br/> <br/> The framework is validated by being applied to proteomics problems with the <br/> video game Foldit. Foldit players have contributed to novel discoveries in <br/> protein structure prediction, protein design, and protein structure <br/> refinement algorithms. The coevolution of human problem solving and computer <br/> tools in an incentivized game framework is an exciting new scientific <br/> pathway that can lead to discoveries currently unreachable by other methods.