We all know that many of our students are highly motivated by videos games, particularly massive multimedia online (MMO) style games.  MIT and their partners have created this style of game aimed at high school biology and math called Radix.

 

The Radix Endeavor is a massively multiplayer online game (MMOG) for STEM learning (science, technology, engineering and math) in middle and high school. A MMOG is a a 2- or 3-D graphical, simulated world played online where individuals take on a digital character, or avatar, that they use to represent themselves in this virtual space. They can interact with the designed environment in which activities take place, and also with other individuals’ avatars or non-player avatars that are part of the narrative.

 

 

The game covers the following topics:

• Biology-Genetics, Ecosystems, Evolution, Human Body Systems
• Mathematics-Algebra, Geometry, Statistics