The Life Cycle of Malaria is an edutainment game that informs players about malaria in a creative manner. By allowing players to role-play as the mosquito and the malaria parasite, and interacting with different stages of the disease's life-cycle, this application offers an alternative way of learning about malaria. With the intention of raising malaria awareness and offering a fun non-linear way of learning about the mosquito-borne disease for all ages - this app can be installed on your smartphone accessible around the world.
- Edutainment, aims to be educational as well as entertaining.
- Great alternative to traditional linear mediums (like books, videos), as it lets players interact and learn.
- Play from the perspective of the antagonist, the -anopheles mosquito- and the -plasmodium parasite-.
- Learn why mosquito bites itch, why pregnant women are more likely to be bitten, and how the parasite manages to survive.
- The first game of its kind which tries to visualize the malaria life cycle in 3D.
- Completely free, no ads.Â
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24 APR 2015
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