volumes of data: they are making use of Facebook users. The scientists
have programmed games, in which the gamers would edit scientific
data. It all started in 2007 with the game Galaxy Zoo – an image of the solar
system is shown and the
gamer is supposed to describe
it with the help of multiple
choice answers. The result:
70,000 classifications of the
stars per hour. One of the
latest games is called Fraxinus.
From the scientific perspective,
it is about understanding the
dying process of trees by
decoding gene sequences. This
is implemented in the game in
the form of small, colourful
leaf patterns, which have to be
arranged in a specific
sequence. This game is played
by over 10,000 gamers.
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