How did gamers use the computer game Foldit to solve the protein folding mystery?
They untangled a structure of a atom that was able to be used to kill the AIDS virus in humans.
Who can participate in this problem solving and be a player in Foldit?
Any gamer or person can do it. It has the gamer atmospheric already and they dont need to be a doctor or scientist.

If you could solve a mystery through gaming for any kind of disease or illnes in the world, what would it be?
I would like to solve the cure of killing brain cells while abusing drugs. I mean if you ever want to stop that life style and better yourself but you cant really because you lost all those cells maybe there can be a new way to restore them.

Mini Game

Was it hard to make your mini game?

No because I did it already this is the third time it was easier because I knew what to do already.

What was the best part of this topic?

The best part for me was knowing that I already did it and that we go to put background and kinda mess with the knew CS5. I like the new CS5 because we get to have a decoration tool and i like the way that it looks.

The worst part?

I would say when we had to make all the instance names and put in the code. It wasn't hard its just so trying and I kinda of wish that it would just pop up like that. Put if you don't put the instance names than the computer doesn't know what your talking about and it doesn't response to the code so I guess it is beneficial to making the games in flash.

September 11, 2001

How old were you on September 11, 2001

I was three years old about to be four in October.

When did you first learn about the attacks and who explained the events to you?

Well I was on my way to daycare and I was in the car and we were listening to the radio then next thing you know we here a radio report saying say inside the north twin tower of the world trait center is down everyone go inside then my mom turned around and speed back home. I asked her what was going on and she said that some bad people crashed into two big buildings and into the military head quarters and one went into a field but it was suppose to be going in the white house. Then I asked her why would they want to do that and she said because they hate Americans then I asked her why they hate Americans and she said that you'll find out when your older.

What kind of impact did these attacks have on your life or your parents life?

It effected me and my family allot because were military and we had to go on base for the next week we could not leave base. It was hard because we had no contact with the outside world. I think the part that made us me the most worried was the pentagon because we are military and that is like the main thing. But most of all I lost my cousin to this act of hate.

What was the issue with this game?

Well first of all why would you make a game from a tragedy. Your suppose to take this stuff seriously and their making a game like space invaders that sicking me.

How do you feel about it?

I would never play that game because its not showing the truth about the game. You cant shoot down a huge airplane its not a little fly or bird.

What is the problem with portraying on such a awful violent even through a video game?

Well first of all their making people feel like its no big deal through the game and that you don't need to feel like you need to remember it and its not a big deal. Then you have how would the victims feel? Their families and friends would they like it? I think this game is very messed up and I would not ever play it.

How can you make sure that your web games tell the whole story or teach a lesson in an honorable way?

Well first of all I wouldn't make a simple little game about a big deal because I think that's messed up.