A game is not only a way to remember knowledge. It can become a space for studying dialogue and decision-making.

What is the game?

Players become early-career researchers and guide a pluripotent character towards differentiated cells such as neurons and red blood cells. Dice and cards move the research forward, but unexpected events mean that the process does not always proceed as planned.

What can participants explore?

• Pluripotent stem cells and differentiation
• Hypotheses, experiments, failure and revision
• Research funding, papers, conferences and collaboration
• Research careers and everyday work
• Ethical and social questions in life science

Official information

• CiRA educational-resource page
• News release on completion of the game
• Development paper

What is the game?

Participants take different organisational roles, each with only part of the information. To solve a physical, three-dimensional challenge, they must explain what they know, listen to others and build a shared picture.

What can participants explore?

• Organisational silos and fragmented information
• Explanation, listening, checking and sharing
• The relationship between individual roles and the whole system
• Leadership and followership
• Reflection on the process of collaboration

Official information

• TATEWARI information
• Workshop video
• How to play

What is the game?

Players use question cards to compare, count, arrange, separate and predict with familiar objects. Prior knowledge is not the main advantage; the game rewards generating questions and explaining differences.

What can participants explore?

• Observation and comparison
• Classification and measurement
• Prediction and evidence
• Learning from another person’s viewpoint
• Turning the everyday world into a scientific question

Official information

• Official product page
• NHK Viewpoint Science book