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by ddorian43 3358 days ago
I think we throw protein-folding onto young game-developers somehow.
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foldit has inspired several "do real science as a game" games.
Plenty of people bought graphic cards to play games and use them for protein folding in their spare time, thanks to Folding@Home. Sometimes leisure activities produce practical results.
You're right, but I was talking about game-creators, not players.