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ddorian43
3358 days ago
I think we throw protein-folding onto young game-developers somehow.
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corysama
3358 days ago
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foldit
has inspired several "do real science as a game" games.
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kej
3358 days ago
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.
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ddorian43
3358 days ago
You're right, but I was talking about game-creators, not players.
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