genegames.org: High-Throughput Access to Biological Knowledge and Reasoning through Online Games

At genegames.org we are exploring the use of games to access the knowledge and reasoning abilities of biologist players. Through the gene annotation game i®GenESP', players can contribute their knowledge of gene function and disease relevance to a new kind of public gene annotation database. In the i®The Cure' game, players help to identify biomarker gene sets that can be used to improve predictions of breast cancer prognosis. The poster will provide details about the design of the games as well as preliminary results from ongoing experiments. In addition, the game prototypes will run live during the conference allowing attendees to play and provide the developers with important feedback.