Biointeractive
From FAS Virtual Worlds Almanac
| Use and Demographics | |
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| Primary use(s) | Education |
| Target Audience(s) | Students |
| Language(s) | English |
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| Level : Undergraduate, Graduate, Teacher |
| Bio/Geo-logy health |
| Features | |
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| User-generated content | No |
| Property/Object Ownership | No |
| Land Ownership | No |
| Private spaces | Yes |
| In-game currency | No |
| Real Money Trading | Yes |
| Graphical and Content Features | |
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| Physics-based | Yes |
| Complex 3-D, such as a realistic human body | Yes |
| Scripting for objects | No |
| Duplication of content for multiple users | No |
| Management and Privacy | |
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| Code of Conduct | No |
| Moderators | No |
| Moderators Always Online | No |
| Chat Logging | No |
| Age Restrictions | No |
| Age Verification | No |
| Privacy Policy | Yes |
| Restricted Access in Designated Areas | No |
| Communication Filtering | No |
Biointeractive is a set of educational resources for students and teachers in the fields of biology and medicine. It includes a set of virtual labs which guide the user through various medical and biological procedures, such as a cardiology exam or a neurophysiology exam. However, it is not a Virtual World, as it lacks persistence and support for multiple users in the same space.
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In the Neurophysiology exam, the user dissects a leech and uses various laboratory instruments to determine the neurology of the leech. From the site, the user learns to:
Record electrical activities of individual neurons while you deliver mechanical stimulus to the attached skin. Inject flurescent dyes into the neurons to visualize their morphology. Identify the neurons based on the morphology and the response to stimuli, comparing them to previously published results.[1]
Virtual Labs
Biointeractive has five virtual labs:
- The Transgenic Fly Virtual Lab
- The Bacterial Identification Lab
- The Cardiology Lab
- The Neurophysiology Lab
- The Immunology Lab
Awards
Biointeractive has won one award:
- Top honors in the Pirelli INTERNETional Award competition[2]
