MMORPG EVE Online Helps Scientists Research Coronavirus

 

More than 171,000 players in the MMORPG EVE Online space support scientists in collecting data on the coronavirus.

How do players help scientists? In the MMORPG EVE Online, it is possible to play a minigame. Project Discovery can be started directly in the MMORPG, and its task is to collect data about the virus. To do this, as many points of cell groups should be circled as possible.

This data is then passed on to scientists who use it to understand the coronavirus better. This then supports the development of drugs or vaccines, for example.

EVE players support science projects before with Project Discovery.

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EVE Online and the fight against coronavirus

What did it achieve? So far, players have solved around 47 million of these minigame tasks, earning scientists about 36 years of categorizing cells. This means that normally it would have taken 36 years for scientists to collect this data using a conventional method.

EVE Online players not only fight each other in wars but also fight against the coronavirus.

What do the developers think about this? According to development studio CCP Games, players were immediately convinced to participate.

We made this a good game. There are incentives for people to try it… but it is also the heart and soul of our community. These are things that our community enjoys, and it is something that really happens for the greater good.

David Eckert, Lead Producer, EVE Online

What does this action show? It is possible to get online game players to contribute to the fight against the coronavirus pandemic by putting coronavirus data collection into a minigame.

Since this game is directly integrated into EVE Online, players don't even have to exit the MMORPG and start the minigame on the side and mark a few cells. Science is already helped.

What do you think of this action? Maybe you play EVE Online and participate yourself?

EVE Online is also known for its extraordinary records. A new world record was recently set in which 8,825 players fought an epic battle.

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