• Question: I like your idea of the game, however many children don't have access to the internet or computer games, so how is that fair? This could mean that the disadvantaged children are not getting the opportunity to learn through fun.

    Asked by madhubani to Lyn on 21 Jun 2013.
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      Ee Lyn Lim answered on 21 Jun 2013:


      Good question! Science should always be accessible to everyone. This game that I want to make will be a very simple game, it won’t need fancy computers or an internet connection to play – just any old computer will do. I’m also planning to talk to schools and public libraries to see if they will buy just a few copies of the game, which everyone could then borrow and play for free. My department (the place where I work) quite often sends people to schools and other science events to talk to children about science, so if they bring along a laptop (which they often do) we could also use this chance to tell people about this game – they wouldn’t be able to play it for very long during the event itself, but we could tell them where they could find a copy of the game afterwards, or even give out copies for free!

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