Welcome to the year 2014! WoWiWe Instruction Co has an eventful year lined up, starting with a major content module for the Virtual Cell and the fulfillment of our Technology-Based Entrepreneurship Grant (TBEG).
WoWiWe has seen a lot of interest from teachers in our TBEG-sponsored plan for free Virtual Cell licenses. We're wrapping up the first phase of recruitment right now with an eye towards launching these classrooms in early February. It's not too late to contact us to inquire about free Virtual Cell for your school!
Later this spring, WoWiWe will also update the Virtual Cell with our next content module: Osmosis! We've been testing it extensively over the past couple of months and we're excited to show everybody what we've cooked up. This module expands on the single-organelle content from Photosynthesis and Respiration with a simplified view of how organelle problems can affect the cell at large. The player must repair osmosis in a desiccated plant cell, creating a salt gradient to convince water to return.
In other, can't-discuss-them-openly-yet plans, WoWiWe has also looked back at the portfolio of previous games our contributors have worked on at NDSU and how to update them for the modern student. We've had early discussions about two of last decade's educational games receiving the same treatment that Virtual Cell was given. Watch for more announcements here in the coming months!
