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The Bacteria Game is a simple all-in-one kit to let homegrown bacteria compete against each other. March in lockstep with nature, breed your own creatures and become coach of your very own athletes. Simply use the included breeding kit to raise your own team and challenge your friends. | The Bacteria Game is a simple all-in-one kit to let homegrown bacteria compete against each other. March in lockstep with nature, breed your own creatures and become coach of your very own athletes. Simply use the included breeding kit to raise your own team and challenge your friends. | ||
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<p>In our game, we are not only creators of the lands and territories, but we are also creators of species that live there. In our game, synthetically optimized organisms meet their natural ancestors. Players may observe throughout several generations how this encounter develops. The appropriate selection of barriers, bridges and fortifications makes it possible to individually influence the events. On the basis of their respective colours, one can recognize which bacteria live longest and which bacteria strains move fastest. All the time, it is up to the players if they prefer to build pretty landscapes or raise lissom bacteria which compete against each other in special arenas.</p> | <p>In our game, we are not only creators of the lands and territories, but we are also creators of species that live there. In our game, synthetically optimized organisms meet their natural ancestors. Players may observe throughout several generations how this encounter develops. The appropriate selection of barriers, bridges and fortifications makes it possible to individually influence the events. On the basis of their respective colours, one can recognize which bacteria live longest and which bacteria strains move fastest. All the time, it is up to the players if they prefer to build pretty landscapes or raise lissom bacteria which compete against each other in special arenas.</p> | ||
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<p>Will the hunters have advantages compared with their peaceful conspecifics? What will happen when prey meets peaceful bacteria. Who will consolidate their future? How colorful will this future be?</p> | <p>Will the hunters have advantages compared with their peaceful conspecifics? What will happen when prey meets peaceful bacteria. Who will consolidate their future? How colorful will this future be?</p> | ||
| - | <p>By transferring the bacteria to new culture dishes with new fortresses and territories again and again, the further development of the bacteria may be modified and diversified.</p> | + | <p>By transferring the bacteria to new culture dishes with new fortresses and territories again and again, the further development of the bacteria may be modified and diversified.</p>--> |
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Revision as of 19:43, 26 October 2010
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Lorenz Adlung, Andreas Beyer, Matthias Breuer, Professor Ursula Damm
Product Description
The Bacteria Game is a simple all-in-one kit to let homegrown bacteria compete against each other. March in lockstep with nature, breed your own creatures and become coach of your very own athletes. Simply use the included breeding kit to raise your own team and challenge your friends.
Technical Description
Included is everything you need to start instantly:
- Petri dishes
- Bacteria starter set (bacteria culture, agar, toothpicks)
- 2 Game scenarios
- Different Game objects (barriers, forts)
Use the agar to build different landscapes and as a nutrient for your creatures. Inoculate your team on the agar and watch the game begin. Use the included game objects to evolve your team.
The concept of the game is based on the ability of some harmless wild-type bacteria to swim in soft media. Swimming enables the microbes to consume further nutrients if those in their vicinity are already consumed. All bacteria try to get away from the starting point as fast as possible to access fresh media. This mechanism can be employed for a game set-up. Selection and culturing of best swimmers leads to propagation of ideal swimming characteristics, which is why training may help gain a competitive edge. These bacteria can easily be stored in the fridge along with the supplied materials without any risk. The showdown competition is run by synthetic bacteria. Predators and prey communicate and regulate each other's density. Via molecular signals, the predator cells kill the prey while living prey rescues predators. The diverse and colorful crowd surrounding the spectacle was genetically engineered to carry different pigments, which was appreciated at the iGEM competition in 2009.
