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An Educational Game with Three Multi-level Worlds

While the world sleeps, Nikki and Harold toil in the name of science.  Their invention? The latest and greatest in nanotechnology: the incredible size-switching machine! Learn more about the adventures of Nikki and Harold as you help them navigate the incredibly small world of the nanoscale...

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News and Publications:
Donahue Institute Evaluation  Report (2008)
    ASEE Evaluation  Paper (2008)
    Can videogames reshape STEM  education? (9/2012)
    Video game introduces youths to big  ideas about a nano-​​sized world (2/2011)
Contributions From:
Carol Lynn  Alpert, Director, Strategic Projects, Museum of Science, Boston MA
Ahmed  Busnaina, Director CHN, Professor Mechanical & Industrial Engineering at Northeastern University
Carol Barry, Education Director and Associate Director CHN, Professor Plastics Engineering at UMass Lowell
Chris Cerrato, Interface Design, Lead Graphic Designer, now with Metaversal Studios
Rocco Cieri, Science Coordinator and Biology Teacher, Medford Public Schools, Medford MA; NSF RET Teacher
Matthew Corcoran, Data & Testing Coordinator, Chemistry Teacher, Framingham High School, Framingham MA; NSF RET Teacher 
Kara Edwards, Voice Artist, karaedwardsVO
Robert Gable, Additional Programming, now a Software Engineer at Spirit Shop Inc.
Jackie Isaacs, Geckoman Project Manager, Associate Director CHN, Professor Mechanical & Industrial Eng at Northeastern University
Jay Taylor-Laird, Lead Game Designer, Senior Fellow in Digital Media and Game Design, Northeastern University
Dave Landry, Interface Design, now a Co-founder of Datawheel
Paul Langworthy, Game Programming, now with Metaversal Studios
John Loren, Lead Artist, now with Metaversal Studios
Ana Maria Marin, Spanish Text Translation, Training Instructor & Information Designer, A-Z Sophisticated Solutions
James Mullen, Additional Programming, now with Basho Technologies, Inc.
Randy O’Connor, Prototype Development, now with Tiger Style
Lisa Regalla, formerly Education Associate, Museum of Science Boston; now Interim Executive Dir at Maker Education Initiative
Casey Reuter, Character Animator, now Creative Director at 321 LAUNCH
Greg Salmon, Jr Game Designer, Research Experiences for Undergraduates, now Software Engineer at Backupify
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