Disease Defenders

In MedMyst: Disease Defenders, players can choose to train with an epidemiologist, microbiologist, or veterinarian to learn how these experts work as a team to solve infectious disease outbreaks while using the scientific method. Each expert path has its own learning objectives and stresses different parts of the scientific method.

• Target Audience: Middle school
• Game Format: One independent mission / Single Player
• Game Time Duration:
• Main Subjects Covered:
    epidemiology     microbiology
    veterinary medicine
• Key Topics Covered:
  case-control study   necropsy  rabies
  science process skills
  scientific method
• Gameplay Difficulty: Intermediate—players have some freedom
  in their decision to move around to different locations in the game,
  engage in activities, and collect tools, but specific instructions
  and restrictions keep them on the right path.