The Life Cycle of Malaria is an edutainment app that informs players about malaria in a creative manner. By allowing players to role-play as the mosquito and the malaria parasite, and interacting with different stages of the disease’s life-cycle, this application offers an alternative way of learning about malaria. With the intention of raising malaria awareness and offering a fun non-linear way of learning about the mosquito-borne disease for all ages – this app can be installed on your smartphone accessible around the world.
- Edutainment, aims to be educational as well as entertaining.
- Great alternative to traditional linear mediums (like books, videos), as it lets players interact and learn.
- Play from the perspective of the antagonist, the –anopheles mosquito- and the –plasmodium parasite-.
- Learn why mosquito bites itch, why pregnant women are more likely to be bitten, and how the parasite manages to survive.
- The first game of its kind which tries to visualize the malaria life cycle in 3D.
- Completely free, no ads.
Developer: Jakob Rossner & Nuffield Department of Medicine, UK
Developed: July 2014 -2015 , Updated April 2021 , developed with Unreal Engine 4
Website: https://www.thelifecycleofmalaria.com
Contact: jakob.rossner@ndm.ox.ac.uk
Twitter: @jakob_rossner
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ox.ac.uk.ndm.MalariaInteractive
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BttwNRUWRY
