Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
The question that comes up during any pandemic is - what if? What if we all wore masks, or did not step out of our social bubbles? What if most of us get vaccinated? With COVID sim you can test out the effect of different safety measures on COVID-19 in a town of your own design. Try out different options and compare the results to learn how different safety options measure up. This simulation tool will play on desktop, laptop, and mobile devices. Try it out for yourself - https://askabiologist.asu.edu/covid-sim/ There is also a companion vaccine game called Give It A Shot that includes the flu, measles, and polio, in addition to COVID-19. Here is the link to that game introduction video. youtu.be/_oLXCUPVfdQ
Game links:
COVIDsim - https://askabiologist.asu.edu/covid-sim
Give It A Shot - https://askabiologist.asu.edu/give-it-a-shot
List of all games - https://askabiologist.asu.edu/games-and-simulations
00:00 - Overview
00:28 - Play menu
00:39 - Play Design A City
02:23 - R0, R naught
04:20 - Compare outbreaks
04:44 - Experiments and data sheets
The question that comes up during any pandemic is - what if? What if we all wore masks, or did not step out of our social bubbles? What if most of us get vaccinated? With COVID sim you can test out the effect of different safety measures on COVID-19 in a town of your own design. Try out different options and compare the results to learn how different safety options measure up. This simulation tool will play on desktop, laptop, and mobile devices. Try it out for yourself - https://askabiologist.asu.edu/covid-sim/ There is also a companion vaccine game called Give It A Shot that includes the flu, measles, and polio, in addition to COVID-19. Here is the link to that game introduction video. youtu.be/_oLXCUPVfdQ
Game links:
COVIDsim - https://askabiologist.asu.edu/covid-sim
Give It A Shot - https://askabiologist.asu.edu/give-it-a-shot
List of all games - https://askabiologist.asu.edu/games-and-simulations
00:00 - Overview
00:28 - Play menu
00:39 - Play Design A City
02:23 - R0, R naught
04:20 - Compare outbreaks
04:44 - Experiments and data sheets
