Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
This video introduces Give It A Shot, a vaccine game simulation used to experiment with multiple known pathogens. Players can select COVID, Influenza, Measles, or Polio and then run experiments using different amounts of safety precautions and vaccination rates. Play the game at - https://askabiologist.asu.edu/give-it-a-shot There is also a stand-alone game for COVID that you can play. The link to COVIDsim game introduction video is here - youtube.com/watch?v=YvGAWjmaDjM
Game links:
Give It A Shot - https://askabiologist.asu.edu/give-it-a-shot
COVIDsim - https://askabiologist.asu.edu/covid-sim
List of all Ask A Biologist games - https://askabiologist.asu.edu/games-and-simulations
00:00 - Overview
00:30 - Science behind the game
01:00 - Math used in the game
01:49 - How to play the game
02:57 - Play the game [World Cities]
09:16 - Compare outbreaks
10:34 - Collecting data - Experiments
This video introduces Give It A Shot, a vaccine game simulation used to experiment with multiple known pathogens. Players can select COVID, Influenza, Measles, or Polio and then run experiments using different amounts of safety precautions and vaccination rates. Play the game at - https://askabiologist.asu.edu/give-it-a-shot There is also a stand-alone game for COVID that you can play. The link to COVIDsim game introduction video is here - youtube.com/watch?v=YvGAWjmaDjM
Game links:
Give It A Shot - https://askabiologist.asu.edu/give-it-a-shot
COVIDsim - https://askabiologist.asu.edu/covid-sim
List of all Ask A Biologist games - https://askabiologist.asu.edu/games-and-simulations
00:00 - Overview
00:30 - Science behind the game
01:00 - Math used in the game
01:49 - How to play the game
02:57 - Play the game [World Cities]
09:16 - Compare outbreaks
10:34 - Collecting data - Experiments
