Foldit
Sign in to saveFoldit is an online puzzle video game about protein folding. It is part of an experimental research project developed by the University of Washington, Center for Game Science, in collaboration with the UW Department of Biochemistry. The objective of Foldit is to fold the structures of selected proteins as perfectly as possible, using tools provided in the game. The highest scoring solutions are analyzed by researchers, who determine whether or not there is a native structural configuration (native state) that can be applied to relevant proteins in the real world. Scientists can then use these
Key facts
- Software.name
- Foldit
- Software.logo
- Foldit icon.png
- Software.screenshot
- Foldit screenshot 2.jpg
- Software.caption
- Screenshot of the Foldit application showing a folding puzzle in progress
- Software.developer
- University of Washington, Center for Game Science, Department of Biochemistry
- Software.latest preview version
- Perpetual beta
- Software.operating system
- Cross-platform: Windows, macOS, Linux
- Software.size
- ≈434 MB
- Software.language
- Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Indonesian, Italian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Scientist
- Software.language count
- 13
- Software.genre
- Puzzle video game, protein folding
- Software.license
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12 sectionsContents
- History
- Rosetta
- Foldit
- Goals
- Methods
- Virtual interaction
- Gamification
- Accomplishments
- Future development
- See also
- References
- External links
Foldit is an online puzzle video game about protein folding. It is part of an experimental research project developed by the University of Washington, Center for Game Science, in collaboration with the UW Department of Biochemistry. The objective of Foldit is to fold the structures of selected proteins as perfectly as possible, using tools provided in the game. The highest scoring solutions are analyzed by researchers, who determine whether or not there is a native structural configuration (native state) that can be applied to relevant proteins in the real world. Scientists can then use these solutions to target and eradicate diseases and create biological innovations. A 2010 paper in the science journal Nature credited Foldit's 57,000 players with providing useful results that matched or outperformed algorithmically computed solutions.
== History ==