Outbreak at Watersedge

game

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Publisher: 

University of Minnesota School of Public Health

Developer: 

University of Minnesota School of Public Health

Outbreak at Watersedge puts players in the role of a public health official trying to track down the source of a mysterious illness. Players review medical charts, conduct interviews, investigate places where the outbreak may have started, and take samples of anything that may be related to the source. This free, online game was developed by the University of Minnesota.

Keywords: 

  • environment
  • free
  • online
  • simulation
  • teens
  • tweens

Topic: 

  • Public Health

Target Population: 

  • General Audience

Genre: 

  • Role-Playing
  • Simulation

Game Platform: 

  • Internet

Source: 

  • Free
  • Online

Partners

  • HopeLab
  • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
  • SAGE Publishing
  • UNICEF Kid Power