{"id":4453,"date":"2024-09-08T18:34:43","date_gmt":"2024-09-08T16:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oa-cagliari.inaf.it\/seminari\/pixel-and-cosmo-hunters-inaf-new-frontiers-for-game-based-astronomy-education\/"},"modified":"2024-09-08T18:34:43","modified_gmt":"2024-09-08T16:34:43","slug":"pixel-and-cosmo-hunters-inaf-new-frontiers-for-game-based-astronomy-education","status":"publish","type":"seminari","link":"https:\/\/www.oa-cagliari.inaf.it\/en\/seminars\/pixel-and-cosmo-hunters-inaf-new-frontiers-for-game-based-astronomy-education\/","title":{"rendered":"PIXEL and Cosmo Hunters: INAF New Frontiers for Game-based Astronomy Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1814\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oa-cagliari.inaf.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PIXEL-and-Cosmo-Hunters-INAF-New-Frontiers-for-Game-based-Astronomy-Education.png\" alt=\"PIXEL and Cosmo Hunters: INAF New Frontiers for Game-based Astronomy Education\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oa-cagliari.inaf.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PIXEL-and-Cosmo-Hunters-INAF-New-Frontiers-for-Game-based-Astronomy-Education.png 500w, https:\/\/www.oa-cagliari.inaf.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PIXEL-and-Cosmo-Hunters-INAF-New-Frontiers-for-Game-based-Astronomy-Education-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Games and playful activities have emerged as powerful tools for public engagement and education, particularly in nurturing the learning of new generations. The INAF National Working Group on Game and Creative Learning has dedicated years to developing tailored games for astrophysics education. In this presentation, we examine the research conducted on two exemplary cases: PIXEL &#8211; Picture (of) the Universe and Cosmo Hunters, both meticulously crafted board games designed to engage learners of varying ages.<br \/>\nPIXEL provides a dynamic platform for high school education, immersing players in the intricacies of astrophysics research by emphasizing observation and analysis of cosmic bodies at varying resolutions. Conversely, Cosmo Hunters is tailored for middle school education, serving as an interactive introduction to the diverse frequencies of the electromagnetic spectrum and corresponding telescopes for astronomical observations.<br \/>\nThroughout this presentation, we delve into the preliminary results of our research to assess the effectiveness of these games and associated activities as educational tools. Specifically, we present the qualitative analysis of the national-scale PCTO program for PIXEL and the quantitative analysis of the OAA-OACa collaboration for Cosmo Hunters.<br \/>\nFollowing the presentation, we offer the possibility to play these games and new prototypes.    <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Brief CV of Dr. Giannandrea Inchingolo:<\/p>\n<p>Giannandrea Inchingolo is a Creative Scientist with a PhD in Physics from INAF &#8211; Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory. He led &#8220;Into the (un)known,&#8221; an immersive scientific art exhibition showcased at the 2020 Science Festival in Genoa and the Venice Biennale in 2021. Since 2020, he has been a member of the Game Science Research Center and Lead Game Developer, contributing to the creation of INAF board games for astronomy education.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-4453","seminari","type-seminari","status-publish","hentry","categorie_seminari-colloquium"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oa-cagliari.inaf.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/seminari\/4453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oa-cagliari.inaf.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/seminari"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oa-cagliari.inaf.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/seminari"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.oa-cagliari.inaf.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}