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Welcome to the Open Research Games Portal - your gateway to learning open science through play! Our curated collection features 30 ++ educational games that make complex research concepts accessible and engaging.

Discover & Play

🎮 Interactive Learning: Games that teach research methods, statistical thinking, and open science practices through hands-on experience.

🎯 For Everyone: From high school students to seasoned researchers, find games tailored to your learning level.

🔬 Evidence-Based: Each game is designed with pedagogical principles and learning objectives in mind.

How to Use This Portal

  • Browse: Explore all games using the cards below
  • Filter: Use the FORRT cluster buttons to find games by topic
  • Search: Enter keywords to find specific games by title, gameplay, topics, or FORRT clusters
  • Play: Click "Play Now" to start gaming immediately
  • Learn More: Click "Details" to see comprehensive game information

Ready to transform your understanding of open science? Let's play and learn together!

Shinny App Available here

Installation & Usage

Prerequisites

# Required packages
install.packages(c("shiny", "shinydashboard", "DT", "jsonlite", "dplyr"))

Running the App

# Set working directory
setwd("/Users/rdm/Desktop/oss/Open-Research-Games-Portal")

# Run the app
shiny::runApp()

Updating Data

  1. Update the Google Sheets with new games
  2. Run the R script to regenerate JSON:
source("Open-Research-Games-Portal.R")

For more information, contact info@forrt.org.

This work is part of the Framework for Open and Reproducible Research Training (FORRT) Project.

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