The characters in the game include Wise Owl, Owlet, and the Zombie Squirrels. Owlet is the student figure and Wise Owl is Owlet’s sage advisor / professor figure.
In the game, your goal is to stop the Zombie Squirrels from spreading their Zombiegen by finding an “Anti-Zombiegen” in the lab that will counteract the effects of the Zombiegen. In order to find the Anti-Zombiegen, you will journey through three lab rooms: the biology lab, the chemistry lab and the analytical lab. Along the way, you will learn safe laboratory practices. In the end, if you follows safe laboratory practices, you will find the Anti-Zombiegen and saves the campus from the Zombiegen outbreak.
“Don’t Endanger the Owls” is a collaboration between the instructors of Rice University’s Responsible Conduct of Research Graduate Course, Rice’s Environmental Health and Safety and HyperWindows Inc.
What you'll learn
Learners will grasp safe laboratory practices in an adaptable learning environment, including:
- Understanding where to find appropriate safety information;
- Distinguishing among the correct personal protective equipment (PPE) that are required for different laboratory environments;
- Following all safety regulatory compliances while conducting a laboratory experiment;
- Identifying potential hazards in laboratory environments and make appropriate corrections;
- Following appropriate waste disposal, clean up and lab closure protocols; and
- Demonstrating fire and emergency preparedness.