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http://gizmodo.com/5841782/gamers-crack … treatments

(why am I not surprised, considering the number of gamers who are in or end up in some form of science anyway?)

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2 Reply by Gremrod (edited by Gremrod 2011-09-20 05:39:52)

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Winter Solstice wrote:

http://gizmodo.com/5841782/gamers-crack … treatments

(why am I not surprised, considering the number of gamers who are in or end up in some form of science anyway?)

I was wondering how long it would take for gamers playing FoldIt to find something like this.....

I just didn't think it would happen this quick.

+1 for gamification

That is awesome!

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Winter Solstice wrote:

considering the number of gamers who are in or end up in some form of science

That and getting a bunch of human brains to act like a compute cluster is gonna be pretty damn powerful for tasks that humans still do better than a CPU.

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I am waiting for "get paid for playing games!" big_smile

I wonder how long would it take for hackers to do a bot that simulates a human being... tongue

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Interesting thing, i read that in Hungarian news now big_smile

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Problem solving and spacial accuity skills are exactly what makes gamers good at gaming.