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## Homepage

- [Killer Snails
– KillerSnails](/content/site-root.html): Killer Snails creates extended reality and tabletop games aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards for K-12 students. Try virtual reality and augmented reality experiences created with funding from the National Science Foundation! (308 words)

## Articles & Blog Posts

- [How virtual reality turns students into scientists
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/how-virtual-reality-turns-students-into-scientists/index.html): 
Using low-cost virtual reality, education activist Jessica Ochoa Hendrix helps bring science to life in schools across the US. In this quick talk, she explains how a VR experience she developed invites students to explore underwater ecosystems as if they're marine biologists -- and envision themselves in other careers they might not have otherwise imagined. (128 words)
- [A Caiman ate a Howler Monkey at the New York Hall of Science Today!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/a-caiman-ate-a-howler-monkey-at-the-new-york-hall-of-science-today.html): This May team Killer Snails was invited to play test our latest science game at the New York Hall of Science and join in their massive STEM Expo along with some of the most exciting organizations in New York City! Students play Biome Builder outside the Connected Worlds Exhibit @ NYSCI  during the STEM Expo   Learners  (299 words)
- [order-game/biome-builder/index.html](/content/order-game/biome-builder/index.html) (396 words)
- [WaterWays - Sharks & Plastic
– KillerSnails](/content/collections/account-seats/products/waterways-sharks-plastic/index.html): Meet a shark and help understand why they’re vomiting plastic by hypothesizing and observing just how the plastic made it into their stomach. Track the plastic through a storm happening in Chimhe City, and learn more about the local ocean ecosystem!  Developed in collaboration with the Wildlife Conservation Society, Hu (304 words)
- [Terms of service
– KillerSnails](/content/policies/terms-of-service/index.html): Killer Snails creates extended reality and tabletop games aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards for K-12 students. Try virtual reality and augmented reality experiences created with funding from the National Science Foundation! (3,102 words)
- [Bringing VenomCoLab to Bank Street School for Children
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/bringing-venomcolab-to-bank-street-school-for-children.html): Yesterday, Killer Snails piloted with 90 students in 6th, 7th and 8th grade at Bank Street School for Children! This was our first time bringing VenomCoLab to a classroom so we were eagerly anticipating how the students would react to the collaborative science experience. We gathered some useful feedback and were delig (248 words)
- [Wrapping up 2025!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/wrapping-up-2025/index.html): This year brought a lot of new adventures! Product Updates After 2 years of research and development, we launched Venom CoLab at the American Museum of Natural History in April! In addition, we completed a total revision of BioDive! BioDive first launched in 2019 and after 5 years of gathering feedback from students an (558 words)
- [WaterWays - Restoring Ecosystems
– KillerSnails](/content/collections/account-seats/products/waterways-restoring-ecosystems/index.html): Build back a better ecosystem and help alleviate ecological problems and biodiversity destruction at Wavy Bay. Learn about the helpfulness of oyster reefs when it comes to water, flood reduction, and more before hypothesizing what they may do to bring Wavy Bay back to normal. Developed in collaboration with the Wildlif (329 words)
- [Assassins Of The Sea
– KillerSnails](/content/collections/card-games/products/killer-snails-assassins-of-the-sea/index.html): Silent assassins of the sea, cone snails use venom delivered through a needle-sharp tooth to attack their prey. Cone snail venom toxins are powerful enough to paralyze a large fish- or kill an unwary person. Yet in a surprising twist of nature, deadly venom toxins can become life-saving drugs! The first drug from cone  (347 words)
- [Killer Snails presents at NY Tech MeetUp
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/killer-snails-presents-at-ny-tech-meetup/index.html): On December 5, Killer Snails presented at the NY Tech MeetUp alongside four impressive companies- Scott Hall, Founder & CEO AltHub; Brian Buchanan, CEO, Cap3 Collective; Abiodun Johnson, Co-Founder & CEO, GeoCloud; Jessica Ochoa Hendrix, CEO, Killer Snails; Peter Thum, Co-Founder & CEO, Muse; Jake Peyser, F (214 words)
- [Welcoming Two New Educators!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/welcoming-two-new-educators/index.html): After receiving the Small Business Innovation Research grant to develop VenomCoLab we have hired two outstanding educators to consult with us on the content! They both have years of experience with middle school students and with a variety of science areas. Welcome to Killer Snails, Ken Andersen and Ashley McGrath!  Th (269 words)
- [WaterWays - Water's Journey
– KillerSnails](/content/collections/account-seats/products/waterways-waters-journey/index.html): How does water get to your home, and where does the drain take it when you’re done? Help prevent littering, conserve water, and soak up rainwater with green spaces in the process of learning the negative effects of combined sewer overflows, or CSOs, in Chimhe City. Developed in collaboration with the Wildlife Conservat (352 words)
- [BioDive
– KillerSnails](/content/collections/digital-games/products/biodive/index.html): Ages 10+, Single player 4 virtual reality experiences 20 pages in digital science journal Educator dashboard to monitor progress and provide feedback Get lost in the underwater world of BioDive. With immersive dual virtual reality and digital experience, players become marine biologists and investigate the ecosystem of (392 words)
- [2022 mEducation Alliance Conference
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/2022-meducation-alliance-conference/index.html): For the past few years, Killer Snails has attended the mEducation Alliance conference in Washington DC held at the Institute of Peace. The conference draws a large international crowd of folks from governments and non-governmental organizations from across the world. In prior year’s this conference has led to Killer Sn (178 words)
- [Privacy policy
– KillerSnails](/content/policies/privacy-policy/index.html): Killer Snails creates extended reality and tabletop games aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards for K-12 students. Try virtual reality and augmented reality experiences created with funding from the National Science Foundation! (1,000 words)
- [Sharing Killer Snails with Educators!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/sharing-killer-snails-with-educators/index.html): This week provided two opportunities to share our award-winning interactive science curriculum supplements! First, we were thrilled to take part in the “Video Games - The Great Connector” series - a big day today at  The City College of New York with Harlem Gallery of Science focusing on educator PD for using learning  (268 words)
- [CEO joins Panel at Columbia Business School
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/ceo-joins-panel-at-columbia-business-school/index.html): Jessica Ochoa Hendrix was delighted to join an incredible panel on Latinx Entrepreneurship in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. Ochoa Hendrix, CBS 09, joined Rachel Ten Brink, Jenny Fernandez, and Carlos Gamez on the panel moderated by Jorge Guzman.    Each panelist shared a bit about their entrepreneurial journe (206 words)
- [products/waterways-module-3/index.html](/content/products/waterways-module-3/index.html) (308 words)
- [Presenting at Joint Conference on Serious Games!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/presenting-at-joint-conference-on-serious-games/index.html): We were delighted that our presentation, “Venom CoLab: Exploring the science of venom in a collaborative, technology-supported experience for middle school learners” was accepted!  This international conference has been taking place annually for more than a decade in locations across the world from Berlin to Lisbon, an (271 words)
- [Trend Trackers
– KillerSnails](/content/products/trend-trackers/index.html): In Development   Trend Trackers is an interactive, problem-based learning supplement for students in grades 7-10 that takes place over five class periods. In Trend Trackers, students take on the role of a data scientist to investigate a mysterious rise in hospitalizations in a fictional city called Springfield. Student (155 words)
- [products/biodive-school-150-seats-virtual-reality-digital-experience.html](/content/products/biodive-school-150-seats-virtual-reality-digital-experience.html) (308 words)
- [products/waterways-module-2/index.html](/content/products/waterways-module-2/index.html) (308 words)
- [Submerge Festival 2022
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/submerge-festival-2022/index.html): The Killer Snails team was thrilled to be back at Submerge after the break due to the pandemic! This was the first time that Hudson River Park hosted Submerge on a Friday so school groups could attend as well as Saturday. It was a huge success with about 5000 visitors each day! Team Killer Snails loved showing off Wate (173 words)
- [news-blog/2017/3/22/weve-been-googled/index.html](/content/news-blog/2017/3/22/weve-been-googled/index.html) (337 words)
- [products/waterways-module-4/index.html](/content/products/waterways-module-4/index.html) (308 words)
- [products/waterways-module-5/index.html](/content/products/waterways-module-5/index.html) (308 words)
- [WaterWays - Nature-Based Solutions
– KillerSnails](/content/collections/account-seats/products/waterways-nature-based-solutions/index.html): Meet and speak to your neighbors and listen to the problems in the community before helping equip your neighborhood against environmental threats like heat, air pollution, and flooding. Learn about nature-based solutions before using them to save the day! Developed in collaboration with the Wildlife Conservation Societ (380 words)
- [products/biodive-classroom-30-seats-virtual-reality-digital-experience.html](/content/products/biodive-classroom-30-seats-virtual-reality-digital-experience.html) (308 words)
- [BioDive
– KillerSnails](/content/collections/account-seats/products/biodive/index.html): Ages 10+, Single player 4 virtual reality experiences 20 pages in digital science journal Educator dashboard to monitor progress and provide feedback Get lost in the underwater world of BioDive. With immersive dual virtual reality and digital experience, players become marine biologists and investigate the ecosystem of (392 words)
- [Killer Snails Returns to TED 2026!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/killer-snails-returns-to-ted-2026/index.html): Killer Snails at TED! Killer Snails is proud to return to the TED community in 2026, continuing a long-standing relationship with one of the world’s most influential platforms for ideas worth spreading. Over the years, both cofounders Dr. Mandë Holford and Jessica Ochoa Hendrix have taken the TED stage to share how sci (363 words)
- [WaterWays
– KillerSnails](/content/collections/account-seats/products/waterways/index.html): Become a Chimhe City scientist and investigate problems like plastic pollution, air and water quality, Urban Heat Island effect, and marine biodiversity. With these immersive and interactive activities, students will learn about water use and water stewardship and identify what they must do to heal the environmental he (518 words)
- [Connected Learning Summit 2025- New York Outpost!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/connected-learning-summit-2025-new-york-outpost/index.html): Today I had the opportunity to speak at the Connected Learning Summit's New York site! The conference was well organized and led by Jan L. Plass with a super interesting group of attendees! Thank you to Michael Preston for facilitating the panel, and thank you to idris brewster, LaToye Adams, and Michael Pursey for con (222 words)
- [Attending the National Science Teachers Association Conference!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/attending-the-national-science-teachers-association-conference.html): Killer Snails was thrilled to attend the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) conference in Atlanta as a vendor in the Exhibit Hall! The conference was an opportunity to showcase our newest technology, WaterWays, and interact with science educators, and gain insight into the latest trends and techniques in scie (267 words)
- [products/biodive-virtual-reality/index.html](/content/products/biodive-virtual-reality/index.html) (308 words)
- [Venom CoLab at EarthFest at the American Museum of Natural History!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/venom-colab-launches-at-earthfest-at-the-american-museum-of-natural-history.html): Venom CoLab, our collaborative science experience for 6th-8th graders, has officially launched!  This Saturday, our team got to introduce learners of all ages to the wonder of venom, and the surprising way deadly venom inspires new medicines. Visitors played the Natural Selection game from Venom CoLab, where players co (334 words)
- [From Playtesting to Public Systems: Killer Snails Connects Game Design
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/from-playtesting-to-public-systems-killer-snails-connects-game-design-and-environmental-learning-across-two-april-events.html): Students at City College engaging with WaterWays Augmented Reality This week, Killer Snails had the opportunity to engage educators, students, designers, and environmental leaders at two inspiring events that highlighted a shared theme: learning works best when it’s interactive, collaborative, and grounded in real-worl (753 words)
- [Well-Being by Design Fellowship!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/well-being-by-design-fellowship/index.html): We’re thrilled to share that our Design Director, Noelle Posadas Shang, has been selected for the Joan Ganz Cooney Center’s Well-Being by Design Fellowship! Earlier this month, Noelle joined fellow designers and industry professionals at a kickoff event hosted at the Sesame Street offices, where they explored ways to b (406 words)
- [Killer Snails Social Media Interns Visit Holford Lab!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/killer-snail-social-media-interns-visit-holford-lab.html): Cone snails are one of the most venomous creatures in the world. Their venom contains a cocktail of toxins that can be deadly to their prey, but it turns out that these toxins could also be used to cure certain diseases. In fact, scientists have been studying cone snail venom for years, hoping to find new treatments fo (504 words)
- [Search
– KillerSnails](/content/search/index.html): Killer Snails creates extended reality and tabletop games aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards for K-12 students. Try virtual reality and augmented reality experiences created with funding from the National Science Foundation! (77 words)
- [Looking back at 2024
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/looking-back-at-2024/index.html): As we look back at 2024, we learned so much from our colleagues and partners through both working together and by attending educational conferences!  Now as the year winds down, we want to highlight just a few areas for us- awards, partnerships, and product development. Awards WaterWays, our immersive, interactive scie (470 words)
- [Launching Venom CoLab!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/launching-venom-colab/index.html): We are so excited to announce that Killer Snails will be launching Venom CoLab on Saturday, April 5th at the American Museum of Natural History! Please come by between 11-4 to try out Venom CoLab in the beautiful Gilder Center! After 2+ years of research and development and a national Randomized Control Trial (data ana (391 words)
- [December 2022 NY Tech Meetup
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/december-2022-ny-tech-meetup/index.html): Demoers: Jessica Ochoa Hendrix - CEO, Killer Snails Peter Thum - Co-Founder & CEO, Muse Scott Hall - Founder & CEO AltHub Brian Buchanan - CEO, Cap3 Collective Danielle Gaglioti - Web3 Product Lead, Cap3 Collective Abiodun Johnson - Co-Founder & CEO, GeoCloud For more information about the NY Tech Alliance, visit our website at http://nytech.org ABOUT NY TECH ALLIANCE The mission of the NY Tech Alliance is to represent, inspire, support, and help lead the New York technology community and ecosystem to create a better future for all. We host a monthly Meetup as well as educational and social events, and focus programming and advocacy efforts on issues important to the technology sector and New York. http://nytech.org (125 words)
- [Blog
 – Tagged "Thought Leadership"– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/tagged/thought-leadership/index.html): From publishing scientific papers to presenting at game and educational conferences, the members of the Killer Snails team are contributing to some compelling conversations. Follow our news section to discover the fascinating science behind Killer Snails, learn about our research on games and science inquiry, and a get a glimpse of what our team is up to. (168 words)
- [Helping Share ‘How Things Work’ at Bronx Community College!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/helping-share-how-things-work-at-bronx-community-college.html): Tuesday’s How Things Work conference at Bronx Community College combined two of our favorite things: using interactive technology to reveal the hidden connections in our urban ecosystem, and getting to talk about science with students! This event brought together 6-12th grade students and a host of expert exhibitors al (299 words)
- [Designing for Tomorrow: Killer Snails at Games for Change 2025
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/designing-for-tomorrow-killer-snails-at-games-for-change-2025.html): This June 26–27, the Games for Change Festival returned to NYC’s Parsons School of Design with the theme “Designing for Tomorrow.” The two‑day event brought together 2,000+ creators, educators, and innovators exploring how games and XR can drive real‑world impact. A standout moment for Killer Snails was the “Playing wi (345 words)
- [Piloting VenomCoLab!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/piloting-venomcolab/index.html): Last month, we did our second round of piloting of our newest product, VenomCoLab, funded by the National Institutes of Health and developed for students in grades 6-8.  We visited the amazing 8th grade students of North Star Academy's Downtown Campus and they gave us some fantastic feedback! In Venom CoLab students le (226 words)
- [Design Thinking with Mouse
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/design-thinking-with-mouse/index.html): by Corinne Brenner, PhD It’s that time of year again…the post-it notes are flying, prototypes are being revised, and students all around NYC are diving into design thinking!  Each Spring for the past few years, I’ve participated as a mentor for Mouse Design League. In Mouse’s program, students create their own tech pro (380 words)
- [Playtesting VenomCoLab at the American Museum of Natural History!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/playtesting-venomcolab-at-the-american-museum-of-natural-history.html): We are really looking forward to starting our randomized control trial of VenomCoLab this fall, thanks to the generous funding of the National Institutes of Health, and feeling fortunate that we had the opportunity to go through one more in person test of all five days of content! Our playtesters during the week of Jul (281 words)
- [Case Study: WaterWays, a Research-Backed Investment for Student Engage
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/case-study-waterways-a-research-backed-investment-for-student-engagement-and-learning.html): Overview WestEd conducted an implementation study of WaterWays, a science learning program, to assess its feasibility, usability, and impact in elementary classrooms. The study, which included 13 teachers and 216 students across 4 schools, found that WaterWays was an effective and engaging tool for enhancing science ed (419 words)
- [Attending Climate Week NYC!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/attending-climate-week-nyc/index.html): Climate Week NYC brings over 600 events to the City each year, bringing people together around urgent issues. Killer Snails attended the Educating for Climate Action Summit at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian in New York City among other events this week!  This event offered valuable perspective (338 words)
- [CASE STUDY- Supporting Scientific Collaboration in Middle School with 
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/case-study-supporting-scientific-collaboration-in-middle-school-with-venom-colab.html): Using Venom CoLab to Kickstart Scientific Collaboration.   Participating in science is collaborative work. But how can K-12 science teachers support authentic scientific inquiry in the classroom? Developing a pharmaceutical drug from venomous organisms, for example, takes a whole team. A zoologist might identify a prom (1,052 words)
- [Tabling at SUBMERGE and visiting Washington DC!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/tabling-at-submerge-and-visiting-washington-dc/index.html): Killer Snails had an exciting presence at Hudson River Park's SUBMERGE Marine Science Festival, a dynamic event dedicated to marine science and conservation! This year's festival, held on Saturday, September 28th, offered a perfect platform for Killer Snails to engage with the community and inspire a new generation of  (287 words)
- [Research Process of Venom CoLab
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/research-process-of-venom-colab/index.html): Killer Snails has always been interested in using technology to help students see themselves as scientists, create engaging experiences, and bring something new to the classroom. How do we turn the promises of new features into valuable educational experiences that work for the students and teachers using them? Coordin (916 words)
- [Starting R&D on new product & winning awards!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/starting-r-d-on-new-product-winning-awards/index.html): We have two wonderful pieces of news for this blog! First- we are starting work on a brand new product called Trend Trackers! Trend Trackers will be an interactive digital product for students in grades 7-10. It will leverage the features of an interactive, personalized website to support a problem-based learning curri (249 words)
- [Presenting at ASU-GSV 2025!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/presenting-at-asu-gsv-2025/index.html): Attending the ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego was an exhilarating experience that inspired and energized me! As one of the premier gatherings for education and workforce innovation, the Summit brought together over 7,000 entrepreneurs, educators, investors, and policymakers, all committed to reshaping the future of learnin (325 words)
- [2024 Joint Conference on Serious Games!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/2024-joint-conference-on-serious-games/index.html): We had the pleasure of demonstrating Venom CoLab at the 2024 Joint Conference on Serious Games this week, held at NYU’s Brooklyn campus! This conference has previously been based in Europe, so it was a gathering of researchers, technologists and designers from all around the world.  The keynotes by Valerie Shute and Ju (337 words)
- [What Happens When Students Feel Like Collaborating Scientists?
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/what-happens-when-students-actually-feel-like-collaborating-scientists.html): This winter, 132 middle school students from Utah, North Dakota, and Illinois participated in Venom CoLab — an inquiry-based, collaborative science experience designed for grades 6–9. Venom CoLab is structured as a five-day immersive investigation. Students assume real scientific roles (Zoologist, Biochemist, Molecular (640 words)
- [Killer Snails at the Environmental Education Expo with Hudson River Pa
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/killer-snails-at-the-environmental-education-expo-with-hudson-river-park.html): Last night, the Killer Snails team had the joy of tabling at the Environmental Education Expo with Hudson River Park—and what an inspiring day it was. From the moment the expo opened, the energy was electric. Educators, families, and students stopped by our table to learn more about WaterWays, our immersive science exp (437 words)
- [Venom CoLab- finalist in the 2025 Best of STEM Awards
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/venom-colab-finalist-in-the-2025-best-of-stem-awards.html): We’re thrilled to share that Venom CoLab has been named a finalist for the Trailblazer: Middle School STEM category in the 2025 Best of STEM Awards. This honor celebrates innovative tools that inspire and engage students in science, technology, engineering, and math — and we’re proud to be recognized alongside other gr (328 words)
- [City of Water Day at Hunters Point Library!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/city-of-water-day-at-hunters-point-library/index.html): On Saturday, July 12, at Hunters Point Library in Long Island City, WaterWays made a big splash as part of City of Water Day- a citywide celebration to connect New Yorkers with their harbors, waterways, and climate resilience efforts. Hosted by the Waterfront Alliance and NY–NJ Harbor & Estuary Program, the event f (304 words)
- [WaterWays - Evaluating Progress
– KillerSnails](/content/collections/account-seats/products/copy-of-waterways-evaluating-progress/index.html): Sift through the data accumulated through the choices made to see how it impacted Chimhe City and present your findings as a scientist. Compare and evaluate how the changes impacted human and environmental health and create a poster to cite your findings about how water and nature are connected. Developed in collaborat (336 words)
- [Venom CoLab- ESSA Tier 2 Certified!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/venom-colab-essa-tier-2-certified/index.html): Venom CoLab, an inquiry-based, collaborative science experience for students in grades 6 to 10, is now certified as ESSA Tier 2! Over 5 class periods, students take on roles as scientists and work together to study venom. Each group of students studies a venomous organism like marine snails, snakes, sea anemones, or sc (646 words)
- [Reflections on the Well-Being by Design Fellowship
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/reflections-on-the-well-being-by-design-fellowship/index.html): With the support of the Well-Being by Design Fellowship, the Joan Ganz Cooney Center, the Youth Design Team, and my fellow fellows, I’ve gained invaluable insights—not only about designing for children’s well-being, but also about honoring my own. I’ve learned to trust the voices of the children and teens who interact  (641 words)
- [Playtesting VenomCoLab!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/playtesting-venomcolab/index.html): One of our favorite activities is bringing our prototypes to students to try them out. We love the feedback we get and particularly love seeing the students engage deeply with the science! VenomCoLab is an inquiry-based, collaborative science experience for 6th-10th grade students. Over 5 class periods, students take o (351 words)
- [WebXR Education Summit 05 of 22 — Empowering Teachers with XR Tools
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/webxr-education-summit-05-of-22-empowering-teachers-with-xr-tools.html): In this practice-focused panel, leading XR educators discuss the most effective tools available for use in the classroom and how teachers can employ them in lessons. Thank you to Paula MacDowell - Assistant Professor & Acting Department Head, U Saskatchewan @paulamacdowell; Kai Frazier - Founder & CEO, Kai XR @__Ka1; Steven Bambury - Founder, VirtualiTeach @steve_bambury; and Corinne Brenner - Director of Learning, Killer Snails @KillerSnails1; Presented by Powersimple in association with MetaVRse and XRconnectED Sponsored by Futurewei Technologies (153 words)
- [Peer review
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/peer-review-publications/peer-review/index.html): One of our favorite activities is bringing our prototypes to students to try them out. We love the feedback we get and particularly love seeing the students engage deeply with the science! One of our favorite activities is bringing our prototypes to students to try them out. We love the feedback we get and particularly (131 words)
- [WaterWays wins “Trailblazer: Early Learning (Pre-K to 6)” in the Educa
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/waterways-wins-trailblazer-early-learning-pre-k-to-6-in-the-educators-pick-best-of-stem-2024-awards.html): Killer Snails is proud to announce that WaterWays has been awarded the “Trailblazer: Early Learning (Pre-K to 6)” in the Educators Pick Best of STEM 2024 Awards! This award celebrates products that push the boundaries of technology for teaching and learning, highlighting Killer Snails’ commitment to innovative and impa (381 words)
- [The power of venom — and how it could one day save your life
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/the-power-of-venom-and-how-it-could-one-day-save-your-life.html): 
Venom can kill ... or it can cure. In this fascinating talk, marine chemical biologist Mandë Holford shares her research into animal venom, from killer sea snails to platypuses and slow lorises -- and explores its potential to one day treat human diseases like cancer. The mechanism behind this powerful substance is still mysterious, Holford says, but:  (155 words)
- [Speaking at ASU GSV 2024!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/speaking-at-asu-gsv-2024/index.html): We recently attended our first ASU GSV Summit which was a truly phenomenal experience! We heard from so many brilliant educators and founders of big and small companies. Meeting with many folks from across the country and starting new relationships was inspiring.  Killer Snails Co-Founder and CEO Jessica Ochoa Hendrix  (368 words)
- [How do games, apps, or emerging digital technologies affect the well-b
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/how-do-games-apps-or-emerging-digital-technologies-affect-the-well-being-of-children.html): The RITEC (Responsible Innovation in Technology for Children) project is a collaboration between UNICEF and LEGO group that has developed a framework to map how the design of children’s digital experiences affects their well-being, and help designers promote positive well-being through digital experiences. The Phase 2  (409 words)
- [Killer Snails on Science Friday!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/killer-snails-on-science-friday/index.html): We were thrilled to partner with Science Friday to create “Down the Drain: How Water Journeys Through City Sewers” a free environmental science activity!  Based on the content we designed for WaterWays. Children ponder questions like “Why do some neighborhoods flood when it rains? What happens to water after it goes do (288 words)
- [Playtesting VenomCoLab Chapter 2: From Paper to Digital Prototype
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/playtesting-venomcolab-chapter-2-from-paper-to-digital-prototype.html): The Killer Snails team is making exciting progress in the design and development of Chapter 2 of VenomCoLab! In Chapter 2, students analyze the venom sample they collected in Chapter 1 using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and mass spectrometry. They will compare their sample molecules to a library of ven (476 words)
- [2023 was an amazing year!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/2023-was-an-amazing-year/index.html):   Our team grew this year and we accrued new honors! Awards- We received our first Extended Reality Patent- a huge highlight, given that fewer than 13% of patent holders are women. Killer Snails is extremely fortunate to have the support of the National Institutes of Health TABA funding, which enabled us to secure the  (491 words)
- [10th Annual CUNY Games Conference
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/10th-annual-cuny-games-conference/index.html): The CUNY Games Conference of 2024 was an inspirational gathering!  The conference took place on Monday, Jan 22 over zoom and Tuesday Jan 23 in person.  Killer Snails presented two talks on Monday: “Promoting Science Identity Exploration: An Analysis of the Game Design Features in WaterWays.” TzuChin Chen (Killer Snails (283 words)
- [WaterWays wins at Serious Play!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/waterways-wins-at-serious-play/index.html): The International Serious Play conference has been a favorite of Team Killer Snails for years now. We love attending and learning from so many creative colleagues working in the educational games space!  This year's conference was particularly special for two reason. First, our Director of Learning, Corinne Brenner, at (238 words)
- [STEAM Night at T.H. Rogers!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/steam-night-at-th-rogers/index.html): Killer Snails attended our first STEAM night in Houston, Texas! One of our affiliate educators, Carolyn, attended a lively and engaging evening of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) night at T.H. Rogers, an elementary school in Houston that serves  Rogers serves gifted and talented children (189 words)
- [Treading new waters: Back to school with virtual reality
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/treading-new-waters-back-to-school-with-virtual-reality.html):   by Angela Carcione Middle School Science Teacher As an instructor for Summer Rise, a free summer school alternative for students in NYC public schools this past June, I was faced with a challenge: The DOE envisioned a fun, enriching program to re-engage students that would combine aspects of summer camp and summer sc (1,089 words)
- [2023 Ed Games Expo
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/2023-ed-games-expo/index.html): We are delighted to announce that we will be participating in the 9th Ed Games Expo on September 19-21st! This conference is always a highlight for us- dozens of educational games are represented and interesting talks are led by practitioners in the EdTech field! If you are in the Washington, DC area, please join us at (196 words)
- [City of Water Day: Join us at Queens Public Library at Hunters Point o
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/city-of-water-day-join-us-at-queens-public-library-at-hunters-point-on-saturday-july-15.html): Get ready to immerse yourself in the City of Water Day! We are thrilled to announce that we will be hosting a WaterWays event at the Queens Public Library at Hunters Point this coming Saturday at 12pm. Join us as we raise awareness about water conservation and environmental stewardship through an immersive experience f (271 words)
- [Killer Snails Awarded Patent for Extended Reality Learning Platform
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/killer-snails-awarded-patent-for-extended-reality-learning-platform.html): We are proud to announce the grant of Patent Number 11,763,691 for “Method and Learning System Platform for Extended Reality Digital Hybrid Education.” The patent marks a significant milestone, highlighting Killer Snails' commitment to advancing children's educational experiences through cutting-edge technology and inn (355 words)
- [External Link
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/peer-review-publications/external-link/index.html): One of our favorite activities is bringing our prototypes to students to try them out. We love the feedback we get and particularly love seeing the students engage deeply with the science! One of our favorite activities is bringing our prototypes to students to try them out. We love the feedback we get and particularly (131 words)
- [New York State Marine Education Association Conference
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/new-york-state-marine-education-association-conference.html): Killer Snails presented WaterWays at our first New York State Marine Education Association Conference this weekend! We really enjoyed meeting with so many marine educators and learned a lot from the other presenters. We heard from Captain Dave, founder of SqualusMarine, which films dives in the Long Island Sound among  (202 words)
- [WaterWays Launch Makes a Splash!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/waterways-launch-makes-a-splash/index.html): We created the following press release and were thrilled to see it picked up by Yahoo Finance, MarketWatch and more than 395 other sites! Killer Snails Launches Immersive Environmental Science Curriculum Supplement for Grades 3-5 [New York, June 13] – Killer Snails launched WaterWays, an innovative 3rd-5th grade scienc (633 words)
- [Dive into Science with WaterWays: An Immersive Curriculum Supplement f
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/dive-into-science-with-waterways-an-immersive-curriculum-supplement-for-grades-3-5.html): Science education plays a vital role in shaping young minds and fostering a deep appreciation for the world around us. To enhance the learning experience of students in grades 3-5, we are excited to launch WaterWays, an immersive science curriculum supplement that brings the wonders of environmental science to the clas (609 words)
- [New SBIR grant awarded by the National Institutes of Health!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/new-sbir-grant-awarded-by-the-national-institutes-of-health.html):  Concept art for the upcoming VenomSquad experience Starting July 1st, Killer Snails will begin work on a new collaborative augmented reality experience for middle school students called VenomSquad! This grant is a FastTrack Small Business Innovation Research award that funds development for the next 2.5 years. VenomSq (254 words)
- [Educator Dashboard User Testing Completed!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/educator-dashboard-user-testing-completed/index.html): Educator Dashboard User Testing Completed!  By TzuChin Chen This summer, I joined Killer Snails’ learning team as a research intern, focusing on user research. As I worked towards my Master’s degree in Games for Learning at NYU, my goal for this internship was to gain hands-on, industry experience in educational games- (696 words)
- [Reflections on 2021
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/reflections-on-2021/index.html): 2021 was a tumultuous year for Team Killer Snails as it was for much of the world and we are grateful to celebrate so many milestones. During our first year of our partnership with BrainPOP, our National Science Foundation backed product, BioDive, launched the first module for free on the GameUP site. Thanks to the col (451 words)
- [Field trip to seals!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/field-trip-to-seals/index.html): Photo of Arthur H. Kopelman, Ph.D. President, Coastal Research and Education Society of Long Island Killer Snails and partners Hudson River Park, Wildlife Conservation Society, and The Mount Sinai Transdisciplinary Center on Early Environmental Exposures, have been developing WaterWays, an augmented reality (AR) experi (344 words)
- [Come see us at NSTA 2022!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/come-see-us-at-nsta-2022/index.html): Come see us at National Science Teachers Association Conference! We are SO EXCITED to have a table at NSTA Chicago this year! We haven’t tabled at a conference in over 2 years so we are excited to start seeing educators and colleagues again. NSTA has always been one of our favorite conferences as we get to meet so many (189 words)
- [SBA New York 2022 Small Business Person of the Year- Killer Snails CEO
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/sba-new-york-2022-small-business-person-of-the-year-killer-snails-ceo.html): Killer Snails CEO named New York’s Small Business Administration Small Business Person of the Year!   Beautiful wooden plaque from SBA SBA New York 2022 Small Business Person of the Year   Jessica Ochoa Hendrix, CEO & Co-Founder of Killer Snails, was named New York’s Small Business Administration Small Business Per (280 words)
- [GamesBeat presents Into the Metaverse Summit 
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/gamesbeat-presents-into-the-metaverse-summit/index.html):     Our CEO Jessica Ochoa Hendrix will join a roundtable discussion of The Metaverse with Louisa Spring of SAM Immersive and Stephanie Llamas of VoxPop Insights. The roundtable will discuss “Presence and agency in the metaverse” Virtual worlds can create spaces for genuine and fulfilling interaction, but how much agenc (229 words)
- [Inspirational, informational SXSWEDU!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/inspirational-informational-sxswedu/index.html): Team Killer Snails attended our first SXSWEDU conference this week and we had an amazing time! Director of Learning Corinne Brenner facilitated a panel called “Designing XR for Hybrid Learning” with idris brewster of Movers & Shakers, Lisa Castenada of Foundry 10, and Joel Sadler of Stanford University. The extreme (346 words)
- [Battle of the Boneless at Bishop Museum of Science and Nature!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/battle-of-the-boneless-at-bishop-museum-of-science-and-nature.html): The Bishop Museum of Science and Nature is having an amazing exhibit opening on July 8th and Killer Snails is delighted to be part of it! Dr. Mande Holford is joining their monthly speaker series, think+drink / science, on July 14th, 2021 at 7:00 pm in celebration of the exhibit opening. She will present for about 40 m (233 words)
- [Math for America + Killer Snails!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/math-for-america-killer-snails/index.html):   We were delighted to run a workshop for 30 of Math for America’s master teachers titled “What's in a Game? Games as a Tool for Teaching Science!” Through a pre-event survey and participants’ discussion, we learned that more than 70% of our participants already used games like Jeopardy and Kahoot in their classes, but (633 words)
- [Playtesting GeoForge in Roxbury, MA!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/playtesting-geoforge-in-roxbury-ma/index.html): Testing ideas with real students in real classroom contexts is an important part of Killer Snails’ process for building new experiences. In February of 2020, we visited 5, 6, and 7th grade classes at Roxbury Prep - Dorchester and Roxbury Prep - Mission Hill in Massachusetts to test out GeoForge, a new experience that a (446 words)
- [Futures of Education Launch at United Nations!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/futures-of-education-launch-at-united-nations/index.html): On Wednesday, September 25th, Killer Snails was invited to join the United Nations General Assembly High-level panel "The Futures of Education: Learning to Become."  We were thrilled to be there as UNESCO launched the Futures of Education global initiative.  We heard from President Sahle-Work Zewde of Ethiopia, Preside (430 words)
- [200,000 BioDive Players!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/200-000-biodive-players/index.html): February is coming to an end and we are beyond excited to announce that we’ve officially had more than 200,000 players on BioDive! We are delighted that so many children have met our venomous marine snails, our chief scientist, Dr. Mandë Holford, and learned more about these Killer Snails and their fascinating ecosyste (192 words)
- [What Goldilocks Got Right about Learning
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/what-goldilocks-got-right-about-learning/index.html): Before the age of Minecraft and likely around the time you were playing with Lincoln logs, or perhaps Duck Hunt, you heard a fairy tale about a precocious child named Goldilocks. The story of Goldilocks is really a lesson in psychology. She goes from too hot to too cold to just right. It’s that ‘just right space’ where (668 words)
- [Presenting at SXSW EDU & Math for America in March!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/presenting-at-sxsw-edu-math-for-america-in-march/index.html): Looking forward to an eventful March! First, we are headed to SXSW EDU where our Director of Learning, Corinne Brenner, will be facilitating a panel with idris brewer of Movers & Shakers, Lisa Castaneda of Foundry10, and Joel Sadler of Stanford University titled “Designing XR for Hybrid Learning” on March 8, 2022 a (287 words)
- [SUBMERGE at Hudson River Park
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/submerge-at-hudson-river-park/index.html): This year's SUBMERGE Festival took place over three days with a mix of in-person and online activities. Team Killer Snails joined the WetLab on Tuesday evening for our first in-person playtesting of WaterWays! With iPads and Chromebooks, we observed attendees trying out the website (231 words)
- [BioDive + BrainPOP!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/biodive-brainpop/index.html): Killer Snails has been a huge fan of BrainPOP for YEARS so we are thrilled to announce that the first portion of BioDive is available for free on the BrainPOP platform! During the first month of this partnership, we have had over 25,000 users experience BioDive through BrainPOP. If you are curious to try BioDive, you c (186 words)
- [Killer Snails in National Geographic!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/killer-snails-in-national-geographic/index.html): Dr. Mandë Holford, cofounder and chief scientist of Killer Snails, was featured in National Geographic! The article titled "How harnessing the powers of venom could lead to new medicines" was written by Elizabeth Landau and included several other researchers studying venom, and how it may be used in therapeutics.  Read (157 words)
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- [Killer Snails speaking at SXSW EDU!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/killer-snails-speaking-at-sxsw-edu/index.html): Our proposed panel titled "Designing XR for Learning" was accepted into SXSW EDU 2022! The panel will feature Corinne Brenner, our Director of Learning, with idris brewster of Movers & Shakers, Lisa Castaneda of Foundry10 and Joel Sadler of Stanford University.  The panelists will explore the challenges and benefit (223 words)
- [Dr. Mandë Holford appears on TED Radio Hour!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/dr-mande-holford-appears-on-ted-radio-hour/index.html): Killer Snails is a huge fan of TED with two of our co-founders giving TED talks in the last three years and now we have made it to the airwaves! Dr. Mandë Holford spoke with Manoush Zomorodi for Part 4 of TED Radio Hour Episode A Love Letter To The Ocean.  Click through to listen to this fantastic 11 minute segment! An (216 words)
- [Killer Snails wins Black Women Talk Tech Pitch Competition!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/killer-snails-wins-black-women-talk-tech-pitch-competition.html): Black Women Talk Tech held their 5th annual conference on August 12 and 13 which included informative talks and keynotes from industry leaders. Killer Snails was honored to be among the 5 fantastic companies invited to pitch. We were thrilled to take home the top prize! We really enjoyed learning about the other compan (207 words)
- [Coronavirus Science Activity at Home
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/science-activity-to-do-at-home/index.html) (103 words)
- ["Education Related Hidden Gems"
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/education-related-hidden-gems/index.html): We were so thrilled for our first digital game, Assassins of the Sea, to be included on GameKeys "Top Education Related Games- Hidden Gems." Assassins of the Sea was created with the American Museum of Natural History and features images from their collection.  In this exciting game, you are the scientist collecting pr (187 words)
- [WaterWays Development Continues with Phase II funding from the Nationa
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/waterways-development-continues-with-phase-ii-funding-from-the-national-institutes-of-health.html): Killer Snails and partners the Hudson River Park, Wildlife Conservation Society, and The Mount Sinai Transdisciplinary Center on Early Environmental Exposures, were awarded a Phase II grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue developing WaterWays, an augmented reality (AR) experience aligned to the Next  (313 words)
- [STEM for All Showcase!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/stem-for-all-showcase/index.html): Killer Snails was thrilled to take part in the 2021 STEM for All Video Showcase! Our video presentation featured our National Science Foundation funded product, BioDive, which combines virtual reality and digital journaling to enable students to experience the life of a scientist.  The attendees of this conference incl (272 words)
- [Welcoming Two New Interns!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/welcoming-two-new-interns/index.html): Killer Snails grew by two new team members!  Maurice Boothe Jr. is our new Research Intern! As a former teacher in Houston, Texas, Maurice is currently a Masters student in New York University’s Steinhardt Digital Media Design for Learning program. He will be spending his Spring Semester working closely with our Direct (267 words)
- [Chief Scientist Mandë Holford’s TED Talk!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/chief-scientist-mande-holford-s-ted-talk/index.html):   We were incredibly excited for our chief scientist, Dr. Mandë Holford, to give an outstanding talk on venom for TED! As fans of Killer Snails know, venom can kill ... or it can cure. In this fascinating talk, marine chemical biologist Mandë Holford shares her research into animal venom, from killer sea snails to plat (230 words)
- [Play NYC
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/play-nyc/index.html): This weekend, an amazing event took place… Play NYC! The family that dives together... thrives together! Over 160 indie game developers came together to show our work and it was a jubilant crowd. The room was packed with people on both days and we had our youngest ever player stop by! Baby VR face!   We saw game develo (364 words)
- [Reflections on 2019
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/reflections-on-2019/index.html): Looking back at 2019, Killer Snails had quite a year! BioDive launch We started the year with piloting BioDive in 27 states and ended the year with our first paying customers. There were thousands of children playingBioDive in between and their (and our!) excitement was palpable.   Residencies Killer Snails took part i (463 words)
- [SETDA Emerging Private Sector Partner!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/setda-emerging-private-sector-partner/index.html): Killer Snails is poised for exciting growth! The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) announced the members of its ninth annual cohort of Emerging Private Sector Partners. These startups were selected through a competitive application process and include: Future Genius: https://www.futuregenius.or (181 words)
- [Summer Conference Months- come see us!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/summer-conference-months-come-see-us/index.html): We love the summer as it's a time for us to see many of our friends and colleagues at conferences. This summer the conferences are all still virtual and we'd love to see many of you! June 1-6 is the Ed Games Expo! We've been attending this for 5 years and every year we've met fantastic people and learned from our colle (293 words)
- [First Remote Playtest of WaterWays!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/first-remote-playtest-of-waterways/index.html): Last week we did our first remote playtest with a classroom of 5th grade English Language Learners at a public school in the Bronx. It was fascinating-  the KS team was all remote, and the classroom had two teachers; one teacher was in person with about 6 students present and one teacher who was remote with 9 remote st (488 words)
- [7th Annual Ed Games Expo!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/7th-annual-ed-games-expo/index.html): On January 8th through January 10th Killer Snails had the opportunity to join the 7th Annual ED Games Expo in Washington, DC! We kicked off the trip at Pearl Street Warehouse in the District Wharf with an introduction from Ed Metz and opening remarks from Frank Brogan, the assistant secretary of the office of elementar (732 words)
- [Ask a Scientist with Hudson River Park!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/ask-a-scientist-with-hudson-river-park/index.html): Dr. Mandë Holford, our chief scientist, and Corinne Brenner, our director of learning, took questions from a range of viewers and interns at Hudson River Park today! Participants learned more about Mandë's work turning venom into medicine, observed how Killer Snails turns scientific concepts into game before brainstorm (170 words)
- [Playtesting FUNDED in three boroughs!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/playtesting-funded-in-three-boroughs/index.html): Playing FUNDED over lunch! This week we had the opportunity to test out our newest game, FUNDED, developed with C&A Scientific at two schools and an after school program in three boroughs of New York City! Our first stop was the Boys and Girls Club of Queens. We watched a group of 16 middle school students play the (344 words)
- [Published Peer Reviewed Paper on Collaboration and Virtual Reality!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/published-peer-reviewed-paper-on-collaboration-and-virtual-reality.html): GeoForge is a multiple-player digital learning experience for middle school that leverages virtual reality (VR) and individualized websites for learning concepts in planetary science. We tested iterations of the experience in three schools (shortly before the pandemic), and observed how students' behaviors,  experience (247 words)
- [Announcing… WaterWays!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/announcing-waterways/index.html):   We are thrilled to announce that we are partnering with Hudson River Park, Wildlife Conservation Society, and The Mount Sinai Transdisciplinary Center on Early Environmental Exposures to develop WaterWays, an augmented reality (AR) experience aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards. Elementary school student (258 words)
- [Online-learning in the Time of Coronavirus
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/online-learning-in-the-time-of-coronavirus/index.html): By Jennifer Yarnall, full-time middle school science teacher enrolled in the Digital Media Design for Learning Masters program and part time Killer Snails intern   At the outset of the pandemic, many educators were caught off-guard by the demands of remote teaching. As a middle school science teacher,  I already employ (1,429 words)
- [UNICEF Innovation Fund & Killer Snails!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/unicef-innovation-fund-killer-snails/index.html): On January 16, 2020, Killer Snails was thrilled to to lead a workshop for the current cohort of startups supported by the UNICEF Innovation Fund. The UNICEF Innovation Fund identifies, funds and provides guidance to early stage, open-source, emerging technology digital public goods with the potential to impact children (242 words)
- [Taking part in the 2020 iLRN Conference
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/taking-part-in-the-2020-ilrn-conference/index.html): Like so many events this year, the 6th annual iLRN conference had to change its venue, timing, and approach due to COVID-19. The organizers and participants had a number of tools at their disposal and a taste for exploration, making the transition to an online conference an opportunity to experiment!  The conference, h (535 words)
- [Goodbye 2020!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/goodbye-2020/index.html): 2020 was… quite a year! We are incredibly thankful for the community of educators who have led the way for our children to continue learning, growing, and maintaining a sense of stability.  Announcing BioDive We began the year excited about launching BioDive after two and a half years of research, iterating, and piloti (646 words)
- [Reflections from our Software Engineer Intern: Isaac
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/reflections-from-our-software-engineer-intern-isaac.html): Starlyn and Isaac exploring Mandë's lab during their first week When I was in high school, a teacher once asked my class, “what do you think the secret to getting a job is? Internships, internships, internships!” And every summer in college I would apply for an internship, confident and hopeful in landing one. After al (696 words)
- [Turning Downtime into Active Learning Time
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/turning-downtime-into-active-learning-time/index.html): As many families are now facing the challenge of schools closing due to the coronavirus, we’ve put together a list of resources to help keep children engaged with learning. Each of these impactful products has been developed using extensive pedagogical research and can support children learning offline and online with  (1,099 words)
- [Killer Snails at the Institute of Peace
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/killer-snails-at-the-institute-of-peace/index.html): Killer Snails was thrilled to be invited to present at the 2019 Mobiles for Education Alliance Symposium held at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington DC. We met with ministers of education from countries all around the world and showed them our BioDive product!  The conference included representatives fro (339 words)
- [Killer Snails at the World Economic Forum!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/killer-snails-at-the-world-economic-forum/index.html): On Thursday, November 20th, Killer Snails took part in the DQ Institute’s Symposium: XR+ “How Immersive Media is Changing the Way We Learn, Interact and Advance as a Society” at the World Economic Forum. Our CEO spoke on a panel entitled “There and Back Again- The Prescient Legacy of Multiplayer Experience.” The panel  (314 words)
- [The TED Residency
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/the-ted-residency/index.html): The 2019 TED Residents in the NYC TED theater! We are thrilled to announce that our CEO, Jessica Ochoa Hendrix, has been named a 2019 TED Resident! She will be working out of the beautiful TED space and sharing our ideas for creating VR experiences for the classroom to excite children about science. Our whole team will (210 words)
- [Biome Builder - The First Year!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/biome-builder-the-first-year/index.html): Game Designer and Product Manager Noelle Posadas receiving awards! A little over a year ago we were thrilled to accept the award for Best Family Tabletop Game at the Boston Festival of Indie Games for Killer Snails while the game was still not published. Biome Builder is the first card game I (Noelle) have been the gam (468 words)
- [And that’s a wrap!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/and-thats-a-wrap/index.html):   Our CEO Jessica Ochoa Hendrix giving a talk on the TED stage After 14 amazing weeks working alongside creative folks like Daniel, the founder of WikiTongues, Michael Roberson, a brilliant educator and leader in the house ball community and Priscilla Pemu , a medical doctor researching the importance of the method of  (250 words)
- [Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in VR Conference!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/continuing-professional-development-cpd-in-vr-conference.html): This weekend, I (Corinne) was excited to participate in a panel moderated by Dr. Karen Alexander, with Cassondra Eng and Dr. Mina Johnson-Glenberg, at the #CPD in VR conference. This was the 3rd anniversary of the series which was envisioned as a professional development event for educators interested in learning about (560 words)
- [KS Secret Sauce? Playtest, playtest, playtest
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/ks-secret-sauce-playtest-playtest-playtest/index.html): Team KS has been quietly working on an exciting new project with our new friends at C & A Scientific. This week we were joined by Jen from C&A to playtest this work in progress at local camps, cultural institutions, and in game shops in the NYC area. Our goal for this week was simply to see what different types (431 words)
- [Almost ready for our close up!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/almost-ready-for-our-close-up/index.html): It’s hard to believe that this Friday marked our 11th week as Designers in Residence at the New York Hall of Science (NYSCI). While we’ve been lucky enough to spend a great deal of time in the halls before this experience, working with Explainers as they designed and prototyped their learning games was truly an extraor (447 words)
- [Dive In, Explore, Learn! VR experience Scuba Adventure: Philippines La
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/dive-iexplore-learn-vr-experience-scuba-adventure-philippines-launched.html): Our first virtual reality game!   Snail lovers, we’re excited to share that our first VR immersive experience Scuba Adventure- Philippines, on iTunes and Google Play and coming soon to OculusGO! Days are getting shorter in NYC and the temperature is dropping, but out of the studios of Killer Snails things are just hea (323 words)
- [Killer Snails is Serious Business…
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/killer-snails-is-serious-business/index.html): Jessica Ochoa Hendrix, Dr. Mandë Holford, and Dr. Lindsay Portnoy In the three and a half years we’ve been building Killer Snails we’ve focused intensely on making products that engaged students and educators.  The games we developed are made purposefully with the intention of adding value to the classroom experience.  (447 words)
- [Project Planning for Game Development
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/project-planning-for-game-development/index.html): Storyboarding a digital scavenger hunt interface! A big part of completing a project successfully lies in planning the path. Today at the New York Hall of Science, the Explainers and Killer Snails started the day by discussing the topics we had covered during our first month: Science Communication, Intentional Learning (364 words)
- [Submerge + Design + Make + Play
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/submerge-design-make-play/index.html): This fun-filled weekend we dived and designed with creators and learners big and small. On Saturday we SUBMERGEd ourselves at the fifth annualSUBMERGE NYC Marine Science Festival on Hudson River Park’s Pier 84. Just as the name implies, SUBMERGE is a deep dive into all things marine with the added bonus of highlighting (491 words)
- [Reflections from our Software Engineering Intern: Starlyn
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/reflections-from-our-software-engineering-intern-starlyn.html): Hello everyone! My name is Starlyn Urena Ventura, and I am a Software Engineering Intern on the Developer team at Killer Snails for the summer of 2018. Killer Snails Interns Starlyn and Isaac tour Dr. Mandë Holford's lab during the first week Over the past 8 weeks I had the opportunity to join Killer Snails as a Softwa (457 words)
- [National Science Foundation Video Feature!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/national-science-foundation-video-feature/index.html): So thrilled to see this poster when we arrived! We had a fantastic, educational time at the National Science Foundation Phase II conference and we are so honored to share a video that was made featuring our work! During the conference we learned more about growing our business, what others are doing in the field and so (207 words)
- [ED Games Expo Recap & Ed Trends 2018
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/ed-games-expo-recap-and-ed-trends-2018/index.html): Two awesome children diving into the ocean with BioDive!  Over 90 learning games and immersive experiences were on display this week at the ED Games Expo in D.C.. From modeling molecules to arguing people’s rights, applied and playful learning took center stage at this gathering of creators who brought a host of inspir (749 words)
- [Small Business Administration Emerging Leaders Graduation!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/small-business-administration-emerging-leaders-graduation.html):   Earlier this year, we mentioned that Killer Snails was accepted into the Small Business Administration’s Emerging Leadership Program. After 8 months of sessions, we were thrilled to graduate and receive a beautiful trophy! The SBA Emerging Leader program was led by Vanessa Best in collaboration with Man-Li Lin. The c (342 words)
- [Space Bears Anyone? Learning the Goldilocks Zone of Human Existence
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/space-bears-anyone-learning-the-goldilocks-zone-of-human-existence.html): Our newest game is out of this world… literally! We’re developing our first social VR immersive experience in which students role play as planetary scientists on a mission to terraform planets to find the key ingredients necessary for sustaining human life and for combatting climate change on planet Earth.     The work (373 words)
- [Small Business Administration Emerging Leaders Program!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/small-business-administration-emerging-leaders-program.html): 2019 New York City Cohort of Emerging Leaders We are thrilled to announce that we’ve been accepted into the Small Business Administration’s Emerging Leaders program! The program meets twice a month in the evening and provides support and personalized coaching in many of the less glamorous, but incredibly helpful parts  (399 words)
- [BioDive off with a splash!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/biodive-off-with-a-splash/index.html): Teachers and student scientists from Virginia, Maine, Ohio, Indiana, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and California were the first to accept their mission from the Field and Beaker Investigators (F&BI). BioDive our immersive dual virtual reality/digital biodiversity experience began a national pilot this week launching in (401 words)
- [18 Ways Killer Snails Grew in 2018
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/18-ways-killer-snails-grew-in-2018/index.html): Lindsay, Jessica & Mandë at SBA awards! 2018 was a banner year for team Killer Snails! We’re so grateful for the continued support of our friends and colleagues in the games, education, and science spheres and we can’t wait to continue to grow, collaborate, and launch new products in 2019! We wanted to share the sn (871 words)
- [Killer Snails Goes to Camp
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/killer-snails-goes-to-camp/index.html): Teacher educator Rycki Waldeck watches as campers discuss their strategy for building biomes. The summer heat isn’t slowing down team Killer Snails! This week we traveled to the Flat Rock Brook Camp in New Jersey. We met head counselor, teacher educator and super-mom Rycki Waldeck at MineFaire a few weeks back and she  (410 words)
- [Scuba Adventure: Philippines- coming soon!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/scuba-adventure-philippines-coming-soon/index.html): Coming soon to Oculus Go, Google Play and iTunes! In Scuba Adventure, you’re a marine biologist racing against the clock to tag marine creatures before your oxygen tank runs out of air. Navigating an underwater world, you will accomplish five distinct missions. This game was created by our award-winning team that inclu (283 words)
- [2018 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Recipients of the Year!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/2018-small-business-innovation-research-sbir-recipients-of-the-year.html): The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), New York District Office, named Jessica Ochoa-Hendrix, Mandë Holford and Lindsay Portnoy of Killer Snails LLC  as the 2018 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Recipients of the Year! We were thrilled to receive this honor! The (371 words)
- [Intentional Design for Intentional Play
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/intentional-design-for-intentional-play/index.html): Last Friday team Killer Snails headed west to the Intentional Play Summit in Mountain View. Our goal was to learn with some of our most inspiring colleagues from experts in education, games for social impact, emerging technology, and researchers from leading institutions. Dozens of thought leaders led talks and worksho (776 words)
- [Biome Builder Wins MORE awards!!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/biome-builder-wins-more-awards/index.html): We are SO THRILLED to announce that Killer Snails won the International Serious Play Gold Medal! The full press release is here, and we are among some excellent company! Lindsay, our Chief Learning Officer, and Noelle, our Game Designer, will be attending the Serious Play Conference that takes place July 10-12 and Lind (222 words)
- [Killer Snails Invade Serious Play
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/killer-snails-invade-serious-play/index.html): Our beautiful trophy! Earlier this month, the Killer Snails team had the opportunity to show off Biome Builder at the Serious Play Conference in DC. As the Serious Play Gold Medalist in education we were thrilled to play Biome Builder with the attendees at the game night. Playing Biome Builder! We also had the pleasure (398 words)
- [2019 Ed Games Expo
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/2019-ed-games-expo/index.html): On Monday, Jan 7, and Tuesday, January 8, Killer Snails joined more than 100 other educational game developers in Washington DC at the Kennedy Center for the 6th Annual Ed Games Expo- two days of demonstrating our products and learning from each other! Thanks to Ed Metz of the Institute of Educational Sciences the conf (1,210 words)
- [Snails at Minefaire!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/snails-at-minefaire/index.html): This weekend we had a fantastic opportunity to take part in MineFaire- an offshoot of Minecraft. Thanks so much to Steve Isaacs for the opportunity! We were incredibly impressed with the children we met who played Biome Builder and Scuba Adventures with us. Playing Biome Builder!   Some of the friends we made were expe (279 words)
- [A Killer Snails Feast For The Ears And The Eyes….
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/a-killer-snails-feast-for-the-ears-and-the-eyes/index.html): Looking for year-end treats you may have missed? Check out the latest podcasts and writings from our team. Podcasts for the ears Women in TECH Technycal Podcast with Lynn Loacker from DWT/Project W & Killer Snails! Bill Kozel has the awesome job of talking to entrepreneurs that bridge “when silicon alley meets sili (670 words)
- [Designers in Residence Showcase at NYSCI
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/designers-in-residence-showcase-at-nysci/index.html): Our residence at the New York Hall of Science comes to an end. Yesterday, Team Killer Snails attended the final showcase of the first class of Designers in Residence at the New York Hall of Science. We were thrilled to be part of this cohort along with Jaehyun Kim, who created some fascinating augmented and virtual rea (468 words)
- [Biome Builder is here!!!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/biome-builder-is-here/index.html): We have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of our Biome Builder games from the manufacturer and they finally arrived!! The story ends with this beautiful image: Biome Builder looks lovely and we are so excited!   But to show the full event, first, this nice man brought all the boxes: Then we had to open the first shippi (218 words)
- [Killer Snails Demonstrates BioDive at Ed Lab!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/killer-snails-demonstrates-biodive-at-ed-lab/index.html): EdLab staff asked great questions We were incredibly fortunate to have the chance to show our beta version of BioDive at Columbia’s EdLab. EdLab is a research, design, and development unit at Teachers College, Columbia University. EdLab envisions and pilots knowledge projects for a fundamentally different education sec (272 words)
- [NSTA Recap: Ceilings that Leak and Friends so Unique!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/nsta-recap-ceilings-that-leak-and-friends-so-unique.html): Fellow National Science Foundation SBIR grantees! This year’s NSTA National Conference in Atlanta brought together over ten thousand science educators from across the country and Team Killer Snails was lucky enough to spend time with friends both old and new! Our first day included a wonderful reunion with friends from (443 words)
- [Mapping Microbes, Migration, Mathematics, and more….
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/mapping-microbes-migration-mathematics-and-more/index.html): Kumari, Yuliya, Leah, and Samantha- Explainers at the New York Hall of Science On Friday, team Killer Snails spent the day with four extraordinary Explainers from the New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) as we launched our Designer in Residence program. Together we walked the halls of NYSCI, moving from exhibits such as Se (647 words)
- [Pitching on Dolphin Tank!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/pitching-on-dolphin-tank/index.html): Last night we had the opportunity to pitch on Springboard Enterprises Dolphin Tank! Jessica in mid-pitch Springboard Enterprise is a fantastic organization that offers unique events on topics useful to founders.  The Dolphin Tank events give founders the opportunity to practice pitching and receive feedback in a friend (235 words)
- [Toy Fair Extravaganza!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/toy-fair-extravaganza/index.html): Lead Game Designer Noelle is waiting to greet attendees! Attending Toy Fair was an amazing experience for Team Killer Snails! We were fortunate to be in the Launchpad space where we were near many other awesome companies- including game companies, indie fan book publishing, empathy building resources and more! Matthew  (389 words)
- [Biome Builder
– KillerSnails](/content/collections/card-games/products/biome-builder/index.html): Become a budding ecologist in search of creatures from four different biomes. Traverse the Amazon Rainforest, American Prairie, Sahara Desert, and Pacific Ocean in search of these species. Players will design their own food chain in a fast-paced card game, but keep an eye out as action cards can and will upset the natu (396 words)
- [Demo at the Kennedy Center on January 8th!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/demo-at-the-kennedy-center-on-january-8th/index.html): Come play with us! On January 8, KS is thrilled to go to the Kennedy Center for a day of demonstrating educational games! KS is bringing a virtual reality game, a digital game and a card game. Attending last year was a wonderful opportunity to meet many other people working in the learning space. We tried other people’ (202 words)
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- [DiR Week 3: The path to Game Development
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/dir-week-3-the-path-to-game-development/index.html): Our awesome NYSCI Explainers! Earlier today our lead programmer Christopher Pollati and I (Noelle Posadas) had the privilege of speaking with our NYSCI Explainers about the ins and outs of game development. These young women came prepared with questions about what it takes to join the world of game development and we o (564 words)
- [An Engaging Family Podcast Featuring Biome Builder!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/an-engaging-family-podcast-featuring-biome-builder/index.html): Our beautiful, treasured trophy from the Boston Festival of Independent Games!   Team Killer Snails is working at a breakneck speed to bring our latest Virtual Reality game BioDive to life. Earlier this month we successfully demoed the inaugural scene at the ED Games Expo and since then we’ve been hard at work building (362 words)
- [Killer Snails at the New York Hall of Science
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/killer-snails-at-the-new-york-hall-of-science/index.html): Showing the Explainers some Killer Snails VR! We are thrilled that Killer Snails has been selected to take part in the very first cohort of Designers-In-Residence at the New York Hall of Science (NYSCI). The program is a way to extend engagement within each of the museum’s exhibits alongside Explainers, the young women (331 words)
- [Our Game Designer Speaks at Pratt!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/our-game-designer-speaks-at-pratt/index.html): Noelle dispensing wisdom!  Our award-winning game designer, Noelle Posadas, gave a lecture yesterday at her alma mater to about two dozen current and former Pratt Institute students. Noelle detailed a bit about her past year with Killer Snails which included coming up with the idea for Biome Builder, play testing it wi (235 words)
- [DiR Week 2: Science Learning and Connected Exhibits @ NYSCI
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/dir-week-2-science-learning-and-connected-exhibits-at-nysci.html): Left to right: Yuliya, Kumari, Leah, Samantha, & Dr. Holford Exhibits + Games + Venom + Ira Flatow @Science Friday = An amazing week two as Designers-in-Residence at the New York Hall of Science (NYSCI)! In a whirlwind day, Explainers heard from marine biochemist Mandë Holford, cognitive psychologist Lindsay Portno (808 words)
- [Biome Builder wins First Award!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/biome-builder-wins-first-award/index.html): We are SO THRILLED to announce that Biome Builder won the Best Family Game at the Boston Festival of Independent Games! There were many wonderful games there and the festival was really well organized. Here are all the winners- Noelle, our game designer, is crushing it in yellow!  All the 2017 Boston FIG winners!   Her (177 words)
- [Looking back at 2017
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/looking-back-at-2017/index.html): 2017 was an awesome year for us @KillerSnails1 and we’d like to share 9 reasons why we’re excited for #learninggames #vr & #STEMEducation in 2018    1. We received a @NSFSBIR grant to fund our #KillerIdeas for bringing VR to the classroom using @GooglePlay VR  #cardboard   2.  We were >300 % funded @kickstarter  (363 words)
- [Hear our Chief Scientist talk Gamification on Tuesday!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/hear-our-chief-scientist-talk-gamification-on-tuesday.html): Program Description As our regular readers know, gamification is the process of taking something – a website, an app, an online community – and using game play to motivate and engage customers, and keep them coming back for more. Businesses in the education, marketing, sales, energy and health sectors have used gamific (601 words)
- [Trick or treat with Killer Snails & Playcrafting!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/trick-or-treat-with-killer-snails-and-playcrafting/index.html): Noelle and Adam (an honorary Killer Snail) are playing Biome Builder and handing out Candy at Playcrafting's Trick or Treat Halloween Game Expo! Not only can you play with the extreme creatures below (Narwhals and Sloths are awesome!) but there will be loads of other fun games to try as well.  The event will be: Micros (198 words)
- [Killer Snails Science Friday!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/killer-snails-science-friday/index.html): Our Chief Scientist Mandë Holford is on Science Friday! She met with host Ira Flatow and had a fascinating discussion about Venomous Marine Snails which you can listen to here: https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/killer-cone-snails-for-your-health/ Mandë and Ira enjoyed the conversation so much and we hope you will  (191 words)
- [Ethics in Virtual Reality: Do the same rules apply?
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/ethics-in-virtual-reality-do-the-same-rules-apply/index.html): Learn more about ethics in virtual reality and what innovators like QuiVR are doing to address these issues. Source: https://medium.com/@lportnoy/ethics-in-virtual-reality-do-the-same-rules-apply-e405e7812d09 (131 words)
- [7 Habits of Highly Successful Presenters
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/7-habits-of-highly-successful-presenters/index.html): By JohnDiew0107 — Flickr, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=52747852   When was the last time you gave a pitch, taught a class, led a professional development, or facilitated a training? Did you use Powerpoint slides, Prezi, or one of the 36 other platforms for presenting information? Was it  (159 words)
- [Hunting for an adventure this weekend?
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/hunting-for-an-adventure-this-weekend/index.html): Are you on the hunt for an exciting activity this weekend? Team Killer Snails has you covered! This fast-paced stacking game takes 15 minutes to play & is perfect for everyone ages 5-105! We will be play testing our brand new science game Biome Builder at the Discovery Room at the American Museum of Natural History (257 words)
- [What every "B" student has in common
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/what-every-b-student-has-in-common/index.html):   There is one thing that every B student in the United States has in common. Can you guess what it is? Go ahead, take a minute. I’ll wait. Source: https://medium.com/@lportnoy/metrics-that-matter-how-vr-can-boost-classroom-engagement-and-learning-ff4714c21b5 (137 words)
- [Joy Hack Your Job!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/joy-hack-your-job/index.html): It’s 6:15 a.m. Monday morning. How do you feel? Are you pumped to tackle new problems this week or do you dread returning to the grind? Read more here... (130 words)
- [Pronghorns and Parrot Fish and Fruit Bats @ Girls Prep?
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/pronghorns-and-parrot-fish-and-fruit-bats-girls-prep.html): On Tuesday, June 20th Team Killer Snails play tested our latest game Biome Builder with the incredible middle school students at Girls Prep in NYC. Over the course of the school day 168 girls at this Bronx school played this fast-paced card game. Students at Girls Prep Playing Biome Builder   Sixth-grade science teache (460 words)
- [Building Biomes with 3rd Graders!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/building-biomes-with-3rd-graders/index.html): This April team KS was invited to unveil our latest science game, Biome Builder, with a group of brilliant 3rd-grade students at Somers Intermediate School in Westchester, NY. This group of 24 bright 8- and 9-year-olds were eager to try their hand at building food chains in each of the four different landscapes. After  (337 words)
- [The Landscape of VR/AR in Education
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/the-landscape-of-vr-ar-in-education/index.html): A dear friend asked for the skinny on up-and-coming companies doing interesting VR or AR work in the education space. I quickly realized this may be helpful for other folks in our space so I’m sharing it here and asking that you please share any edtechs doing VR/AR that I have missed in the comments below. Continue rea (164 words)
- [Launch events for Biome Builder!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/launch-events-for-biome-builder/index.html): Team Killer Snails has been playtesting and working on our newest game, Biome Builder for over six months and we are so excited to have the first launch event on Tuesday evening! We will be demoing Biome Builder from 4-7 PM on Tuesday, June 11 at Money G Card Shop which is located at 1 North Galleria Drive in Middletow (183 words)
- [Love in Virtual Reality
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/love-in-virtual-reality/index.html): Still from Second Life ( Alicia Chenaux/Flickr ) Source: https://digitalculturist.com/love-in-virtual-reality-cf173a106e92 (111 words)
- [Virtual Reality Will Fundamentally Transform Education
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/virtual-reality-will-fundamentally-transform-education.html): Here's how... Source: https://medium.com/@lportnoy/4-ways-virtual-reality-will-change-learning-1d2b291fbe7b (109 words)
- [WaterWays - Complete (STEM BUNDLE- 30 licenses)
– KillerSnails](/content/products/waterways-complete-stem-bundle/index.html): Become a Chimhe City scientist and investigate problems like plastic pollution, air and water quality, Urban Heat Island effect, and marine biodiversity. With these immersive and interactive activities, students will learn about water use and water stewardship and identify what they must do to heal the environmental he (545 words)
- [New Kickerstarter Stretch Goal
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/new-kickerstarter-stretch-goal/index.html): We are thrilled to announce Killer Snails is now fully funded! For those of you who have supported us, please know that we are incredibly grateful for your support. You've helped us make our dreams a reality!  We can't wait for you to share photos of you playing this strategic deck-building game very soon! And for thos (253 words)
- [The Neural Technology of Empathy and the Virtual Technology that Will 
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/the-neural-technology-of-empathy-and-the-virtual-technology-that-will-harness-it.html): Learn about the neural technology of empathy and how virtual reality will harness it! Source: https://medium.com/@lportnoy/the-neural-technology-of-empathy-and-the-virtual-technology-that-will-harness-it-2a5e89e11de3 (133 words)
- [STEMinism and a Sneak Peek at our Latest Learning Game
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/steminism-and-a-sneak-peek-at-our-latest-learning-game.html): On April 26th 2017 team Killer Snails joined some high school and college students in New York City at the annual STEMinism conference sponsored by the Feminist Press. This conference brings together the greatest minds in STEM research and innovation to challenge the over 400 student attendees to think critically and c (461 words)
- [Venom CoLab - Scorpion
– KillerSnails](/content/products/venom-colab-scorpion/index.html): The Scorpion team’s goal is to find a new treatment to help find cancer cells in humans. This group learns about the challenge of distinguishing cancer cells from healthy cells. To treat cancer, a peptide from venom can be used to stick a fluorescent molecule to chloride ion channels on cancer cells. When the cancer ce (124 words)
- [Our first fan-created song!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/our-first-fan-created-song/index.html): We have a theme song!   Team Killer Snails attended two gaming conferences this summer. At the first conference, Origins Game Fair, we met a musician who performs as Rhiannon's Lark. She really enjoyed our Killer Snails: Assassins of the Sea game and loved the backstory.  We saw her again at GenCon and she said that sh (330 words)
- [Children should be playing more games in the classroom. Here’s why
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/children-should-be-playing-more-games-in-the-classroom-here-s-why.html): Check out our latest article in the World Economic Forum about the promise of games in the classroom. Source: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/05/children-should-be-playing-more-games-in-the-classroom-here-s-why (135 words)
- [STEAMy seahorses, anchovies, and Killer Snails...
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/steamy-seahorses-anchovies-and-killer-snails/index.html): STEAMy windows are something we attribute to teenagers, but there are a few sea creatures that would win if we had a competition. This weekend our Chief Science Officer, Dr. Mandë Holford shared the stage with actress/model/film maker/animal behavior Hunter College Masters student Isabela Rossellini at the Museum of Mo (450 words)
- [Venom CoLab - Snake
– KillerSnails](/content/products/venom-colab-snake/index.html): The snake team’s goal is to find a new treatment to help make blood clot. This group learns about how platelet cells, a protein called fibrin, and a protein called von Willebrand Factor work together to make blood clots. People with von Willebrand Disease don’t have enough von Willebrand Factor in their body, so are at (131 words)
- [2017 Conferences Kickoff!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/2017-conferences-kickoff/index.html): Noelle at Ligo Project Here in New York City, we are still having snow and ice, but one of our favorite parts of spring is the beginning of conferences and conventions. The Killer Snails team were fortunate to join the Ligo Project conference March 4th and 5th. The Ligo Project is a community of life scientists, artist (351 words)
- [WaterWays - Complete
– KillerSnails](/content/products/waterways-complete/index.html): Become a Chimhe City scientist and investigate problems like plastic pollution, air and water quality, Urban Heat Island effect, and marine biodiversity. With these immersive and interactive activities, students will learn about water use and water stewardship and identify what they must do to heal the environmental he (520 words)
- [Metrics that Matter: How to use VR to transform classroom learning
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/metrics-that-matter-how-to-use-vr-to-transform-classroom-learning.html): How will VR transform the way we measure classroom learning... Source: https://medium.com/@lportnoy/metrics-that-matter-how-vr-can-boost-classroom-engagement-and-learning-ff4714c21b5 (127 words)
- [WaterWays - Sharks & Plastic
– KillerSnails](/content/products/waterways-sharks-plastic/index.html): Meet a shark and help understand why they’re vomiting plastic by hypothesizing and observing just how the plastic made it into their stomach. Track the plastic through a storm happening in Chimhe City, and learn more about the local ocean ecosystem!  Developed in collaboration with the Wildlife Conservation Society, Hu (304 words)
- [What learning science tells us about why we love or hate our work
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/what-learning-science-tells-us-about-why-we-love-or-hate-our-work.html):   Three specific reasons why your work is a joy or a drag... Source: https://medium.com/@lportnoy/the-three-reasons-why-you-hate-your-job-d7bcaa617dfc (133 words)
- [Biome Builder
– KillerSnails](/content/products/biome-builder/index.html): Become a budding ecologist in search of creatures from four different biomes. Traverse the Amazon Rainforest, American Prairie, Sahara Desert, and Pacific Ocean in search of these species. Players will design their own food chain in a fast-paced card game, but keep an eye out as action cards can and will upset the natu (396 words)
- [WaterWays - Evaluating Progress
– KillerSnails](/content/products/copy-of-waterways-evaluating-progress/index.html): Sift through the data accumulated through the choices made to see how it impacted Chimhe City and present your findings as a scientist. Compare and evaluate how the changes impacted human and environmental health and create a poster to cite your findings about how water and nature are connected. Developed in collaborat (336 words)
- [Happy Holidays + Awards Season!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/happy-holidays-awards-season/index.html): Hi Snail Lovers! We want to wish you a Happy Holidays and share some great tidings. Since our launch in March 2016 we’ve had a Killer run and our inaugural game "Assassins of the Sea" was recently nominated for two amazing gaming awards: First we’re nominated for the Best Table Top game for the 16 Bit Awards (Awards ce (377 words)
- [Embodied Cognition and the Possibility of Virtual Reality
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/embodied-cognition-and-the-possibility-of-virtual-reality.html):   Find out  how embodied cognition fuels the possibility of virtual reality... Source: https://digitalculturist.com/embodied-cognition-and-the-possibility-of-virtual-reality-ca2ec8fd05ea (122 words)
- [Venomics: The Science Behind Assassins of the Sea
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/venomics-the-science-behind-assassins-of-the-sea/index.html): Venom, Peptides, and Biomedical Research It may seem far-fetched that lethal venom can provide healing solutions, but the biochemistry behind Killer Snails: Assassins of the Sea is real. In fact, characterizing, or identifying, venom peptides is an area of active research. A peptide is a molecule that consists of amino (769 words)
- [Venom CoLab - Snail
– KillerSnails](/content/products/venom-colab-snail/index.html): The Snail team’s goal is to find a new treatment for pain in humans. This group learns about how pain is a signal sent between nerve cells. To stop pain, a peptide from venom can be used to bind to calcium ion channels and stop nerves from sending the signal. This group’s material is inspired by the real non-opioid pai (105 words)
- [We've been Googled!
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/weve-been-googled/index.html): For International Women's Day 2017 Google selected 40 women in STEM to feature in their virtual reality Career Expedition series and our own co-founder and Chief Scientist Dr. Mandë Holford was one of the 40! Google's Career Expedition program uses Google cardboard and 360 virtual reality to introduce content to classr (337 words)
- [Videos
– KillerSnails](/content/pages/videos-2/index.html): Ever seen a snail on the attack? Cone snails do not have to swim–or even move much– to catch a fish like this Pacific half-and-half chromis (Chromis iomelas). Watch this amazing real-life video of a cone snail at mealtime.   The Featured Fish Eaters: Conus striatus followed by Conus bullatus.  Learn how BioDive is used (418 words)
- [The Science of Gaming
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/the-science-of-gaming/index.html): Do you ever wonder why your child can sit in front of a screen playing Minecraft for endless hours; however, sitting down to complete half an hour of math can be as difficult as getting them to the dentist?  What is it about games that can both engage and teach our children simultaneously? Is it magic? Sort of!  Drawin (376 words)
- [WaterWays
– KillerSnails](/content/products/waterways/index.html): Become a Chimhe City scientist and investigate problems like plastic pollution, air and water quality, Urban Heat Island effect, and marine biodiversity. With these immersive and interactive activities, students will learn about water use and water stewardship and identify what they must do to heal the environmental he (518 words)
- [250% Funded on Kickstarter
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/250-funded-on-kickstarter/index.html): A snail for you, snail for you, a snail for you!   Thank you for showing snail love and for your amazing support. Our Kickstarter was 250% funded and all of our backers get a 3D printed snail… look how cool they are! This is a test sample- yours will probably not be red and will not have the stringy parts (scaffold) on (190 words)
- [WaterWays - Restoring Ecosystems
– KillerSnails](/content/products/waterways-restoring-ecosystems/index.html): Build back a better ecosystem and help alleviate ecological problems and biodiversity destruction at Wavy Bay. Learn about the helpfulness of oyster reefs when it comes to water, flood reduction, and more before hypothesizing what they may do to bring Wavy Bay back to normal. Developed in collaboration with the Wildlif (329 words)
- [Videos
– KillerSnails](/content/pages/videos/index.html): Killer Snails creates extended reality and tabletop games aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards for K-12 students. Try virtual reality and augmented reality experiences created with funding from the National Science Foundation! (162 words)
- [Table Top Games
– KillerSnails](/content/collections/table-top-games/index.html): Killer Snails creates extended reality and tabletop games aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards for K-12 students. Try virtual reality and augmented reality experiences created with funding from the National Science Foundation! (192 words)
- [Venom CoLab - Sea Anemone
– KillerSnails](/content/products/venom-colab-sea-anemone/index.html): The Sea Anemone team’s goal is to find a new treatment for autoimmune disorders. This group learns about how autoimmune diseases are caused by a person’s T-cells attacking their own body, mistaking cells for invaders like viruses and bacteria. To stop T-cells from attacking too much, a peptide can bind to potassium ion (118 words)
- [Killer Snails at CUNY Game Conference
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/presentation-at-game-conference/index.html): Learning from Nature: Marine Educational Games that Scaffold Science Inquiry The Killer Snails team presented a talk at the CUNY Games Festival titled "Learning from Nature: Marine Educational Games that Scaffold Science Inquiry." Our talk focused on a few major themes we've been exploring through the development of As (369 words)
- [Venom CoLab
– KillerSnails](/content/products/venom-colab/index.html): Venom CoLab is an inquiry-based, collaborative science experience for 6th-9th grade students aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Over 5 class periods, students take on roles as scientists and work together to study venom. Each group of students studies a venomous organism to find peptides or protei (348 words)
- [Try Venom CoLab!
– KillerSnails](/content/pages/venom-colab/index.html): VenomCoLab is an inquiry-based, collaborative science experience for 6th-10th grade students. Over 5 class periods, students take on roles as scientists and work together to study venom. Each group of students studies a venomous organism like marine snails, snakes, sea anemones, or scorpions to find peptides or protein (375 words)
- [Cone Snails
– KillerSnails](/content/pages/cone-snails/index.html): Killer Snails creates extended reality and tabletop games aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards for K-12 students. Try virtual reality and augmented reality experiences created with funding from the National Science Foundation! (117 words)
- [In the Zone
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/in-the-zone/index.html): IN THE ZONE Have you ever wondered why you can be driving and singing loudly to Bey’s new song but when someone pulls out of the side street ahead of you, your instinct is to turn down the music and slow down? What IS that? I’m so glad you asked. In today’s post I wanted to share with you the first reason why gaming is (1,219 words)
- [Killer Snails Celebrates Women in Science and Business
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/killer-snails-celebrates-women-in-science-and-business.html): This March, Killer Snails is celebrating women's contributions to science, entrepreneurship, and education---as well as reflecting on the challenges that still lie ahead.In 2014, Dr. Mandë Holford was elected a New Champion Scientist at World Economic Forum Annual Meeting of New Champions and participated in a panel en (269 words)
- [Kickstarter: Week 2 Begins
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/kickstarter-week-2-begins/index.html): This has been a really exciting week for the Killer Snails team. We are thrilled to end week 1 of our Kickstarter campaign with 55% funding!  Meanwhile, we had a great time showcasing and playing the game. Mandë played Assassins of the Sea at the American Museum of Natural History with the folks who showed up for Game  (223 words)
- [Killer Snails at the NYC Life Science Innovation Showcase
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/poster-presentation-at-the-life-science-innovation-showcasekiller-snails-at-the-nyc-life-science-innovation-showcase.html): We presented a poster titled "Learning from Nature: Marine educational games that assess scientific knowledge transfer through game play" at the NYC Life Science Innovation Showcase hosted hosted by Alexandria Center for Life Science. The format was fairly casual for the poster presenters; most attention focused on the (168 words)
- [Scuba Adventure: Philippines
– KillerSnails](/content/products/scuba-adventure-philippines/index.html): Experience the underwater VR world as a marine biologist in a race against the clock. Tag creatures, navigate the unknown, and come face-to-face with dumbo octopus, clownfish, shark, sea turtle, dolphin, lobster, and venomous marine snails as you tag venomous creatures who may harbor secrets to saving human lives.  Dev (76 words)
- [FAQ
– KillerSnails](/content/pages/faq/index.html): Killer Snails Accounts is used to connect you, your class, and our products. Click on the questions below to expand them Purchasing How do I buy your products? Visiting www.killersnails.com is the easiest way to purchase products. Our digital products and our card games are available here. How do I purchase BioDive and (1,373 words)
- [BioDive
– KillerSnails](/content/products/biodive/index.html): Ages 10+, Single player 4 virtual reality experiences 20 pages in digital science journal Educator dashboard to monitor progress and provide feedback Get lost in the underwater world of BioDive. With immersive dual virtual reality and digital experience, players become marine biologists and investigate the ecosystem of (392 words)
- [Digital Games
– KillerSnails](/content/collections/digital-games/index.html): Killer Snails creates extended reality and tabletop games aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards for K-12 students. Try virtual reality and augmented reality experiences created with funding from the National Science Foundation! (77 words)
- [WaterWays - Water's Journey
– KillerSnails](/content/products/waterways-waters-journey/index.html): How does water get to your home, and where does the drain take it when you’re done? Help prevent littering, conserve water, and soak up rainwater with green spaces in the process of learning the negative effects of combined sewer overflows, or CSOs, in Chimhe City. Developed in collaboration with the Wildlife Conservat (352 words)
- [Assassins Of The Sea
– KillerSnails](/content/products/killer-snails-assassins-of-the-sea/index.html): Silent assassins of the sea, cone snails use venom delivered through a needle-sharp tooth to attack their prey. Cone snail venom toxins are powerful enough to paralyze a large fish- or kill an unwary person. Yet in a surprising twist of nature, deadly venom toxins can become life-saving drugs! The first drug from cone  (347 words)
- [Page Team
– KillerSnails](/content/pages/page-team/index.html): Killer Snails creates extended reality and tabletop games aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards for K-12 students. Try virtual reality and augmented reality experiences created with funding from the National Science Foundation! (290 words)
- [Partners
– KillerSnails](/content/pages/partners/index.html): American Museum of Natural History Gaia Scholastic Hudson River Park Mount Sinai's Center on Health and Environment Across the LifeSpan (HEALS) New York Hall of Science  Queens Public Library Science Friday Wildlife Conservation Society (150 words)
- [WaterWays - Nature-Based Solutions
– KillerSnails](/content/products/waterways-nature-based-solutions/index.html): Meet and speak to your neighbors and listen to the problems in the community before helping equip your neighborhood against environmental threats like heat, air pollution, and flooding. Learn about nature-based solutions before using them to save the day! Developed in collaboration with the Wildlife Conservation Societ (380 words)
- [Account Seats
– KillerSnails](/content/collections/account-seats/index.html): Killer Snails creates extended reality and tabletop games aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards for K-12 students. Try virtual reality and augmented reality experiences created with funding from the National Science Foundation! (235 words)
- [History
– KillerSnails](/content/pages/history/index.html): Killer Snails creates extended reality and tabletop games aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards for K-12 students. Try virtual reality and augmented reality experiences created with funding from the National Science Foundation! (667 words)
- [Blog
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/news/index.html): From publishing scientific papers to presenting at game and educational conferences, the members of the Killer Snails team are contributing to some compelling conversations. Follow our news section to discover the fascinating science behind Killer Snails, learn about our research on games and science inquiry, and a get a glimpse of what our team is up to. (184 words)
- [Snail Gallery
– KillerSnails](/content/pages/snail-gallery/index.html): Conus PincepImage credit: AMNH/D. Finnin Conus EbraeusImage credit: AMNH/D. Finnin Conus ImperialisImage credit: AMNH/D. Finnin Conus PulicariusImage credit: AMNH/D. Finnin Conus TextileImage credit: AMNH/D. Finnin Conus GeographusImage credit: AMNH/D. Finnin Conus VictoriaeImage credit: AMNH/D. Finnin Conus Marmoreous (197 words)
- [Card Games
– KillerSnails](/content/collections/card-games/index.html): Killer Snails creates extended reality and tabletop games aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards for K-12 students. Try virtual reality and augmented reality experiences created with funding from the National Science Foundation! (191 words)
- [BioDive!
– KillerSnails](/content/pages/biodive/index.html): BioDive is aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards and development was funded in part by the National Science Foundation. To order seats and try for yourself, choose one of the options below: Single Seat-$4.99 Classroom (30)-$120 School (150)-$600 District - Get a quote   BioDive combines web-based virtual rea (321 words)
- [Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI) Policy
– KillerSnails](/content/pages/fcoi/index.html): For PHS/NIH-Funded Research Effective Date 4-3-2026 Policy Owner Jessica Ochoa Hendrix, CEO / Principal Investigator Regulatory Authority 42 CFR Part 50 Subpart F; 45 CFR Part 94 Applies To All Investigators engaged in PHS/NIH-funded research at Killer Snails Review Frequency Annually, or upon regulatory changes 1. Int (2,469 words)
- [Home page
– KillerSnails](/content/collections/frontpage/index.html): Killer Snails creates extended reality and tabletop games aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards for K-12 students. Try virtual reality and augmented reality experiences created with funding from the National Science Foundation! (77 words)
- [Images
– KillerSnails](/content/pages/images/index.html): Killer Snails creates extended reality and tabletop games aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards for K-12 students. Try virtual reality and augmented reality experiences created with funding from the National Science Foundation! (82 words)
- [Peer review publications
– KillerSnails](/content/blogs/peer-review-publications/index.html): Killer Snails creates extended reality and tabletop games aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards for K-12 students. Try virtual reality and augmented reality experiences created with funding from the National Science Foundation! (58 words)
- [WaterWays
– KillerSnails](/content/pages/waterways/index.html): WaterWays is a science curriculum supplement for students in grades 3-5. Aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards and the Connections to Excellence in Environmental Education - Guidelines for Learning (K-12). includes a personalized digital science journal and an augmented reality experience. (600 words)
- [BioDive Bulk Purchase Options
– KillerSnails](/content/pages/biodive-bulk-purchase-options/index.html): Thank you for your interest in BioDive! Please fill out this form so we can put together a purchase option to suit your needs. (143 words)
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- [Contact
– KillerSnails](/content/pages/contact/index.html): Killer Snails creates extended reality and tabletop games aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards for K-12 students. Try virtual reality and augmented reality experiences created with funding from the National Science Foundation! (27 words)
- [Team
– KillerSnails](/content/pages/team/index.html): Killer Snails creates imaginative game-based science learning experiences that capture the excitement and challenges of being a scientist. Founded by a scientist, an educational psychologist, and an MBA, our vision is to empower learners to use scientific skills to make a positive, tangible impact in our world. The mis (1,186 words)

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