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Foldit

2008 Protein Modelling video game
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Foldit

Summary

Foldit is a video game[1]. Foldit ranks in the top 5% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (245 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Foldit received the Deutscher Computerspielpreis[3].
  • Foldit's instance of is recorded as video game[4].
  • Foldit's instance of is recorded as citizen science project[5].
  • Foldit's instance of is recorded as Protein Modelling Software[6].
  • Foldit's genre is puzzle video game[7].
  • Foldit's developer is recorded as University of Washington[8].
  • Foldit is used for science[9].
  • Foldit is used for bioinformatics[10].
  • Foldit's platform is recorded as Linux[11].
  • Foldit's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[12].
  • Foldit's platform is recorded as macOS[13].
  • Foldit's country of origin is recorded as United States[14].
  • Foldit was published on 2008[15].
  • Foldit's official website is recorded as http://fold.it[16].
  • Foldit's main subject is protein folding[17].
  • Foldit's number of viewers/listeners is recorded as {'amount': '+1030236'}[18].

Body

Publication

Foldit was published on 2008[15]. Foldit's genre is puzzle video game[7].

Subject and Themes

Foldit's main subject is protein folding[17].

Reception

Foldit received the Deutscher Computerspielpreis[3].

Why It Matters

Foldit ranks in the top 5% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (245 views/month).[2] Foldit has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] Foldit is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

FAQs

What awards did Foldit receive?

Honors received include Deutscher Computerspielpreis[3].

Related Entities

bioinformatics Linux macOS Microsoft Windows science United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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