Uni researchers learn from zombies (From Essex County Standard)
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Uni researchers learn from zombies
12:36pm Wednesday 30th January 2013 in News By Will Lodge
Nikolai Bode. Picture courtesy of Nikolai Bode and Mark Breckels.
ZOMBIES will be brought to life by academics at Essex University during a fun event in London.
Staff and students from the mathematical sciences department are taking part in ZombieLab at the Science Museum.
Visitors will be asked to imagine the world is in the grip of a zombie outbreak which they must escape from.
The game, called Horde, has been developed by Dr Edd Codling and post-doctoral research fellow Nikolai Bode to showcase some of their research into collective decision-making, and they will run an experiment alongside the game.
The free Science Museum event, for ages 15 and over, include 15 interactive experiencesand begins tonight before continuing this weekend between 12pm and 5pm on both days.
- For more information visit the event website.
