Developing a Video Game as an Awareness and Research Tool Based on SARS-CoV-2 Epidemiological Dynamics and Motivational Perspectives

Figure 5

Screenshot of SARS Wars, showing the two dimensions coordinate space summarizing the status of the pandemic at each question. Three data are crossed: the evolution of the number of infected individuals (red function), the evolution of the R₀ over 7 days (blue function), and the general motivation of individuals to follow the measures taken by the player (green function). These functions evolve according to the SEIR-based algorithm of the game (evolution of R₀ by multiplication of a number, evolution of the motivation by addition or subtraction of a number, both defined by the choices of the players). The player is invited to read the game’s vademecum (online appendix, accessible from the game’s menu) to interpret more precisely the various elements of the graphic.