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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.

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Math for America + Killer Snails!
March 25, 2022
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!...
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Inspirational, informational SXSWEDU!
March 16, 2022
Team Killer Snails attended our first SXSWEDU conference this week and we had an amazing time! Director of Learning Corinne Brenner facilitated a ...
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Presenting at SXSW EDU & Math for America in March!
March 3, 2022
Looking forward to an eventful March! First, we are headed to SXSW EDU where our Director of Learning, Corinne Brenner, will be facilitating a pan...
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200,000 BioDive Players!
February 24, 2022
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 delighte...
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GamesBeat presents Into the Metaverse Summit
January 14, 2022
Our CEO Jessica Ochoa Hendrix will join a roundtable discussion of The Metaverse with Louisa Spring of SAM Immersive and Stephanie Llamas of Vo...
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Reflections on 2021
December 29, 2021
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 ...
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SUBMERGE at Hudson River Park
October 22, 2021
Photo courtesy of Hudson River Park. This year's SUBMERGE Festival took place over three days with a mix of in-person and online activities. T...
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Killer Snails speaking at SXSW EDU!
October 13, 2021
Our proposed panel titled "Designing XR for Learning" was accepted into SXSW EDU 2022! The panel will feature Corinne Brenner, our Director of Lea...
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Killer Snails in National Geographic!
September 10, 2021
Dr. Mandë Holford, cofounder and chief scientist of Killer Snails, was featured in National Geographic! The article titled "How harnessing the pow...
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Killer Snails wins Black Women Talk Tech Pitch Competition!
August 17, 2021
Black Women Talk Tech held their 5th annual conference on August 12 and 13 which included informative talks and keynotes from industry leaders. Kil...
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Published Peer Reviewed Paper on Collaboration and Virtual Reality!
August 3, 2021
GeoForge is a multiple-player digital learning experience for middle school that leverages virtual reality (VR) and individualized websites for l...
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Ask a Scientist with Hudson River Park!
July 16, 2021
Dr. Mandë Holford, our chief scientist, and Corinne Brenner, our director of learning, took questions from a range of viewers and interns at Hudson...
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