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<li>[[DictionaryBot]] can help you</li>
<li>[[DictionaryBot]] can help you</li>
<li>[[LinkBot]] can summon guides</li>
<li>[[LinkBot]] can summon guides</li>
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<h2>Scheduled Meetings</h2>
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<li><strong>[[Dev Chat]]</strong>&nbsp;- Held every second Wednesday, 6pm EST.&nbsp;Learn about game development status, ask the developers questions, report issues and suggest improvements.</li>
<li><strong>[[Monthly Eterna Meeting|Stanford Lab]]</strong>&nbsp;- Held on the first Friday of each month. Meet the scientists who synthesize our RNA in an actual lab! This is a&nbsp;live video meeting with Das lab at Stanford to talk about lab related research, where they give presentations of active projects. &nbsp;</li>
<li><strong>[[EteRNA University]]</strong>&nbsp;- Held&nbsp;on Wednesdays, 6pm EST when there is no Dev Chat, and often scheduled for additional times.&nbsp;Take live classes hosted by community members who teach skills that contribute to research &amp; development. Everybody has a skill or talent - share yours by teaching a class!</li>
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<h2>Resources for Players</h2>
<h2>Resources for Players</h2>
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<li>[[Educational resources]]</li>
<li>[[Educational resources]]</li>
<li>[[Script Documentation]]</li>
<li>[[Script Documentation]]</li>
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<h2>Miscellaneous</h2>
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<li>[[Blogs]]</li>
<li>[[Quotes and jokes]]</li>
<li>[[Press coverage]]</li>
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<p>EteRNA Wiki is just like any other wiki, it will be what users want it to be. Players are invited to participate! Groups can also create a space to interact:</p>
<p>EteRNA Wiki is just like any other wiki, it will be what users want it to be. Players are invited to participate! Groups can also create a space to interact:</p>
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<li><strong>Sign Up</strong>: Players can [[Special:UserLogin|Create an Account]].&nbsp;</li>
<li><strong>[http://eterna.cmu.edu/content/code-conduct Code of Conduct]</strong>&nbsp;- Read this for chat guidelines. Thank you for respecting the community!&nbsp;</li>
<li><strong>Join Groups</strong>:&nbsp;See examples in the [[:Category:Group|Group category]].</li>
<li><strong>[[Special:UserLogin|Sign Up]] </strong>-&nbsp;Players can create an EteRNA account.&nbsp;</li>
<li><strong>Attend Dev Chat</strong>: This is a biweekly chat session where players can ask the game developers questions, report problems and suggest UI improvements. [[Dev Chat]] is held every second Wednesday, 6pm EST.</li>
<li><strong>[[:Category:Group|Join Groups]]</strong>&nbsp;- Find common interests!</li>
<li><strong>Meet Stanford Lab</strong>: [[Monthly Eterna Meeting]] is a&nbsp;live video meeting with Das lab at Stanford to talk about lab related research, and give presentations of active projects. These meetings are held on the first Friday of each month.&nbsp;</li>
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<li><strong>Take Classes</strong>: [[EteRNA University]] is a live class hosted by community members who teach skills to contribute to research &amp; development. It is hosted on Wednesdays, 6pm EST when there is not a Dev Chat. Enjoy!</li>
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<h2>Fun</h2>
<ul>
<li>[[Blogs]]</li>
<li>[[Quotes and jokes]]</li>
<li>[[Press coverage]]</li>
</ul>
</ul>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Contributing</h2>
<h2>Contributing</h2>
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<ul>
<li><strong>Questions</strong>: This Wiki has a great Search option &amp; Resource list ( to the left ). If that does not answer your question, you may browse the&nbsp;[https://getsatisfaction.com/eternagame Forum] on GetSatisfaction, consult a [[Player-Created Guides|Player-Created Guide]], or ask your question in game Chat.&nbsp;</li>
<li><strong>[https://getsatisfaction.com/eternagame Forum&nbsp;Questions] -</strong>&nbsp;In the Get Satisfaction forums you can find answers to your questions, and start new threads for collaboration on issues and ideas.</li>
<li><strong>Issue Tracking</strong>: Did you find a bug? Is there a usability issue that you would love to see resolved? Do you have a great idea to share? Find out how to proceed in our wiki [[Issues]] page!</li>
<li><strong>[[Player-Created Guides]]&nbsp;</strong>- Players have discovered and created hints and tips for many types of puzzle strategies. If you get stuck, try browsing these guides for inspiration. If you found a great strategy, feel free to make a guide!</li>
<li><strong>Wiki Edits</strong>: Players are invited to please help expand our [[What is EteRNA|overview of the game]] and related topics. If you want to contribute and are unsure of pages to create, look for [[Special:WantedPages|red links]] or review the [[Special:RecentChanges|latest activity]]. Also here is an introduction <span id="docs-internal-guid-23aab5ab-9e9c-3a67-a51a-b16220b8f23e">on [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F3hotzntLN9DIGTl4-cM5BN-32nKiDvhz70LonCmWyA/edit# </span>how to edit in the Wiki<span id="docs-internal-guid-23aab5ab-9e9c-3a67-a51a-b16220b8f23e">]</span></li>
<li><strong>[[Issues]]</strong>&nbsp;- Did you find a bug? Is there a usability issue that you would love to see resolved? Do you have a great idea to share? Find out how to proceed!</li>
<li><strong><span id="docs-internal-guid-23aab5ab-9e9c-3a67-a51a-b16220b8f23e">[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F3hotzntLN9DIGTl4-cM5BN-32nKiDvhz70LonCmWyA/edit#&nbsp;</span>Wiki Edits<span id="docs-internal-guid-23aab5ab-9e9c-3a67-a51a-b16220b8f23e">]</span></strong>&nbsp;- Players are invited to please help expand our [[What is EteRNA|overview of the game]] and related topics. If you want to contribute and are unsure of pages to create, look for [[Special:WantedPages|red links]] or review the [[Special:RecentChanges|latest activity]].&nbsp;</li>
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Revision as of 04:21, 28 March 2014

 

Welcome To The EteRNA Wiki.

EteRNA is a game where players become citizen scientists,
working to better understand and predict the behavior of RNA.

 

 

Introduction to the Game

 

Scheduled Meetings

  • Dev Chat - Held every second Wednesday, 6pm EST. Learn about game development status, ask the developers questions, report issues and suggest improvements.
  • Stanford Lab - Held on the first Friday of each month. Meet the scientists who synthesize our RNA in an actual lab! This is a live video meeting with Das lab at Stanford to talk about lab related research, where they give presentations of active projects.  
  • EteRNA University - Held on Wednesdays, 6pm EST when there is no Dev Chat, and often scheduled for additional times. Take live classes hosted by community members who teach skills that contribute to research & development. Everybody has a skill or talent - share yours by teaching a class!

 

Resources for Players

 

Community

EteRNA Wiki is just like any other wiki, it will be what users want it to be. Players are invited to participate! Groups can also create a space to interact:

  • Code of Conduct - Read this for chat guidelines. Thank you for respecting the community! 
  • Sign Up - Players can create an EteRNA account. 
  • Join Groups - Find common interests!

 

Fun

 

Contributing

  • Forum Questions - In the Get Satisfaction forums you can find answers to your questions, and start new threads for collaboration on issues and ideas.
  • Player-Created Guides - Players have discovered and created hints and tips for many types of puzzle strategies. If you get stuck, try browsing these guides for inspiration. If you found a great strategy, feel free to make a guide!
  • Issues - Did you find a bug? Is there a usability issue that you would love to see resolved? Do you have a great idea to share? Find out how to proceed!
  • Wiki Edits - Players are invited to please help expand our overview of the game and related topics. If you want to contribute and are unsure of pages to create, look for red links or review the latest activity