What if playing a game on your phone could help scientists understand how diseases spread—and even prevent the next pandemic?
Introducing
a new kind of app built on the Epidemica platform from the Colubri Lab at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, co-creators and developers of the award-winning Operation Outbreak app.
Learn more about Epidemica
You'll make decisions, interact with others, and see the spread of a digital "pathogen" play out in front of your eyes.
But don't worry—there's no real virus involved. Just a unique opportunity to be part of cutting-edge science while having fun.
How it works
Download Epigames, enter the join code and join a simulated outbreak together with other participants
Make decisions about who to interact with, how to protect yourself, and how to earn points.
Watch your actions shape the outcome.
Designed for your privacy
Epigames is built with privacy and security at its core:
- No personal or identifiable information is collected.
- Your phone communicates only with nearby devices via anonymous Bluetooth signals.
- All data is securely stored using encrypted, cloud-based infrastructure.
You are always in control and can leave the simulated outbreak at any time.
Upcoming Event
Epidemic game at AUIB
This will be a two-week epidemic game to take place in the campus of the American University of Iraq - Baghdag (AUIB). Participating students will receive information about the fictional epidemic unfolding around them through the Epigames app and decide to whether adopt protective measures and earn points in the app based on those decisions. The resulting data from this app-based game will contribute to our research on the spread of infectious agents through contact networks.
Learn more about this epigameQuestions/Concerns? Please feel free to contact the Principal Investigator, Dr. Andres Colubri (Andres.Colubri@umassmed.edu)
