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Above is a link to an interactive game called, "Autopsy of a Murder."
After a little introduction to the crime, you will be given 5 pieces of evidence to click on. Once you click on a piece of evidence, you will be asked to click the answer to which you think is the best accessory to analyze the evidence. You are given 5 choices: photograph, measurements and diagram of the crime scene, polilight, revealing prints, taking samples. Once you choose one, it will tell you if it is relevant or not, and if it is, give you more information about your choice.
You will also be given the option of 4 labs (genetics, chemistry, ballistics, or fingerprint) to test your evidence in. Once you have chosen the correct lab, it will give you a little background information before entering the lab. If you scroll over the name of the lab, it will give you details as to why each lab is important. You will then click on all equipment available and learn about it (some equipment have animations, so be on the look out for those). You can also click on the person in each lab and learn about them (training required, their role, as well as what they do). If you so chose, there is a the pioneer file where you will learn about a person from history who held that position and read a short snippet about a famous case they worked on.
Though it is not the most exciting game ever, I felt it was very informative and I read a lot about information I hadn't previously known.
Above is a link to an interactive game called, "Autopsy of a Murder."
After a little introduction to the crime, you will be given 5 pieces of evidence to click on. Once you click on a piece of evidence, you will be asked to click the answer to which you think is the best accessory to analyze the evidence. You are given 5 choices: photograph, measurements and diagram of the crime scene, polilight, revealing prints, taking samples. Once you choose one, it will tell you if it is relevant or not, and if it is, give you more information about your choice.
You will also be given the option of 4 labs (genetics, chemistry, ballistics, or fingerprint) to test your evidence in. Once you have chosen the correct lab, it will give you a little background information before entering the lab. If you scroll over the name of the lab, it will give you details as to why each lab is important. You will then click on all equipment available and learn about it (some equipment have animations, so be on the look out for those). You can also click on the person in each lab and learn about them (training required, their role, as well as what they do). If you so chose, there is a the pioneer file where you will learn about a person from history who held that position and read a short snippet about a famous case they worked on.
Though it is not the most exciting game ever, I felt it was very informative and I read a lot about information I hadn't previously known.
I completed this interactive game and found it to be very informative and fun.
It went though 4 different labs which are Chemistry, Genetics, Ballistics, and Fingerprint. I thought that it was very interesting to find out what each specialist job description is and what type of training they need.
Also, in each lab there were different instruments that were used. In the Chemistry Laboratory there was the Chromatograph, which uses the samples that are collected are dissolved into a solution and then heated up. Once the molecules are heated up they are detected by the chromatograph by the order they arrive at the end. The second instrument that is used in this laboratory was the mass spectrometer which identifies the sample according to their weight.
In the Genetics Laboratory there were three different instruments that were used. These instruments were the micropipette, PCR, and the electrophosphoresis. The micropipette extracts samples of DNA that are very small. The PCR multiplies the DNA, so it can be tested many times. The final instrument is the electrophosphoresis which separates the DNA samples.
In the Ballistics Laboratory there were three different instruments used in this interactive game. The first instrument was the IBIS Hub, which compares the bullets digitally to other that are in a database. The second instrument was the Comparison Microscope, which compares two bullets next to each other at the same time. The final instrument that was a water tank. The water tank is used by the ballistics expert who fires the suspects weapon into this device which has water in it to slow down the bullet, this allows the expert to compare the bullet from the crime scene to the bullet fired by the suspects gun.
The last Laboratory is the Fingerprint Laboratory. This laboratory used two instruments in this game. The first instrument was the computer. By using the computer the expert can compare the fingerprints to others in a database while examining the fingerprints and identifying key marks in the prints. The second instrument is the powders. The powders that are used in the crime scene to lift the fingerprints differ in use by the texture, nature, and colour of the background.
I found this interactive game a lot of fun and very interesting. It was also very informative. The game helped me understand what type of training I would need in order to become an expert in the different laboratories and what type of education to have. I think that anyone any age can play this game and come out with an understanding of what happens behind the scene of a crime.