description Project Discovery Overview
Project Discovery is a citizen-science activity incorporated into the online game EVE Online by CCP Games. Players complete data-classification tasks presented through an in-game interface, while aggregated results are supplied to scientific research projects. Different versions have used datasets from fields including human biology and astronomy, linking game participation with analysis that would otherwise require large amounts of manual work.
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When did Project Discovery go live in EVE Online?
CCP announced Project Discovery as live on Tranquility on March 9, 2016. It was integrated into the EVE Online client as a mini-game rather than released as a separate science application.
What real scientific data did EVE players analyze in Project Discovery?
The first version used high-resolution images of real human cells and asked players to identify biological patterns. The results helped expand the Human Protein Atlas database through a collaboration involving CCP Games, MMOS, and Reykjavik University.
What does a player actually do in Project Discovery?
Players inspect an image, classify its biological features, and submit the result for comparison with other players’ submissions. Successful participation also provides rewards inside EVE Online, linking citizen science to the Sisters of EVE storyline.
Is Project Discovery an EVE combat or mining activity?
No, it is a crowdsourced research mini-game embedded in the EVE client. It uses the EVE universe for context and rewards, but the core task is pattern recognition in scientific images rather than ship combat, mining, or market trading.
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