About the game
Epic Mosquito Quest is one of many interactive games and activities available on the Ask A Biologist website.
Terms of use
Privacy
Does this game collect any data?
Yes, the game collects the following data so that we can make needed changes or improvements. No personal data is collected or stored.
Data collected
- A randomly generated unique ID for each user
- Example ID - e903dbabb63b45f48823f56e980afd80
- Character selected
- Timestamp (when new game began)
- For each level:
- Level status (complete, incomplete)
- Number of times a learned section was opened
- Number of times a photos section was opened
- Number of correct/incorrect choices made
- Items found
- Playtime
- The game also saves the city, state, and country of the user, but does not record or store any IP addresses or GPS coordinates.
Funding and support
- The development of this game was supported by the National Science Foundation (award numbers 2047572)
Design and development
- Programming, design, and illustration by Sabine Deviche
- Writing and editing by Karla Moeller
- Consultation by Mina Johnson
- Play testing by Kasper Paaijmans
Sounds
Sound effects
- Action by Leszek_Szary via freesound.org CC0 1.0 Universal
- Bits by 150128 via freesound.org CC BY-NC 3.0 DEED
- Bubble by Glaneur de sons via freesound.org CC BY 4.0 DEED
- Chimes by smokinghotdog via freesound.org CC0 1.0 DEED
- Congratulations by elijahdanie via freesound.org CC BY 3.0
- Cleaning by Pixabay
- Door by SoundsForHim via freesound.org CC0 1.0 Universal
- Drill by Pixabay
- Footsteps by benzix2 via freesound.org CC BY 3.0
- Keys by Pixabay
- Locked by shelbyshark via freesound.org CC0 1.0 DEED
- Save by Renatalmar via freesound.org CC0 1.0 Universal
- Shuffle by bbrocer via freesound.org CC0 1.0 DEED
- Splash by Pixabay
- Spray by Pixabay
- Thunder by PNMCarrieRailfan via freesound.org CC BY-NC 4.0
- Whoosh by LittleRobotSoundFactory via freesound.org CC BY 4.0
- Wrong answer by bolkmar via freesound.org CC0 1.0 DEED
Music
- Outdoor by axtoncrolley via freesound.org CC0 1.0 Universal
- Indoor by TiagoThanos via freesound.org CC0 1.0 Universal
- Storm coming by John Britton via pixabay.com
Plants and animals
- Dog by fleurescence via freesound.org CC0 1.0 Universal
- Dragonfly by antoineopeng via freesound.org CC0 1.0 Universal
- Toad by katzlbt via freesound.org CC0 1.0 Universal
- Pigeon by JavierSerrat via freesound.org CC0 1.0 Universal
- Spider by rossb via freesound.org CC BY 3.0
Photos
- Bed net by Mx. Granger via Wikimedia Commons CC0 1.0 Universal
- Dragonfly (adult) by Pierre Deviche
- Dragonfly larvae by Greg Schechter via Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-2.0
- Mosquito biting human by Matti Parkkonen via Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA-2.5
- Mosquito biting snake by Geoff Gallice via Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.0
- Mosquito biting frog by Christian Fischer via Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA-3.0
- Mosquito biting bird by Jack Jeffery/USGS via Wikimedia Commons
- Mosquitofish by MarshBunny via Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA-4.0
- Rain barrel by Cornellrockey via Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA-4.0
- Rain barrel by SuSanA Secretariat via Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-2.0
- Rain barrel byبدارين via Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA-4.0
- Rain barrel by Benoit Rochon via Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-3.0
- Rain barrel by Pengo via Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-2.5
- Repellent coil by JIP via Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA-3.0
- Spadefoot toad by Kristof Zyskowski & Yulia Bereshpolova via Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-2.0
- Spadefoot tadpole by Pacific Southwest Region USFWS via Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-2.0
- Spider eating mosquito by JonRichfield via Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA-3.0
Version
Epic Mosquito Quest, version 1.1