Noether<\/a> was a German mathematician who made many contributions to the field of abstract algebra, proving and discovering Noether\u2019s first and second theorems. Lane said a huge reason she was chosen as the title character is for her first theorem, as well as her role in world history and as a woman in science.<\/p>\n\u201cI had this idea that what if what if Emmy [Noether] was this quest giver in this society that was trying to pull together even more knowledge and look for even more common themes and common characteristics and more unification across the disciplines?\u201d Lane said. \u201cThat\u2019s what your character is doing is you are part of her Noether society.\u201d<\/p>\n
Game rules and adventures produced through the grant are expected to be released for free to the public, educators and developers after the project concludes in summer 2028.\u00a0<\/p>\n
About the Game<\/p>\n
Adventures with Emmy is designed to integrate scientific thinking directly into tabletop role-playing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat Adventures with Emmy does is give you a framework for resolving those creative pathways that the players take,\u201d Lane said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the game\u2019s setting, players are led by mathematician Emmy Noether, where characters are sent into unfamiliar worlds to investigate and report back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s sending you out to these new worlds that need to be explored and made contact with,\u201d said Lane. \u201cAnd so you\u2019re kind of catching that sort of excitement of the process of discovery.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lane said the game aims to capture the feeling of scientific exploration, even when the activity is fictional.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou are going on missions to, yes, rescue cities and retrieve artifacts and defeat dragons, but also bring back what you learned so that she can eventually put it together into an even bigger, even more comprehensive theorem,\u201d said Lane.<\/p>\n
STEM Fields and Players<\/p>\n
As for what STEM fields the game will cover, Lane said the game will contain a lot of foundational fields, with the opportunity for advanced fields like medicine or biophysics to be expanded in the future.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When players begin the game, one of the first things they get to pick when building their characters is their field. According to Lane, choosing your field is analogous to picking a class in traditional tabletop role-playing games.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut instead of choosing fighter, wizard, cleric or rogue, you\u2019re choosing between biologist, chemist, engineer, mathematician, physicist,\u201d Lane said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Next Steps in Development<\/p>\n
The next big step in the game\u2019s development will be to play test, where people can play the game and give feedback, according to Lane.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lane said the first round of play tests will run from March 2026 through summer 2026. Then, Lane and his colleagues will use the feedback and observations from the tests to improve the game.<\/p>\n
In 2027, a second round of play tests is planned, and a full game release in 2028.<\/p>\n
\u201cAssuming [the play tests] work out, assuming we get a lot of thumbs up from that, we\u2019re looking at a full official release in Summer 2028,\u201d Lane said.<\/p>\n
Students at UNF will also have the opportunity to take part in play tests in March 2026, according to Lane.<\/p>\n
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