{"id":149072,"date":"2025-09-19T09:00:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T13:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149072///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149072//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149072//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149072//?p=149072"},"modified":"2025-09-24T09:24:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T13:24:34","slug":"biology-professor-computer-science-students-create-teaching-game-about-parasitic-wasps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149072///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149072//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149072//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149072//biology-professor-computer-science-students-create-teaching-game-about-parasitic-wasps/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149072//","title":{"rendered":"Biology Professor, Computer Science Students Create Teaching Game About Parasitic Wasps"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new desktop game is turning parasitic wasps into unlikely heroes. Released Sept. 9, on the digital platform Steam, The Crawling Dead introduces players to biology topics and the crucial role of this insect species in controlling pests and benefiting the environment./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149072/n

Led by UCF Professor of Biology Barbara Sharanowski and developed by computer science undergraduate students, the new game blends research with interactive learning./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149072/n

/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149072/u201cMy work on parasitic wasps and their symbiotic viruses forms the foundation for the game and other outreach efforts designed to engage the public with biology in a fun and accessible way,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149072/u201d Sharanowski says./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/149072/n