News: New browser strategy game has players tackle real-life bat catastrophe

Austin Yarger, lecturer in CSE, is working on a grant from the US Fish and Wildlife Service to spread the word about a widespread fungal infection in bat populations with a public service video game that simulates the predicament. The strategy simulation, which will enter beta testing in the fall of 2019, takes inspiration from the popular Plague Inc. and has players manage research resources and monitor bat migration to mitigate infection and prevent as many bat deaths as they can.