World Quantum Day apparently yesterday and Google took the opportunity with the launch Qubit gameas discovered by 9to5Google. Created in partnership with Doublespeak games, it’s been an “exciting journey to building a quantum computer, one qubit at a time,” says Google. The company also hopes the game and World Quantum Day will help generate some excitement in the field.
The game settles around Qubits, the basic building blocks of a quantum computer. It’s pretty simple (you won’t need to learn any quantum entanglement math or physics) with the goal of increasing the number of Qubits while keeping them cool. The more Qubits you have, the more difficult it becomes. In the end, you’ll “discover new upgrades, complete major research projects, and hopefully be a little more curious about how we’re building quantum computers” Written Google Quantum’s head of education Abe Asfaw.
The aim is to draw attention to quantum computing, because it seems that there are very few people working in the field. So Google is bringing games into the classroom, hoping to encourage educators to talk about the topic and expand access to quantum computing research.
“We need more students pursuing careers in building or using quantum computers and understanding what it feels like to be a quantum scientist or engineer,” Asfaw writes. “For me, that’s what World Quantum Day is all about: showing people what a quantum computer really is and how they can get involved.”
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