Our project is centered around our game: Decodoku. This is a simple puzzle game based on the
science of quantum error correction
. By playing and coming up with a good strategy, you can do scientific research and help build a quantum computer.
By contributing you would have the opportunity to get acknowledged in any scientific papers that come from your results. You could even become an author on the paper! But these are not some sort of prize. They are recognition that these players are really working with us as fellow scientists.
To contribute, simply tell us your method for playing the game. You can do this in any way you like. You could make a video and commenting on your moves, annotate your save file, or do anything else that lets you share your genius.
We might then ask you a few questions to make sure we, and all the other players, truly understand your awesomeness. Then we'll share your description with all fellow other player/scientists.
The game produces save files that are complete records of your game. Finding them depends on your system.
iPhone/iPad - Connect to a computer and use iTunes File Sharing.
Android - Look for the folder sdcard/Android/Data/com.Decodoku.Decodoku (or something like that!) in your file manager.
Windows - Go to C:\Users\\AppData\LocalLow\James Wootton\Decodoku. But beware! The AppData folder is hidden.
Mac - Go to /Users//Library/Application Support/James Wootton/Decodoku
But remember, knowing what you are thinking when playing the game is more important to us than the raw data.