  There is a nationwide drive to get more girls into physics and coding, and
some educators believe gaming could be a way to get girls interested in coding
and STEM topics. This project, sponsored by NSF, is to create a QCD game that
will raise public interest in QCD, especially among K-12 girls, and increase
interest in coding among girls. Through the immersive framework of interactive
gameplay, this QCD phone game will allow the public to peek into the QCD
research world. The game design will fall into the "Match 3" genre, which
typically attracts a higher ratio of female players. The game will be
implemented initially as a phone app, and the gameplay would require learning
simple QCD rules to progress. By leveraging the willingness of players to
engage with the rules of an entertaining game, they are able to easily learn a
few principles of physics. The game is now available to download from the
Google Play store
(https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gellab.quantum3) and the
Apple Appstore (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/quantum-3/id1406630529)!
  We formed a development team of MSU undergraduate students to make the game
and provided them with a QCD curriculum. The game will be tested at MSU
outreach activities, as well as among local K-12 girls through school
activities, and feedback will be used to improve the design. The final game can
be easily distributed through various app stores and impact will be measured
through a follow-up survey. If such a new direction works to attract more girls
to coding and physics, one should develop more games to engage more girls in
STEM.
