Immune Defense video game: Join the oldest battle on Earth.

A project in Seattle, WA by Molecular Jig Games
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Pilot a microbot inside a body. Lead white blood cells in battle against pathogens. Real biochemistry, real time strategy, real fun.
Backers: 423
Average Pledge Per Backer: $71

Funded: $30,131 of $50,000
Dates: Dec 7th -> Jan 25th (50 days)
Project By: Molecular Jig Games
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Latest News

Final update!

January 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you, everyone, for your support. We met many new scientists, game developers and game enthusiasts at ASCB, NIH, MAGFest, and in Seattle, Philly, NYC and DC. We found a few new strategic partners as well. One will help us reach our minimum game... (Read More)

MAGFest loves Immune Defense

January 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi there, sweet Immune Defense backers! We spent all evening at MAGFest last night, showing Immune Defense as part of the Indie Video Games Showcase.  Around 7 PM in the evening, two games journalists came by and both asked to interview us for their... (Read More)

BREAKING NEWS!

January 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Announcing a fantastic Zombie Apocalypse game and Biochemistry game crossover event! The Indie Stone and Molecular Jig Games are teaming up for the crossover event of the century! Now in Immune Defense, players will get to experience the possible... (Read More)

How you can help!

January 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Team Immune Defense! Thank you for your financial contributions! Thank you for your suggestions!  Keep them coming! Our friend and biology comic Beatrice the Biologist (@BeatriceBiology) has tweeted about us and she's a backer!  And Women in... (Read More)

$15 game + all future games for backing us!

January 16th - via: kickstarter.com
***Anyone who pledges $15 or more to our project will receive one digital copy of Immune Defense and all future games ever released by Molecular Jig Games, as long as Melanie owns the company.*** We are brand tiny and new, you are making a big... (Read More)

Much support for Immune Defense!

January 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Gang, We have 254 backers.  Our Kickstarter video has been viewed 2766 times.  This means the 9.2% of people who watch our Kickstarter video decide to back our Kickstarter campaign!  I think that is fantastic. We made a truly innovative game.... (Read More)

Big Push!

January 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Immune Defense Backers! Thank you.  We have 237 backers, and likely more by the time I finish writing!  A very large percentage of people enjoy our game and our mission, we just need to reach more people!   I meet people everywhere, like last... (Read More)

Reach out!

January 8th - via: kickstarter.com
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We are a staff pick!

January 7th - via: kickstarter.com
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Another New Trailer

January 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Immune Defense fans, We have a new trailer that shows off the excitement of our game even better!  This will be the trailer we submit to Steam Greenlight.  See it here!  Tell us what you think!  I hope you love it and forward it to all your... (Read More)

Trailer!!

December 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear team! Happy New Year! We have a trailer!   If you like it serious, leave the sound down.  If you'd like a chuckle, listen to our pay by play.  My nephew Joe and I had a lot of fun making this.  We captured the main points of game play on... (Read More)

Gameplay trailer coming...... and more brewing behind the scenes.

December 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you all for your support! A lot is going on behind the scenes here. I am writing up guest blog posts for RU Incubator, re-making our press kit, and reaching out the the press. If you know anyone who might be interested in writing about... (Read More)

Immune Defense game update......

December 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Team Immune Defense, Thank you for your support!  I want to share our strategy for the rest of this Kickstarter.  We expected the holidays to be a slow time for Kickstarter, this is why we made our campaign extend through January 25th.  Here... (Read More)

$9,000 Thank you everyone!

December 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey Immune Defense fans!   We are closer and closer to 10%.  Thank you for all your support.  We are making a game play trailer this week......   and we are sending emails out to thousands of Immune Attack and Science Game Center fans.  So we... (Read More)

Game Demo Updated!

December 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Immune Defense fans, We are fixing bugs in the Game...  Did any of you beat level 5?  There was a "Staph 2" that didn't belong.  You could beat the level, though, if you.....   *spoiler!*   Better go play the old level 5 right away if you... (Read More)

One week!

December 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Friends, We made it to 16% funding in one week.  Thank you for your support! Please help us get the word out to more people!  Our direct link is www.ImmuneDefenseGame.com.  We are going to have a fun immunology conversation video soon, that... (Read More)

Game Development Update!

December 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey, second update in one day.  Just wanted to say that I am working on an update to our game demo.  No one has complained yet, but level 5 is pretty hard to beat.  Have any of you learned the secret of beating level 5?  And the Database text is... (Read More)

Dear Bacterionomicon backers

December 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Welcome to Immune Defense.  (For all the Immune Defense folks, the Bacterionomicon is a beautifully illustrated fantasy art book of bacterial pathogens that are lethal in humans.  Brandon Patton, a partner in the company Nerdcore Medical along... (Read More)

The Kickstarter Tour!

December 9th - via: kickstarter.com
ASCB annual meeting in Philly just ended!   We collected 100 email addresses from enthusiastic scientists.   December 15th Melanie will give a talk at noon at Rockefeller University about alternative career paths for post docs.   The next week... (Read More)

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December 9th - via: kickstarter.com
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Second day of the American Society of Cell Biology annual meeting and Zombie Cell Slam

December 8th - via: kickstarter.com
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Dear Immune Defense Kickstarter team

December 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Backers, Thank you very much.  I spent the day showing the game to scientists at the American Association for Cell Biology (ASCB).  The folks at the meeting were incredibly supportive.  One look at the game and they were excited; one glimpse... (Read More)

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