"TRUMP VS SCIENCE" ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO CHALLENGE SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS|"川普電玩"教玩家獨立思考 勿盡信網路推文

A majority of Americans think President-elect Donald Trump uses Twitter "too much," according to a new poll released. Interestingly, a Finnish developer has created an online game that allows users to blast Trump's contentious social media posts by hurling false symbols. It is intended to encourage ordinary people to challenge what they hear. Finland-based developer Psyon Games prides itself on incorporating science education into its creations. Riled by Twitter posts made by US President-elect Donald Trump, its developers decided to make a stand the only way they knew how. 'Trump Vs. Science' lets gamers blast contentious Trump Twitter posts by hurling 'False' symbols. It's a simple game, which mainly involves smashing a touchscreen at certain times. ==VALTTERI LAHTI, Psyon Games== He gave us the material himself. So, along the years, Mr. Trump made a lot of tweets and we found that some of them were alarmingly unscientific. 'Trump Vs. Science' is free to play online. Since launching earlier this year, the game has recorded over five million interactions. Lahti says the response so far has been mixed. ==VALTTERI LAHTI, Psyon Games== It's been quite divided. Many people find it really funny, others think that there may be some political aspect to it and that's why they don't like it. But the way we see it, we just really want to focus on the message, not the character himself, but on the message, what he is saying. Psyon Games has been demonstrating 'Trump Vs. Science' plus other creations at the recent Helsinki startup event Slush. Slush visitor Axel Kalland says the game is fun and could probably be applied to other politicians too. ==AXEL KALLAND, Slush Visitor== It's really simple, it doesn't take a lot of time to learn. And I think you could like go on and put different people there like Putin, or anyone, or Finnish politicians as well. The mission of Psyon Games is to bring science to everyone. And the hopeful effect is the impact that people will find this fun side of science. TRANSLATED BY：JESSICA OY