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Life on the Edge has not only been officially released in 2022 but has also piqued the interest of the media, with new features added in 2023, further fueling their curiosity.  

Release event

A video of the release event at MacEwan University. 

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Media Stories

CTV News | MacEwan University students create video game

Edmonton students have created a video game to help university students celebrating biology.

DarkJedi Plays | First Looks – Life On The Edge

Life on the Edge is an educational tower defense game. You play as a cell struggling to survive waves of bacteria and the COVID-19 virus. Protect your cell and build an understanding of cell biology at the same time!

MacEwan University News Article | Ready, player one

Life on the Edge, a single-player educational video game for biology students, was created by a multi-disciplinary team at MacEwan.

MacEwan University News Article | Faculty members receive federal SSHRC funding

MacEwan scholars to pursue their research on a range of topics – from facilitating homeless youth in retelling their stories to game-based learning in higher education to taking an Afrocentric approach to social work education.