Help the Higgs Boson escape from scientists! It's particle physics in a way you've never experienced it before.
*Or, maybe you have? The game originally came out in 2012 -- and currently (2020) is unavailable while I work on a major update. It will be re-released on iOS, online, as well as *new* on Android and PC/Mac.
The Science
The building blocks of this game are the real fundamental particles of our universe. All three generations of matter, from electrons to tau particles. And they even behave like they should - from attraction and repulsion, to neutrino oscillation and particle decay.
To learn more about the details behind the game, take a peek at Higgs 101.
For Teachers
Are you a teacher looking for resources? Great! Unfortunately, I haven't created any teacher tools for this game yet, but if you do end up using the game as part of a classroom activity, I'd love to hear about it!
Version History
- June 2012: Game released. Yay!
- August 2012: Higgs field levels released
- October 2012: Level editor added
Feedback
Questions? Comments? Bug reports? Stumped on a level? Send an email to ‘andy’ who is at ‘testtubegames.com’.
Press
Grab some screenshots, or learn more about the story of the game by going to our presskit(). Or you can always email me, andy, at this website's domain.
Higgs in the press:
- New Scientist - by Stephen Ornes
- Discovery News - by Jennifer Ouellette
- WebProNews - by Drew Bowling
- PhysicsWorld - by Tushna Commissariat
- The Reference Frame - by Me! (Posted kindly by Lubos Motl)
- Harry Balls - by John Busher
- Planet-Science - by P-S staff
- Washington Post - by Aaron Leitko
- Overclockers Club - by Guest_Jim
- New York Times: What in the World Is a Higgs Boson? - by Dennis Overbye, a brief, brief mention of my game
- New York Times: CERN scientists find new subatomic particle; could be Higgs - by Laura Shin, another brief mention of my game
- Game Review on Tecca - by Jo McClelland
