JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 The University of North Florida has received a $1.3 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a STEM education tabletop role-playing game.<\/p>\n
Dr. Brian Lane, an assistant professor of physics at UNF, will lead the project. The game, titled \u2018Adventures with Emmy,\u2019 aims to blend STEM education with collaborative storytelling.<\/p>\n
>>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<<<\/a><\/p>\n Dr. Lane, who is also a co-director of UNF\u2019s Northeast Florida Center for STEM Education, will utilize his expertise as a STEM education researcher and his experience as a third-party author for the Pathfinder tabletop roleplaying game.<\/p>\n The game will feature Emmy Noether, a prominent historical mathematician and physicist, as the primary quest giver. Noether is known for developing a theorem that summarizes college-level physics in a single principle.<\/p>\n The project involves collaboration with the University of Colorado Boulder, a national leader in STEM education research.<\/p>\n The game rules and adventures will be available for free to the public, educators, and developers after the project\u2019s completion in summer 2028.<\/p>\n Outreach events for playtesting the game will begin in Jacksonville and beyond, starting in March 2026.<\/p>\n [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks<\/a>]<\/p>\n