CONTROLS:
↔ Swipe Left/Right to switch lanes.
↑ Swipe UP to Jump.

🟢 TO COLLECT:

• 📄 Pages: +2 Pages. 15 Pages = 1 Pub!
• 🟦 Open Data: +5 Pages.
• 📜 Grants (RARE): Protects from 3 APCs.
• 🏰 FORRT Boost (RARE): +1 Extra Life!
• 🛡️ Preregistration: Protects against p-hacking dangers.
• 🟪 p-Hacking: Speeds you up to get pages fast!

🔴 TO AVOID (JUMP OVER!):

• 🧱 Paywalls: Covers 2 lanes. DODGE or JUMP!
• 📚 Grading/Teaching: Blocks the lane. JUMP!
• $ APCs (COMMON): Grants 1 Pub, but drains 1 Life! (Grants pay this safely).

This game is a comical take on the "publish or perish" treadmill that early-career researchers must navigate to keep their jobs or get promoted.

It aims to raise awareness of systemic issues in academia (like paywalls, massive APC fees, teaching overloads, and p-hacking out of desperation), while highlighting positive solutions.

Researchers worldwide are pushing for fairer evaluations by signing SF DORA and joining CoARA. Everyone can sign SF DORA to support assessing research on its own merits rather than journal metrics.

To join a large community concerned with Open Science and social justice, join FORRT's open Slack channel!