With 16,500 visitors, Spielwiesn set a new record this year. In addition to classic board and card games, educational games and activities related to STEM topics had their own place in the Science Playground. This is also where the GALaQSci booth was located, where four tablets with the game “Qookies” were in constant use. Children in particular, but also some adults, entered into adventures in a secret quantum laboratory, solved puzzles, and took on challenges in the laboratory together with Yuki, the AI-based game companion. Cookies—Yuki's favorite snack and a sweet treat that fits the game's name perfectly—were of course also eaten in abundance.
An interview with Maite Maurer, Outreach Manager at GALaQSci, conducted directly at the booth, can be viewed on YouTube [in German]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0AfutjD0ic