Like everyone else, we are pretty much stuck at home during the fight against the Coronavirus. However, there is a way we can fight back — by participating in the Folding@home project.
Folding@home is a project started by Stanford University that takes advantage of unused CPU and GPU resources to simulate protein movements and folding. More than 400,000 users are participating in the project, and its results are used to advance research in diseases like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and recently, SARS-CoV-2.
SWS has started a Folding@home team, and we are inviting you to join us!
To join the SimWorks Studios Folding@home team:
- Go to https://apps.foldingathome.org/getpasskey and generate a passkey.
- Download the Folding@home installer from https://foldingathome.org/start-folding/
- Run the installer and enter the following:
- Your chosen nickname
- Team number: 257458 (This is the SWS team number)
- Your passkey
- Select folding power and mode (“on idle” or “always”). Then just leave it running in the background.
- Send an email to info [at] simworksstudios.com with your Folding@home nickname and the email you used to register on the SWS site.
Bonus:
You can check our team’s progress here:
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If your Folding@home account completes at least one (1) work unit by April 12th, you will be eligible for a 5€ discount on any SWS product. We encourage you to try for more work units!
Learn more about the Folding@home project:
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Need support? Visit the project forum:
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