Marbility

A playful introduction to quantum gates, qubits, entanglement & probability.




   Till Beyer Sofia FellingerSeth LukinColby Lamson-Gordon
Ziye An
   Rishikaa Modi


    Introduction 
 This interactive exhibit introduces the audience to quantum concepts of entanglement, gates, probability, and qubits through an interactive game.


In the game, you and your teammate each control a qubit and try to score the correct probability given to you. You interact with gates and learn about probability and entanglement. With the aesthetics of Pinball and Plinko–widely-known, nostalgic games that are easy to understand–we attract people of all ages and backgrounds.


Inspired by old arcade games such as Plinko and Pinball.
    How to Play



    1. This is a 2 player game – bring a friend and play on the same team!
    2. To begin the game by pressing the ‘start’ button on the right.
    3. Both players are given a probability to aim for and a countdown begins on the screen.
    4. Each player is able to apply single qbits gates to their qbit that is represented by one side of the gameboard. The rotation of the encoder knobs applies an Rx gate and evolves the state of their qbit.
    5. Each player has 10 levers on the bord are affecting the state of the superposition. Some of them can be moved individually. Some of them are entangled with the other player's board, which means that when one player applys a gate to thatir qbit it will also affect the suberposition of the qubit of the other player. The entangled levers are Linked movement of the lever can be the same but it can also be faster, slower, or inverted.
    6. During the game the players are able to press the big entangle button in the middle of the interface, which changes the entanglement to a new random entanglement. So, the levers that are “linked” will connect in a new way, and the effect of the connections will be assigned randomly again.
    7. Entanglement : If you press the "Entanglement" button, the current entanglement will disappear and a new entanglement will be created, so that other levers will be connected to each other.
    8. Each player has a button with applies an x gate to their qbit.
    9. When the countdown reaches zero, their positions will be frozen and the players will be instructed to fill the machine with marbles.
    10. The marbles then move down through the boards and are counted at the bottom.
    11. When all the marbles have been counted, the scoreboard displays each player's score and the team's final score.


        Brief Description

    How can we engage people with little or no knowledge of quantum computing and quantum physics? How can we show dynamics between quantum gates, entanglement, and probability in a fun and accessible way? Marblebility is an educational and entertaining game to introduce quantum computing to a broader audience. How do we do this?


    In the game, you and your teammate each control a qubit and try to score the correct probability given to you. You interact with gates and learn about probability and entanglement. With the aesthetics of Pinball and Plinko–widely-known, nostalgic games that are easy to understand–we attract people of all ages and backgrounds.







    Process

    The Installation
    The animation


    Future Iterations



    The renderings