HealthQuest is provided free of charge to educators who would like to use it to promote middle school students’ interest in health science careers. If you are interested in using the HealthQuest game-based learning environment in your classroom or in a remote learning configuration, contact us at intellimedia@ncsu.edu to request more information.
Technical Requirements
HealthQuest is available for Windows PCs, Macs, and Chromebooks with the following minimum specifications.
Windows Laptop or Desktop
| Internet Connection | Always connected to Internet |
| Operating System | Windows 10 or Windows 7 SP1+ |
| Screen Resolution | 1280×800 or more |
| Web Browser | Firefox (52 and later), Chrome (57 and later), Edge (79 and later) |
| Computer Processor | Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 and Opteron or later processors |
| Computer Memory | 2 GB |
| Graphics Card | Graphics card with DX10 (shader model 4.0 or later) capabilities |
Mac Laptop or Desktop
| Internet Connection | Always connected to Internet |
| Operating System | macOS 10.12+ |
| Screen Resolution | 1280×800 or more |
| Web Browser | Firefox (52 and later), Chrome (57 and later), Safari (12.1 and later) |
| Computer Processor | Intel Pentium Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz and later |
| Computer Memory | 2 GB |
| Graphics Card | Graphics card with OpenGL 3.3 or later capabilities |
Chromebook
Chromebooks can vary widely depending on the manufacturer and model. Use this chart to try to find your model’s specifications.
| Internet Connection | Always connected to Internet |
| Operating System | Chrome OS 70 or later |
| Screen Resolution | 1366×768 or more |
| Web Browser | Chrome |
| Computer Processor | Intel Celeron 2.16 GHz or later |
| Computer Memory | 2 GB |
| Graphics Card | Intel HD Graphics |