Not so much for porridge. While he was wrong about oatmeal — “gluey lumpishness, hint of slime” — he was right about inviting others to partake. Perhaps he would have found the pleasure ...

The game in question put a slime mold organism in an "arena" of agar. The students then guided the mold's movements by depositing food, in the form of oatmeal droplets, via a robotic system.