Collaborative Research: Gaming and Interactive Visualization for Education

工程学--其他(59)大多数人对信息的几何表示比符号表示更敏感，越来越多的教育工作者正专注于利用可视化向广大受众解释科学和工程知识。一种将课程材料与交互式可视化相结合的媒介可以成为教育和增强学习的强大工具。该项目正在开发游戏和交互式2D/3D教育可视化(GET)工具，向本科生解释抽象的工程概念。Gave为学习提供了一个不同于电子学习系统的互动游戏环境。在保留远程和异步教育等电子学习系统的优势的同时，GET系统通过将逐步平衡的目标、反馈、多目标结构、适应性得分、有意义的视觉呈现和情感参与等游戏特征融入到教育工具中，进一步增强了学习。正在为航空航天、电气和机械工程项目的选定课程创建软件游戏模块。目前正在开发三个独立的游戏系统，分别针对高中生、课堂上的学生/教师互动和课外练习。正在对来自代表性不足群体的高中生和本科生进行广泛的测试，以确保它们的广泛吸引力。

Engineering - Other (59)Most people are more perceptive to geometric rather than symbolic representation of information and an increasing number of educators are concentrating on utilizing visualization to explain scientific and engineering knowledge to a broad audience. A medium that combines course materials with interactive visualization can be a powerful tool for education and enhanced learning. This project is developing the Gaming and Interactive 2D/3D Visualization for Education (GIVE) tools to explain abstract engineering concepts to undergraduate students. GIVE provides an interactive gaming environment for learning that is different from e-learning systems. While retaining the advantages of e-learning systems, such as distant and asynchronous education, the GIVE system further enhances learning by incorporating game characteristics such as a progressively balanced goal, feedback, multiple-goal structure, adaptive scoring, meaningful visual presentation, and emotional involvement into the educational tool. Software gaming modules are being created for selected courses in the aerospace, electrical, and mechanical engineering programs. Three separate gaming systems are being developed aimed at high school students, in-class student/instructor interactions, and out-of-classroom practice. The GIVE modules are being tested extensively with high school and undergraduate students from underrepresented groups to ensure their broad appeal.