Accessibility of Materials Laboratory Experience for Engineering Undergraduates

工程-材料科学与工程（57）大多数在本科课程中学习材料的学生都没有通过动手实验来学习。通过这个项目，我们开发了一个电脑游戏，将开放式的方法与实验室体验结合起来，让学生可以应用他们在课堂上学到的知识。游戏应用材料工程（游戏）软件包括报告，互动，和模拟的动手经验。GAME将实验障碍整合到软件中，类似于在真实的实验室体验中通常会遇到的障碍。小组互动也通过学生小组海报的生成来促进，这些海报被上传到游戏中的一个特殊画廊中。在游戏中，“超级科技”实验室技术员会帮助学生，并向他们提问。安全和实验室协议是游戏系统不可或缺的一部分。在整个项目中，学生的学习和动机都被严格评估。

Engineering - Materials Science and Engineering (57)The majority of students who are learning about materials in undergraduate courses do so without the benefit of a hands-on laboratory. Through this project, a computer game is being developed to integrate an open-ended approach to a laboratory experience where students can apply their lecture-based knowledge. The Gaming for Applied Materials Engineering (GAME) software includes reporting, interaction, and simulated hands-on experience. GAME incorporates experimental roadblocks into the software that are similar to those that would normally be encountered during a real lab experience. Group interactions are also being promoted through the generation of student group posters that are uploaded into a special gallery within the game. The students are assisted and queried through the game by the "Super-Tech" lab technician. Safety and lab protocols are an integral part of the game system. Student learning and motivation are being rigorously assessed throughout the project.