Accessibility of Materials Laboratory Experience for Engineering Undergraduates

工程-材料科学与工程（57）在本科课程中学习材料的大多数学生都没有动手实验室的好处。通过这个项目，正在开发一个计算机游戏，将开放式方法与实验室体验相结合，学生可以应用他们基于讲座的知识。应用材料工程游戏（GAME）软件包括报告、互动和模拟动手体验。GAME在软件中加入了实验性的障碍，这些障碍与通常在真实的实验室体验中遇到的障碍相似。小组互动也通过生成学生小组海报来促进，这些海报被上传到游戏中的一个特殊画廊。学生们通过游戏得到“超级技术”实验室技术员的帮助和询问。安全和实验室协议是游戏系统的一个组成部分。学生的学习和动机在整个项目中得到严格评估。

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.