Custom technology for scene management, physics simulation and game state

我们对这个项目的愿景是让7岁以上的续作玩家体验到突破性的互动水平和实时3D物理模拟。我们将在开发商业项目的同时进行原型游戏引擎的实验开发，最终的结果是在创意沙盒类型的多个游戏中成为可重复使用的引擎。沙盒游戏是沉浸性的架构——游戏表现越沉浸，潜在的学习就越深入。有证据表明，这类游戏，比如风靡全球的《我的世界：1》。1 .通过沉浸式学习吸引和激励儿童学习STEM科目（RAENG, 2016）。2 .教孩子编程，例如《我的世界》（Karsenti & Bugmann, 2017）帮助学生获得学习成果（Noelene Callaghan, 2016）。经合组织（2020年3月）建议采用长期数字学习，以应对Covid-19造成的人力发展资本损失。英国STEM技能危机每年使企业损失15亿英镑（Stem.org, 2018），政府从2007年至2017年每年花费10亿英镑鼓励人们学习STEM科目（NAO, 2019）。基于可重复使用的引擎，我们的续集游戏的潜在教育版本可能会对1)全球和英国的长期人力资本产生积极影响，2)影响工业战略（2019）和3)DofE教育技术战略（2019）。

Our vision for this project is to enable our sequel game players aged 7+ to experience groundbreaking levels of interaction and real-time 3D physics simulations.We will undertake experimental development of a prototype game engine, in parallel with the development of a commercial project, with the end result being a reusable engine for multiple games in the creative sandbox genre.Sandbox games are architectures for engagement - the more immersive the game performance, the deeper the potential learning. Evidence shows that games of this genre, like global hit game Minecraft:1. Engage and motivate children with STEM subjects through immersive learning (RAENG, 2016)2. Teach children coding e.g. Minecraft (Karsenti & Bugmann, 2017)3. Help students attain learning outcomes (Noelene Callaghan, 2016).The OECD (March 2020) recommends that long-term digital learning be embraced to counter the loss of human development capital due to Covid-19\. The UK STEM skills crisis costs businesses £1.5bn per year (Stem.org, 2018) and the government spent £1bn p/year from 2007-2017 to encourage uptake of STEM subjects (NAO, 2019).A potential education edition of our sequel game, built on the reusable engine, could positively impact 1) long-term human capital globally and in the UK and 2) impact Industrial Strategy (2019) and 3) DofE EdTech Strategy (2019).