Collaborative Research (RUI): Broadening the Use of Computer Games in the Computer Science Curriculum

“合作研究：扩大电脑游戏在电脑科学课程中的应用”计划正开发一个基于java的游戏引擎，以支持学生在本科电脑科学课程中开发与游戏相关的项目。智力价值：该项目解决了CCLI项目STEM教育模式的两个不同组成部分：它正在改编Laird和Jamin根据NSF合同0231325开发的c++游戏引擎，以开发新的基于java的2D游戏引擎，并创建一套六个课程模块，在游戏构建的背景下教授基本的计算概念。更广泛的影响：该项目通过在区域和国家会议上的演讲以及一个活跃的在线项目论坛来传播他们的成果。他们正在支持一个独特的在线存储库，用于在机构之间共享与游戏相关的课程材料。该存储库使教师能够共享课程模块，使学生能够共享具有视觉吸引力的项目。最后，通过与青年劳动力准备中心联合举办的讲师培训课程，他们正在影响当地高中的计算机科学教育。

Computer Science (31)The "Collaborative Research (RUI): Broadening the Use of Computer Games in the Computer Science Curriculum" project is developing a Java-based game engine to support student development of game related projects in undergraduate computer science courses. Intellectual Merit: This project addresses two distinct components of the CCLI program's STEM education model: it is adapting Laird and Jamin's C++ game engine developed under NSF contract 0231325 to develop a new Java-based 2D game engine and creating a set of six curricular modules to teach fundamental computing concepts within the context of game construction. Broader Impact: The project is disseminating their results through presentations at both regional and national conferences as well as an active online project forum. They are supporting an unique online repository for sharing game related curricular materials between institutions. The repository is enabling both instructors to share curricular modules, and students to share visually appealing projects. Finally, through instructor training sessions held in conjunction with the Center for Youth Workforce Preparation, they are impacting computer science education at local high schools.