NDLI: Linking Computer Game Engines With Remote Experiments

Content Provider	The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Digital Collection
Author	Aziz, El-Sayed Chang, Chenghung Arango, Felipe Sven, K. Esche Chassapis, Constantin
Copyright Year	2007
Abstract	Recently, the potential of using commercially available computer game engines to implement virtual engineering experiments (which represent pure computer simulations) has been explored by various educational institutions. Using a game engine in conjunction with a corresponding software development kit, it is possible for educators to replace the content of an existing computer game with educational content, thus creating virtual laboratory environments. The utilization of game engines for educational purposes is expected to increase the degree of immersive presence of the students engaging in such game-based laboratory exercises as well as the level of interactivity between the students. This paper will discuss the integration of a game-based virtual laboratory environment with remote experiments conducted using actual physical devices. In particular, the paper will focus on possible ways in which the data transfer between a computer game engine and an existing remote laboratory experiment can be accomplished. Strategies for the extraction of laboratory experiment data and for the conversion of data formats are discussed. Possible methods by which the laboratory experiment output data is accessed and displayed are also addressed. Some of the key questions affecting the possible process flows are if and at what point the laboratory experiment mode of interaction should switch from the game engine to the remote laboratory experiment and then switch back to the game engine, and whether or not the user should know that and when it occurred. Finally, the paper will present a sample implementation of a virtual laboratory, into which a specific remote experiment was integrated.
Starting Page	413
Ending Page	420
Page Count	8
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0791843017
DOI	10.1115/IMECE2007-41969
e-ISBN	0791838129
Volume Number	Volume 7: Engineering Education and Professional Development
Conference Proceedings	ASME 2007 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition
Language	English
Publisher Date	2007-11-11
Publisher Place	Seattle, Washington, USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	Half-life 2 Virtual experiment 3ds max Collaborative virtual environment Remote laboratory Laboratory education Source game engine Virtual reality Maxscript Virtual laboratory Game engine Computers Engines
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
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