Jim Turner et al 2004 Phys. Educ. 39 429 doi:10.1088/0031-9120/39/5/006
Jim Turner1, Carl Gavin2 and Martin Owen3
Show affiliationsThis paper outlines an innovative education project that, by using a cutting-edge racing car physics simulation, will help create the next generation of engineers. The article gives an overview of this genre of games to give a background to the non-games expert. It also identifies key educational methodologies that have helped to form the goals of the project.
02.50.Le Decision theory and game theory
05.10.-a Computational methods in statistical physics and nonlinear dynamics
Issue 5 (September 2004)
Received 15 July 2004
Jim Turner et al 2004 Phys. Educ. 39 429
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