Beat monsters, save the world and ... learn chemistry

Two university professors in the United States have combined science and video games in a harmonious way to create a virtual world where students transform into heroes who kill monsters, protect the earth and receive knowledge. chemistry.

Instead of using textbooks and test tubes, students will fight aliens and mysterious forces trying to destroy the earth.

" Using game technology to complement scientific knowledge requires a very high level of interaction among learners, " said Professor Carlos Morale - Department of Computer Graphics Technology at Purdue University, Indiana. .

Having developed a game for Microsoft Xbox, Professor Morales realized that when applied to the knowledge he had learned, students always remembered and got better information. Along with Gabriela Weaver, a chemistry professor, he came up with the idea of ​​a "learning and playing, learning" game.

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Source: AP " Young people are very addicted to games, very easily absorbed in that world and they don't feel tired when trying to improve their level, " Professor Weaver said.

With the help of faculty students, Professor Morale has built a virtual world, where the main character has to overcome 7 mysterious rooms to fight against the evil conspiracy forces "warm up" hot "earth.

Each room will have a chemistry-based challenge to force students to " brainstorm " if they want to reach the next level. If all these challenges are solved, students will reach the nuclear reactor, destroy it and the earth will be saved.

" If you properly apply the knowledge you have learned, students will be able to prevent the earth from turning into a furnace, stopping the plot of the aliens, " Professor Morale excitedly introduced.

Of course, the game will never replace traditional lessons, but both of them believe that games can help students feel more excited about chemistry.

Trong Cam