The Engineer's Notebook

Would it be cheaper to let 'em lose in the garage/workshop? (Maybe not safer tho')

Del

Great info thanks, awaiting feedback.

Great Idea!

I'd contribute to that!

Dick

There are opensource platforms available for educational software: gcompris, childsplay...very oriented towards preschool and elementary school education. I've always wondered how difficult it would be to develop and contribute more advanced modules for kids that are approaching high school age and can be inflenced by the propaganda in a good, adictive computer game! ;)

For those who are interested in working on a game like this, what could we (GlobalSpec) do to support you?

We should play the Treb challenge more!

Sorry should have replied before but had to drive chariots round Wales, Devon and Cornwall. It's a tough life but someone has to do it. Not sure games are the right route. We aren't going to outclass whatever it is that is hot right now, and we are going to look like a joke trying. "Hey look at those engineers, can't even make a good game!"

But we could offer a challenge, a sort of virtual Meccano, where Drawing package manufacturers allow use of their older versions, and engineering firms agree to build the winning designs. This allows kids to look at real world engineering, judged on is it buildable given specified technology and cost constraints, (solid gold life size models of mum are out).

Projects could be individual, school or team, and the end result would be "open source". Therefore a slight theme of save the world through engineering would be part of the structure.

It has to be "open source" because one of the major resources is the CR4 advice, help and silly comments team. This is about team building and learning how concepts become products. Those who wish to become corporate lawyers can learn their trade mugging old ladies in the street.

Simon

ranting, but serious.

Hello CR4 community. Found this blog while searching about our product. My name is Ray Shingler and I am one of the creators of Time Engineers. Time Engineers was a basic proof of concept to show that game play could teach students about engineering and build their interest in a career in the enginering fields.

Our next version will include more gender specific modules and is being produced in a real-time 3D game engine. Please review our storyboard and contact us with any suggestions. We'd be more than happy to work with your organization to develop this new version.

http://www.software-kids.com/html/timeengineers2.html

Regards,

Ray Shingler
Software Kids