Video Game in Mechanical Engineering Education

[iLOVENATURE2011]

very inspiring and cool video for aspiring social engineers... =)

[bdcoller]

Yes, math is important..... But guess what? Math can be learned. If you want to do it, you can.

[86abou]

hey. i am super interest in mechanical engineering. by seeing this video even gave me more motivation. i also heard people saying that you have to be good at math in order to accomplish mechanical engineering, sis that true?

[Ray2809]

thats pure onreel!! 

[zeboy90]

k now say that beginning part in english haha

[hfdpayner]

this looks excellent, im beginning my Beng in september but i struggle with maths, just need to practice more it would be much more inspiring and interesting if i was using some system like this though

[MyRoomStudio1]

Add NIU to my list of colleges i want to visit!!!

[Mackenziecanvideo]

Hey. I'm doing a project on serious games (whether they are useful pedagogically, and why they aren't used more, etc). I read a recent paper of yours. The link to this didn't work, I had to get to it in google. Anyhow. I want to cite you, but I don't know how to... I don't know when your wrote that paper really. I figure it was 2009. Also I want to use a screen shot of this but I would know how to cite that either.

[bdcoller]

@Mackenziecanvideo Send me an email. I'd be happy to send you publications and screen shots.

[CaptJiggles]

I love APPLIED science!!! If you give someone a reason to learn everything they'll do much better.

[luthmhor]

Hmmm,I'm taking numerical methods right now for mech eng.

It used matlab a lot (for labs). But if anyone is interested, its mostly about REAL WORLD mathematics, where you rarely have a nice function (or any function) and must try and "guess" other points on it using approximation (points on a graph represents something else in the real world).

[Rametesaima]

This is what engineering education should be about ... having fun with science and mathematics to inspire and trigger one's creative juices. Sure mathematically intensive courses that emphasize deep reading of text is important, however, to enjoy the fruits of your labor like these students have is of a whole different class of awesome :)

[parthi27203727]

haha

[MacWii]

Steve's Developers song is awesome

We are all a bunch of freaks

[OctaveEars]

coolzhot listen to the prof whose voice over is on the video in NIU there are 2 classes for the Computational methods in Engineering course where you can learn different computational analysis methods for applications in the engineering field but what he has done is create an object oriented programming optional class where you can apply direction programing and get outputs while at the same time having fun doing it. ME is hard enough so making it interesting is wassup unless u hate video games.

[gerjaison]

I think the syllabus is COOL!!! Good use of simulation, good use of design principles and great!!

[robertperishing3]

mechanical engineering u fuck tard not "mechanical design"

[smartypants1980]

Now I wish I went to UWM instead of just MATC for my Associates degree in Mechanical Design

[Cannabisvorous]

My classes start in fall and just by seeing this I think I will FAIL!!!

[stockshunter]

fucking brilliant

[Chipsonfire]

That course sounds a lot more complicated than the one I TA'd for where I go.

[5233484]

5:19 lol

[ohadrean]

HAHAHA xD

[stockshunter]

lol, fucking brilliant

[coolzhot]

in my uni, numerical method is not a course. it's just 1 chap of the engineering mathematics course. and it's sure damn tedious. =/

[jayroc12345]

this is soo cool!!

[gutt1717]

N I U this is k2 ?

[peesunk]

haha..better than my university...such a boring numerical method class... if it like this in here, i will not failed!

[Kino483]

where do u go?

[Hopienme]

Well maybe not at numerical class, but you will"failed" at language HA HA HA, just kidding. But seriously this is a cool video!

[DaFeBa]

Amazing work!

PS: lovely soundtrack XD

[videojosh20]

Awesome! I know what im going to do!

[epl60123]

I highly recommend these courses guys, it is definitely more interesting than the book he showed. I loved taking the course, i was part of the first group that ever took it, and it just gets better every year. If you are a NIU ME Student,TAKE IT!!!! Its offered in the spring.

[kirvam101]

what would u say about civil,electrical,or industrial engineering? Would those be good fields to go into? And how hard was it?

[Kino483]

im into mechanical, software and some civil

[Timzsk8]

Hell Yeah!! My Dream Has Finally Come True. I'm going to that school For Sure!!!!

[gixx3r]

That is both amazing and hurtful.

My Num Methods class was the most dry, boring, uninspiring class i ever took.

This approach looks like waaay too much fun!

[luizbong]

what a fuck! thats great

[Marrarj]

I´m a Mechanical Eng. student from Brazil and I participate on SAE´s competition but at my university I´ll never see stuff like that. I envy you. hahaha

Congrats!

[Forlaniz3]

THAT IS BRILLIANT!

[kaiomatico]

okay... lol? cool idea

[uniqueuserrname]

Fantastic - one of the best things i've seen on here.

[KhaEtzel]

I've remembered learning numerical methods from lectures and a textbook. Believe me, it was more than boring. This is a great in teaching numerical methods.

[grandmasterv]

hmm...sounds interesting

[Darkc0w]

Northern Illinois

enough said

[alfatourist]

Can somebody tell me how do they teach numerical analysis with video games?

[briangr2001]

This is such a cool use of TORCS.

[lucari]

cool vid! wow, i wanna play too lol

[c0pi]

which sim is this?I´m mechanical eng, but i haven´t this at univ... :,(

[TrekkieEmoGamer]

WOW Mechanical Engineering at it's best.