Mendelirium: a chemical engineering game prototype

Bas BergervoetLeuven Institute for Media and Learning

Media & Learning Conference 2014

Course

• General and Technical Chemistryo 1st year BA students

• Difficult topics for students:o Atomic bonds (Lewis structures)o Chemical reactionso Equilibrium reactions / Thermodynamics

Game ‘Mendelirium’

• Action adventureo Storyline ‘evil Mendeleev’o Puzzles based on chemical

engineering themeso Unlocking powerso Unlocking levels

The project has created a full concept and

a functional prototype of the actual game

Future of Mendelirium?

• Educational innovation project = concept + prototype (atomic bonds)o Enhance understanding of difficult/abstract topicso Learning by virtually doingo Changing attitudes towards chemical engineering

concepts

• Now: Prototype Game?

Thank you for your attention!

bas.bergervoet@kuleuven.be