Unreal 2 and 3: Cons - Optimized for First Person Shooter Blender Interacting Engines In designing games, there is generally one primary engine (The graphics engine, for movement, 3D rendering, and resolution) and a few smaller engines that power other aspects of the game ( AI , interface ). Game engines, as with all toolsets, represent a trade-off between ease of use and diversity of possible experiences. A toolset that is used as the basis for building a sim. Cons - Expensive initially. Unity: Pros - Integrated with web, and runs on MAC and PC. Good price. MORE >>

If you have an interest in becoming an engineer or know someone who does. The downloadable software introduce the player to engineering through an authentic, hands-on design experience. Or if you just like designing vehicles, bridges, buildings, consumer electronics, then there are a lot of really great games for you to check out. Here are a few. Coconut Run The Coconut Run Challenge is Issued. In this game, your job is to design a cart to transport coconuts over a rough and tumble terrain to a coconut shredder. You design the shape, size and other attributes of the vehicle. MORE >>

Here is a great video from Northern Illinois University showing how mechanical engineering can be made fun by incorporating game elements, problem-based learning and real race cars into the course. especially like the beginning contrasting a textbook with the video game.food for thought. __ Catalog of Recommended Books, Games and Gadgets Recommended Games and Gadgets Recommended Books Content Guide MORE >>

BTW – this was a VERY popular session Presentation: Leadership Development: Engineered Engagement Presenter: Patti Blasingame, GC Services From 2 programs into 1 structured program - Blended eLearning with ILT SkillPort implemented by this company 2005. Post to blog. Catch up on emails. Eat lunch. 30 minute nap. Purchase more cold meds and tea. Pray I can keep the coughing to a minimum. 500 licenses / 300 courses. In-person time. Managers create OWN Leadership Development Plan for Checkpoint workshop o They created their own supplemental materials ? Setup User IDs ? Reset passwords ? MORE >>

NorthStarNerd.Org Dedicated to open access sharing of knowledge - Your host: Rich Hoeg Blog Engineering Learning Nerd TV Nerd Tweets Nordic Skiing Site Map Tutorials « Corporate Use of Wikis | Main | Drivetime Podcasts » August 13, 2006 My Favorite Engineering Webinars Now that Ive moved from MSN to Typepad, I think its time to post the organizations which I find the most useful in terms of providing free, high quality, advanced engineering webinars. Institute of Electrical Engineers (engineering and technology mgmt seminars). MathWorks - MatLab. MORE >>