You already know that playing games is fun, but so is making them, and that takes a lot of science! This brand new collection of Project Ideas will help you explore the many aspects of video and computer games including:
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Can Gaming Help You Score Better in School?
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Can computer games be used to educate? Pick a game that incorporates educational material. There are a variety of educational computer games on the market in the areas of math, history, science,...
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Flight Simulators: From Flaps to Flying
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Did you know that commercial airline pilots use high-tech flight simulators to learn how to fly big jumbo jets? Before they ever step behind the controls of a real jet they've already logged...
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Want To Make a Video Game? Here's How!
Do you love playing video and computer games? Do you dream of someday creating your own? With this science fair project you can turn that "someday" wish into a "today" reality!
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Follow the Bouncing Ball: A Web Animation Project
This project is a fun way to try your hand at programming. You'll learn how to create some simple animations, and you'll perform tests and make measurements to help you create more realistic-looking animations. All you need to get started is a Web browser and a text editor (like Notepad).
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Artificial Intelligence: Teaching the Computer to Play Tic-Tac-Toe
This is a more challenging JavaScript project: can you write a program that can play Tic-Tac-Toe? You'll have to figure out a way to translate the game strategy into a computer algorithm. The project will show you how to create a working Tic-Tac-Toe board on a webpage. Your challenge will be to show the computer how to play. Just think: you'll be creating artificial intelligence!
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Gamers: Myth or Man?
Male or female? Fat or skinny? Outgoing or quiet? What is
your stereotype of a “gamer”? Do your friends have the same mental picture of gamers? How about your parents? This science fair project will help you examine whether the stereotypes of “gamers” actually matches the reality of who plays video games.
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Power Play: How Does Animation Timing Affect Your Perception of Game Action?
"Pow!" Wow, what an awesome punch that character has! Ever wondered what goes into making a punch look good in a video game? Or any other character motion sequence, for that matter? Try this science fair project for a firsthand look at how art and timing can create memorable game action.
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Programming NANORGs in a Virtual World
Imagine yourself as a software engineer, a decade and a half from now. You are called upon to help solve the world energy crisis by programming nano-organisms (NANORGs) to extract energy from industrial sludge. Your program must be small enough to fit in the NANORGs' tiny processors, yet at the same time meet several challenges. First and foremost, your NANORGs need to navigate on their own, extract energy from the sludge, and find collection points to deliver the harvested energy. Second, you must figure out how to deal with the fraction of the sludge that is radioactive. This sludge damages random locations in your NANORGs' processor memory when consumed. Third, your program must also fend off attacks by malicious nano-drones that are also present in the virtual world. The drones consume energy from the sludge, but never deliver it to the collection points. They will attempt to copy their program to your NANORGs, turning them into useless drones. If you're up for a real programming challenge, this is the project for you! (This project was adapted from Symantec's 2006 University Programming Contest.)
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Is There Such a Thing as Too Much Gaming?
Have you ever heard someone described as a video game addict? Do you think video game addicts actually exist? You can determine that for yourself in this science fair project by examining real data from a California research scientist for over 3,000 video game players!
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