Improving mechanical engineering training by using a serious game

Abstract

Mecagenius is a serious game for students attending mechanical engineering training. The player will discover, through fun activities, a mechanical engineering workshop, learn how to use a NC machine tool and then will have the opportunity to manage a manufacturing project inside a virtual company. The Mecagenius project is an on-line multiplayer game, based on a distributed architecture integrating collaborative services (chat, share files, webcam, whiteboard...). It targets as well beginners and advanced students in initial training, as professionals in continuing education. World of Mecagenius will be accessible to a very large number of players simultaneously by the Internet and via a simple browser. This innovative project gathers multidisciplinary skills to ensure the success of the project. CUFR Champollion has partnered with the Clément Ader Institute (the laboratory of research in mechanical engineering), IRIT (the laboratory of research in computer science from Toulouse), "didactic phenomena" team of the UMR EFTS (the laboratory of research in social sciences), and the SME KTM-Advance to put into practice expertise and technological know-how of each participant.

A Review of Sustainable Machining Engineering: Optimization Process Through Triple Bottom Line

“…These learning strategies facilitate learning and increase motivation, apart from acquiring skills, experience, and productivity [183]. In this field, the project MecaGenius should be highlighted [184], a game developed for training in, mechanical manufacturing processes (including machining) with the aim of "reinventing the manufacturing sector including green production." These learning and training systems contribute to the new expectations of Smart Factory, Virtual Factory, and Cloud Manufacturing (that include Internet of Things-IoT, virtualization and Distributed Computing Technologies [185]).…”

“…[32], [33], and [152,174,177,[180][181][182]186] Refs. [178,183,184] Refs. [35] and [170][171][172][173]191,192 (2) Minimizing the process' economic, environmental and social impact: control of the "nonreusable and waste streams.…”