IBM on Thursday unveiled a multiplayer 3-D virtual world and companion classroom materials designed to promote science and engineering education in high schools. “PowerUp” — which asks players to try to save a planet in near ecological ruin — gets its public release Feb. 16 at the start of Engineer’s Week, an annual event designed to promote science education. Players can choose to play any of the three adventures alone or they can work in small teams. Along the way, they can also interact with IBM engineers who will appear in the game.
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IBM’s New 3-D Game Challenges Students to Save a Dying Planet
Posted by: Brad King February 15, 2008 11:22 AMIBM on Thursday unveiled a multiplayer 3-D virtual world and companion classroom materials designed to promote science and engineering education in high schools. “PowerUp” — which asks players to try to save a planet in near ecological ruin — gets its public release Feb. 16 at the start of Engineer’s Week, an annual event designed to promote science education. Players can choose to play any of the three adventures alone or they can work in small teams. Along the way, they can also interact with IBM engineers who will appear in the game.