Learning Rocket Science With Video Games [Slashdot]

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GNUman writes "Wired has an article about using videogames to get kids into engineering, starting with Kerbal Space Program, a indie physics-driven sandbox where you build your own spaceship and explore space. I have had much fun with this game the past year and I have actually learned a bit of rocket engineering and orbital mechanics while at it. The article also mentions Minecraft, World of Goo, Amazing Alex, Patterns, Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts, Fantastic Contraption and SpaceChem. I really like the idea of games that are great fun while fostering creativity and even learning in the process. What games would you add to this list?" http://a.fsdn.com/sd/twitter_icon_large.png (http://twitter.com/home?status=Learning+Rocket+Science+With+Video+Gam es%3A+http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2FSS0ILL) http://a.fsdn.com/sd/facebook_icon_large.png (http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fgames.slashdot.org%2Fsto ry%2F12%2F12%2F12%2F2216215%2Flearning-rocket-science-with-video-games%3Futm_source%3Dslashdot%26utm_medium%3Dfaceb ook) http://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/gplus-16.png (http://plus.google.com/share?url=http://games.slashdot.org/story/12/12/12/2216215/learning-rocket-science-with-video-games?utm_source=slashdot&utm_medium=googleplus)

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