The
Autodesk Digital STEAM Workshop is an innovative, highly visual curriculum that
inspires students to solve real-world challenges using Autodesk software, while
preparing them for the Autodesk Certified User exam. It offers an engaging
project based learning experience that heavily relies on Serious Gameplay.
Through Educational
Serious Games, a 3D project viewer, and Design Thinking videos the curriculum
engages students while teaching and reinforcing the learning of core Science, Technology,
Engineering, Art and Math (STEAM) concepts in a fun way.
Supporting
career and technical education program requirements, the curriculum introduces
students to careers in design through videos from professionals in today’s
workforce, providing students with a solid introduction to design regardless of
their academic path or career choice.
Autodesk announced
last week the launch of its first set of Serious Game-based, Digital STEAM iPad
Applications, for students between the ages of 11 to 18.
The
new Autodesk Digital STEAM Applied Mechanics app uses "Serious
Games" to teach students the basic principles of applied mechanics. It is a free
iPad app that contains five simple games, designed to let students experiment
with five connected physics concepts: Energy and Work, Force, Power,
Loading, and Mechanisms. These concepts are essential in the development of
innovative products and product systems and learning about how things
work.
In addition
to the Digital STEAM Applied Mechanics app, Autodesk also released the Digital STEAM Visual Design app and the Digital STEAM Measurement app.
STEAM Visual
Design
This app steps through a glossary of design topics, illustrating concepts like color, space and form and along with principles like balance, proportion and contrast, all in a visual, interactive way
This app steps through a glossary of design topics, illustrating concepts like color, space and form and along with principles like balance, proportion and contrast, all in a visual, interactive way
STEAM
Measurement
This app steps through a glossary of topics dealing with
measurement, illustrating the concepts by allowing you to measure objects and
interact with other objects to change the values
Each of
these apps is designed to supplement Autodesk’s curriculum portal - Digital STEAM - which
provides free materials to secondary educators.
About Autodesk
Autodesk,
Inc is a leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software.
Customers across the manufacturing, architecture, building, construction, and
media and entertainment industries - including the last 17 Academy Award
winners for Best Visual Effects - use Autodesk software to design, visualize
and simulate their ideas. Since its introduction of AutoCAD software in 1982,
Autodesk continues to develop the broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art
software for global markets.
For
additional information about Autodesk, visit http://www.autodesk.com/