1. Mendelirium: a chemical engineering game prototype Bas Bergervoet Leuven Institute for Media and Learning Media & Learning Conference 2014

3. Course General and Technical Chemistry o 1st year BA students Difficult topics for students: o Atomic bonds (Lewis structures) o Chemical reactions o Equilibrium reactions / Thermodynamics

4. Game ‘Mendelirium’ Action adventure o Storyline ‘evil Mendeleev’ o Puzzles based on chemical engineering themes o Unlocking powers o Unlocking levels The project has created a full concept and a functional prototype of the actual game

5. Future of Mendelirium? Educational innovation project = concept + prototype (atomic bonds) o Enhance understanding of difficult/abstract topics o Learning by virtually doing o Changing attitudes towards chemical engineering concepts Now: Prototype  Game?

6. Thank you for your attention! bas.bergervoet@kuleuven.be