Journal article
Improving topology optimization intuition through games
Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Technical University of Denmark1
Visual Computing, Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Technical University of Denmark2
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark3
Solid Mechanics, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark4
Acoustic Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark5
This paper describes the educational game, TopOpt Game, which invites the player to solve various optimization challenges. The main purpose of gamifying topology optimization is to create a supplemental educational tool which can be used to introduce concepts of topology optimization to newcomers as well asto train human intuition of topology optimization.
The players are challenged to solve the standard minimum compliance problem in 2D by distributing material in a design domain given a number of loads and supports with a material constraint. A statistical analysis of the gameplay data shows that players achieve higher scores the more they play the game.
The game is freely available for the iOS platform at Apple's App Store and at http://www.topopt.dtu.dk/?q=node/909 for Win-dows and OSX.
| Language: | English |
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| Publisher: | Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Pages: | 775-781 |
| ISSN: | 16151488 and 1615147x |
| Types: | Journal article |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00158-016-1443-0 |
| ORCIDs: | Bærentzen, J. Andreas , Sigmund, Ole and Aage, Niels |
