Fortnite as a physics laboratory

• Andrew Vanden Heuvel ^[1] ; Samuel Ntadom ^[1] ; Zachary Meyer ^[1] ; Rigel Reynolds ^[1]
  1. [1] Calvin University

     Calvin University

     Corea del Sur

     
• Localización: The Physics Teacher, ISSN 0031-921X, Vol. 62, Nº. 8, 2024, págs. 696-697
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • We describe the development of a virtual physics laboratory built and published within the popular video game Fortnite. This educational tool allows students to design virtual experiments and extract the player’s motion data directly from the game engine. By leveraging the unique capabilities of Fortnite Creative, and Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN), our “islands” represent a noteworthy advancement in the use of video games for physics education