Research Project Search Engineering Students Win With Online
Game May 17, 2008 - A team of Ohio University engineering and
technology students won an honorable mention from the
Environmental Protection Agency for their online environmental
game designed to improve public awareness of chemical exposure,
the university announced. The Russ College of Engineering and
Technology students competed in the 4th Annual National
Sustainable Design Expo from April 20-22 at the National Mall in
Washington, D.C. Nearly 60 teams represented colleges and
universities across America. The Chemical Exposure Awareness
Game, funded by a $10,000 EPA grant, is played in the online
virtual world Second Life. Modeled on Monopoly, the game exposes
players to various daily chemicals to teach positive and
negative effects. Players also are encouraged to strive for more
sustainable lifestyles. The expo was the second phase of the
EPA's People, Prosperity and the Planet, P3, competition.The
first phase, for which the team won the grant, a