Catastrophe! - warning, this is addictive
Catastrophe! is a (highly addictive!) computer game that we developed to give school children an exciting taster for structural engineering by giving them the chance to take well-known structures to the brink of destruction – and sometimes beyond. Try it out yourself.
The development of this game is a collaboration with Gennaro Senatore from our sister company MustRd and with support from Daniel Piker .
The aim of the game is to reduce the number of elements in the structure to as few as possible without the structure falling down. To play, select 'gravity' and 'remove bars' from the left hand side, then click on bars to remove them. Select 'forces' and the bars will light up according to how stressed they are. Use the left and right arrows to toggle between famous structures.
Workshed was originally designed to support civil and structural engineering teaching at universities. This pilot computer game signals our intention to develop tools that are available for a younger age group; however, if the response from staff at Expedition is anything to go by, this game will be very distracting for people of all ages.
