Learning calculus with a video game

School of Architecture

Almost 10,000 students in more than 30 schools have gotten help with introductory calculus, one of the toughest classes for university undergraduates, by playing “Variant: Limits,” a videogame developed in part by students in the LIVE Lab in the Department of Visualization. The game, which helps students master key calculus concepts, is a revolutionary learning experience with rigorous educational value and commercial videogame-style gameplay. There are three more groundbreaking video games c…