A fast track

A new way has been found for the engineering students at the Northern Illinois University in advanced computing class to connect with the material by playing video games which consists of a racecar and a track. The course teaches students how engineering computation and simulation works and helps students in learning how to get computers to run various mathematical procedures. A small program was written that controls stepping on the gas pedal, stepping on the brake, turning the steering wheel left or right. Torcs, an online open-source racecar video game was modified for the game-based learning while searching for a way to keep the students motivated, where they can get their car to go straight within a few commands.