This is the text version to explain the Advanced Manufacturing Office's Manufacturing Match Game. This game explains six manufacturing technologies or processes through an interactive, match memory game. The concept of the game is to match a photo with its corresponding definition.
The game's look and feel:
The opening page to the game includes a header with an identifier for the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's Advanced Manufacturing Office. Below that is a welcome to the "Manufacturing Match Game" in the middle of the screen in reverse white text over a photo of a manufacturing machine arm in an assembly line production. The game's objective, which is to match six advanced manufacturing terms to the correct definition, is in yellow text underneath the welcome message. Below that is a button that says, "Start Game" with a caret indicating where to click to start the game. The footer includes the 2018 Manufacturing Match Game with icons to mute the sound and to refresh the page.
How the game works:
Twelve cards (shown as rounded boxes) are positioned in a 4 by 3 grid on a gray background. These cards all look identical with a question mark at the top half of the card and the identifier for the Office of Energy Efficiency's Advanced Manufacturing Office at the bottom half.
When you click on the individual cards, they flip over to reveal either a definition or a photo. At the bottom of the cards with definitions is a box that says, "Learn More" that links you to page with more information on that particular topic. Once you click on two cards, they flip back over to the starting position with the question mark if you do not match them correctly. If you do make a match, both the card with the definition and the photo stay flipped over. Once two cards are correctly matched and flipped over, the participant my click on either card to bring up a separate window that has more information on the corresponding topic.
Card definitions and corresponding photos:
Note that the cards are sorted differently each time you click on start game and after you hit the refresh button.
The cards and photos are designed to teach participants about six main topic areas in advanced manufacturing.
For example, the first set of cards is designed to teach more about Critical Materials. The definition card includes the heading Critical Materials. Its definition, "Critical Materials are resources that are in high demand and limited in quantity, and they are found in many of the technologies and items that we use every day," is shown when you click on it and the card flips over. The definition card links to https://www.energy.gov/eere/amo/critical-materials-institute-energy-innovation-hub to learn more. The card that matches that definition is a photo of rare-earth material Extruded Europium (Eu) Metals. This photo is from the Critical Materials Institute. The assortment of colors on the metals rise from various levels of oxidation. The photo also links to https://www.energy.gov/eere/amo/critical-materials-institute-energy-innovation-hub.
The next set of cards is about Supercomputing. The definition card is entitled, "High Performance Computing" and its definition is "A practice of aggregating computing power to deliver much higher performance than from a typical desktop computer." The Learn More button links to https://www.energy.gov/eere/amo/high-performance-computing-advanced-manufacturing. The matching card is a photo of two engineers interacting with a supercomputer links to the term “High Performance Computing.” The photo is of the Tri-Lab Linux Capacity Clusters computer located at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The photo also links to https://www.energy.gov/eere/amo/high-performance-computing-advanced-manufacturing.
The next set of cards explains Combined Heat and Power. The definition card is entitled, "Combined Heat and Power," and its definition is, "Sometimes referred to as cogeneration, this is an efficient approach to generating on-site electric power and useful thermal energy from a single fuel source." The Learn More button links to https://betterbuildingssolutioncenter.energy.gov/chp. That matching photo is of a gas turbine Combined Heat and Power installation at a university. The photo also links to https://betterbuildingssolutioncenter.energy.gov/chp.
The next set explains Additive Manufacturing. The definition card is entitled, "Additive Manufacturing," and the definition is, "Otherwise known as 3D printing, this is a process of creating a physical, three-dimensional object directly from a computer design file." The definition card's Learn More button links to https://www.energy.gov/eere/articles/what-additive-manufacturing. The matching photo is of a Big Additive machine at work at Oak Ridge National Laboratory links to the term “Additive Manufacturing.” The photo shows the machine 3D printing a structure with carbon fiber material. The photo also links to https://www.energy.gov/eere/articles/what-additive-manufacturing.
The next set explains Wide Bandgap Power Electronics. The definition card is entitled, "Wide Bandgap Power Electronics” and the definition is, "The technologies improve the performance of power electronics systems beyond the limits of traditional silicon-based designs." The definition card links to https://www.energy.gov/eere/amo/poweramerica to learn more. The matching photo is of a silicon carbide and PV inverter prototype out of the PowerAmerica Institute. The photo also links to https://www.energy.gov/eere/amo/poweramerica.
The final set explains Roll-to-Roll Processing. The definition card is entitled, "Roll-to-Roll Processing" and its definition is "A continuous processing method in which a flexible substance is transferred between two moving rolls of materials to make products much cheaper." The definition card's Learn More button links to https://web.ornl.gov/sci/manufacturing/research/roll/. The matching photo is of a roll-to-roll processing machine at work at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The photo also links to https://web.ornl.gov/sci/manufacturing/research/roll/.
Completing the game:
Once the participant has correctly matched each image card to its corresponding definition, a box will appear that says, “Well Done” with a caret indicating where to click to exit the game. After clicking that bottom, a new box appears with the words that say, “Congratulations and thank you for playing AMO’s Manufacturing Match game! Challenge your friends to play along!” in the middle of the screen in reverse white text over a photo of a manufacturing machine arm in an assembly line production.
Under those words are four separate, yellow icons for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and email. If you click each icon, a separate page will appear to post the game on the participant’s corresponding social media pages or to email the game to a colleague or friend. The Facebook icon will prompt the participant to post just the game hyperlink. The Twitter icon will display a pre-drafted tweet that says, “Challenge your concentration, memory, and #USManufacturing knowledge by playing AMO's Manufacturing Match Game! https://www.energy.gov/eere/amo/maps/interactive-manufacturing-match-game.” The LinkedIn icon will display a pre-drafted post that says, “Challenge your concentration, memory, and U.S. manufacturing knowledge by playing DOE's Advanced Manufacturing Office's Manufacturing Match Game! https://www.energy.gov/eere/amo/maps/interactive-manufacturing-match-game.” The email icon will display an email message with the subject line: “DOE's Advanced Manufacturing Office’s Manufacturing Match Game!” and body text that says, “Challenge your concentration, memory, and U.S. manufacturing knowledge by playing DOE's Advanced Manufacturing Office's Manufacturing Match Game! https://www.energy.gov/eere/amo/maps/interactive-manufacturing-match-game.”
Underneath the social media and email icons, are the words, “Learn how the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s Advanced Manufacturing Office (AMO) supports early-stage research to advance innovation in U.S. manufacturing and promote American economic growth and energy security at: WWW.MANUFACTURING.ENERGY.GOV” in the middle of the screen in reverse white text.
At the top left of the screen is a red exit sign. By clicking this exit button, the user is brought back to the completed match game to play again or to learn more about each topic.