This is the text version to explain the Office of Nuclear Energy's Advanced Nuclear Matching Game. This game explains six advanced nuclear technologies through an interactive, match memory game. The concept of the game is to match a photo with its corresponding photo that then reveals a definition of that technology.
The game's look and feel:
The opening page to the game welcomes users to the "Advanced Nuclear Matching Game." The game's objective, which is to match six advanced nuclear technology photos to learn more about each one, is located under 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 Advanced Nuclear Matching Game with icons to mute the sound and to refresh the page.
How the game works:
Twelve cards are positioned in a 4 by 3 grid. These cards all look identical with the Office of Nuclear Energy logo that has an atom and says "Clean.Reliable.Nuclear."
When you click on the individual cards, they flip over to reveal a photo. Once you click on two cards, they flip back over to the starting position 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 and reveals a definition on the technology that you matched. 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 advanced nuclear technologies in nuclear energy.
For example, the first set of cards is designed to teach more about small modular reactors. The definition revealed says "Small, factory-built reactors that can be scaled up or down by adding or removing additional units to produce power." The definition card links to https://www.energy.gov/ne/nuclear-reactor-technologies/small-modular-nuclear-reactors to learn more.
The next set of cards is about micro-reactors. The definition card revealed is "Small reactors that are transportable, factory-built and only need a few people to operate them." The Learn More button links to https://www.energy.gov/ne/downloads/infographic-what-nuclear-microreactor.
The next set of cards explains large-scale advanced reactors. The definition card revealed is, "Reactors that are built to flexibly produce large quantities of clean and reliable power." The Learn More button links to https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/swipe-right-nuclear-6-eligible-advanced-technologies.
The next set explains liquid metal fast reactors. The definition card revealed is "Use liquid metal as a coolant to produce electricity or heat for non-electric applications." The Learn More button links to https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/swipe-right-nuclear-6-eligible-advanced-technologies.
The next set explains gas-cooled reactors. The definition card revealed is "Use flowing gas as a coolant to produce electricity or heat for non-electric applications." The definition card links to https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/swipe-right-nuclear-6-eligible-advanced-technologies.
The final set explains molten salt reactors. The definition card revealed is "Use liquid molten salt as the primary coolant to produce electricity or heat for non-electric applications." The definition card's Learn More button links to https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/swipe-right-nuclear-6-eligible-advanced-technologies.
Completing the game:
Once the participant has correctly matched each image cards, a box will appear that says, "Congrats. You did it!" with a caret indicating where to click to exit the game. After clicking that bottom, a new box appears with the words that say, "Challenge your friend to play along." in the middle of the screen.
Under those words are four separate, 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 advanced nuclear knowledge by playing the Office of Nuclear Energy’s Advanced Nuclear Matching Game!" The LinkedIn icon will display a pre-drafted post that says, "Challenge your concentration, memory, and advanced nuclear knowledge by playing the Office of Nuclear Energy’s Advanced Nuclear Matching Game!" The email icon will display an email message with the subject line: "Challenge your concentration, memory, and advanced nuclear knowledge by playing the Office of Nuclear Energy’s Advanced Nuclear Matching Game!"
Underneath the social media and email icons, are the words, "Learn more about advanced nuclear at https://energy.gov/ne
At the top right 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.