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MATERIALS SCIENCE In video games, glass breaks, buildings blow up, and sand spills. All of these may look and sound simple, but programming these effects is a huge challenge to programmers. Using materials science to make their designs look realistic helps. Many designers use physics engines that depict how an actual material should crack and crumble. The physics calculations use a concept involving turning each object into a collection of very small tetrahedron shapes. Chapter 5 has more detail on how geometry like this is used in gaming. The complex science of physics considers how the material will react. For instance, take the example of a huge boulder hitting a brick wall. At the impact point, the game calculates how the brick wall would act based on its density and If you are a creative thinker who loves technology and likes to build things, a career in video game design may appeal to you. Some careers require a college degree in computer science, while other careers look for people with a strong artistic background. In your job, you would develop games for computers and mobile devices. You would be involved in brainstorming about and designing the game details, perhaps writing the computer code and testing the finished game. You might aspire to work for a major gaming company like Nintendo or Ubisoft. STEAM CAREERS

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