The Electric Shocktopus

Our hero, the titular Shocktopus, is out for revenge against the Magnetic Yeti. Zoom across electric fields, twist through magnets, and use conductors to bend the world to your will.

  • In The Electric Shocktopus, players explore the real-world physics of electromagnetism by solving 15 puzzle-based levels as an electrified ocotopus. The player will navigate through fields and forces -overcoming obstacles while learning how charged particles interact.

    Players will:

    • Learn and apply concepts such as Coulomb’s Law, the Right Hand Rule, Biot-Savart Law, and the behavior of conductors

    • Develop critical thinking and physics intuition by predicting how electric and magnetic fields influence motion

    • Practice problem-solving and spatial reasoning in a game-based context that simulates real-world forces of electricity, magnetism, and gravity

  • Watch the trailer here

  • Link to curriculum

    Additionally, here are some examples of things your students can investigate:

    • Based on the Voltmeter in the game, what is the strength of the charges in Coulombs?

    • Based on how the Shocktopus moves, how strong is gravity?

    • Based on how the Shocktopus moves, what is the strength of his charge?

    • How about the strength of the magnetic fields?

    • Have the students make a level that shows off a concept (dipoles, shielding, capacitors, biot-savart law, etc)

    • Have them play the levels each other made!

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