Contributions to Conferences

Supporting on-line training of engineers in the wind energy sector by using games

Abstract

The growing consumption of limited reserves of fossil fuels and their impact to the environment have raised global interest in renewable energy. Proper knowledge of renewable energy is lacking in many levels of society. It has been observed that a considerable amount of work has been done for developing technologies so that we can use the renewable energy more efficiently. However, the educational sector seems to be slower in offering educational and vocational training courses that can fulfill the need well educated employees arising in the renewable energy industry. However, during the last decade this is slightly changing and both on-site and on-line training courses are offered. These are often very theoretical, and in this article we will look at an approach that will give the participants a possibility to apply the theoretical knowledge. In this article we will discuss the approach using Serious Games for on-line training as well as the first results and the boundaries we have experienced.