What then of gameplay? Players take on the role of a new employee at the Aperture Science computer-aided Enrichment Centre tasked with building and testing bridges. Make no mistake, Bridge Constructor Portal is a video game first-and-foremost, but it shines because it faithfully upholds the values of it eng-sim roots.
It’s a game that speaks to the core principles of bridge design - even offering quick lessons on concepts like angles of incidence and reflection - while providing players with the kind of dopamine-triggering gameplay we’ve come to expect from video games. And then there are some engineering sims that are boring because they don’t inject enough science into the fray.Īnyone can build bridges out of imaginary bricks and mortar, but if there’s no physics to complicate matters, what’s the point?It’s in that mix of engineering and enjoyment that ClockStone Software’s Bridge Constructor Portal truly shines. No one wants to sit through hours of drafting meetings during a video game. Some of the worst engineering sims - and no names will be revealed - are unenjoyable because they rely too heavily on engineering. Players can learn about the fundamental forces that tie our universe together. Some of the best engineering sims - Kerbal Space Program comes to mind - are enjoyable precisely because they’re educational. To turn the basic tenets of math and physics that lie at the core of the engineering sciences into a fun game on any platform, is no easy feat. After all, engineering isn’t what most would call an easily accessible discipline. Engineering simulators need to walk a fine line between education and enjoyment.
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