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This is a simulation for introductory physics consisting of two fixed charges and one charge that is free to move. The objective is to "steer" the moving charge around a maze by changing the value of the charge in response to the forces acting on it due to the electric field. By thinking about the the charges involved and resulting fields, students should be able devise a strategy for guiding the particle to the exit.
This item is part of a larger collection of visualizations developed by the MIT TEAL/Studio Physics Project. Lecture notes, labs, and presentations are also available as part of the MIT Open Courseware Repository. Please note that this resource requires Java Applet Plug-in. Please note that this resource requires Java (JRE).
This resource is part of 2 Physics Front Topical Units.
Topic: "Static" Electricity
Unit Title: Electric Field In this Java-based game, students use their understanding of charge interaction to "steer" a moving charge around a maze containing two fixed charges. By observing the changing field lines as they move the charge, students can devise a strategy to guide the particle to the exit. Editor's Note: We recommend the two animations directly above before introducing this activity. Link to Unit:
Topic: "Static" Electricity
Unit Title: Electric Force In this Java-based game, students use their understanding of charge interaction to "steer" a moving charge around a maze containing two fixed charges. By observing the changing field lines as they move the charge, students can devise a strategy to guide the particle to the exit. Editor's Note: We recommend the two animations directly above before introducing this activity. Link to Unit:
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/precollege/items/detail.cfm?ID=9937">Belcher, John. MIT Physics 8.02: Electrostatics Visualizations - The Electrostatic Videogame. July 31, 2008.</a>
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J. Belcher, (2004), WWW Document, (http://web.mit.edu/8.02t/www/802TEAL3D/visualizations/electrostatics/videogame/videogame.htm).
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J. Belcher, MIT Physics 8.02: Electrostatics Visualizations - The Electrostatic Videogame (2004), <http://web.mit.edu/8.02t/www/802TEAL3D/visualizations/electrostatics/videogame/videogame.htm>.
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Belcher, J. (2008, July 31). MIT Physics 8.02: Electrostatics Visualizations - The Electrostatic Videogame. Retrieved March 23, 2025, from http://web.mit.edu/8.02t/www/802TEAL3D/visualizations/electrostatics/videogame/videogame.htm
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Belcher, John. MIT Physics 8.02: Electrostatics Visualizations - The Electrostatic Videogame. July 31, 2008. http://web.mit.edu/8.02t/www/802TEAL3D/visualizations/electrostatics/videogame/videogame.htm (accessed 23 March 2025).
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Belcher, John. MIT Physics 8.02: Electrostatics Visualizations - The Electrostatic Videogame. 2004. 31 July 2008. National Science Foundation. 23 Mar. 2025 <http://web.mit.edu/8.02t/www/802TEAL3D/visualizations/electrostatics/videogame/videogame.htm>.
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Author = "John Belcher",
Title = {MIT Physics 8.02: Electrostatics Visualizations - The Electrostatic Videogame},
Volume = {2025},
Number = {23 March 2025},
Month = {July 31, 2008},
Year = {2004}
}
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