ChemChallenge

ChemChallenge is a video game for studying and teaching physical chemistry. This application software is designed for students studying chemistry and chemical engineering, and teachers teaching these subjects.

System requirements

A computer operated by Windows with 1.6 GB of free disc space, a mouse, a keyboard and a monitor. For the best experience a monitor with the resolution 1920 x 1080 is recommended.

Check YouTube channel for short videos explaining how to complete some of the game levels:

1. Application tip 1

2. Application tip 2

3. Application tip 3

4. Application tip 4

5. Application tip 5

Differences between the game versions

Version 1.2. A typo in the game title in the main menu was corrected. Professor Bernard Binks is acknowledged for indicating the typo.

Version 1.1. Considering IUPAC recommendations and referees' recommendations that were received during the peer-review of the manuscript (https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jchemed.5c00699), the following changes were made to the game:

1. Gibbs free energy change of a reaction, such as ∆G⁰ → ∆_rG⁰.
2. Notation of the state of matter, such as H₂O_(l) → H₂O(l).
3. Notation of enthalpy change of a chemical reaction (subscript “r”), ∆H⁰ → ∆_rH⁰.
4. Notation of enthalpy of formation of a substance (subscript “f”), such as ∆H_f⁰(H₂O_(l)) → ∆_fH⁰(H₂O,l).
5. Notation of entropy change of a chemical reaction (subscript “r”), ∆S⁰ → ∆_rS⁰.
6. Notation of absolute entropy of a substance, such as S⁰(H₂O_(l)) → S⁰(H₂O,l).

Version 1.0. Initial.