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The Minecraft mod Electrical Age is surprisingly useful to (literally play around and) get a feel for things. It was originally designed to teach electrical engineers once upon a time. Currently it's been a bit gamified -sure-, but the core MNA solver is still there.

Still somewhat surprising to me, this kind of simulation actually does help. It turns out that you actually do pick up a lot of intuitive feel that can serve well in an industrial context. I guess no matter how much theory you study on, it's still really insightful to just blow up some circuits. ;-)

Note that Electrical age currently works with older versions of minecraft (1.7) , though a rewrite is in the works.

https://electrical-age.net/



Problem: there is a difference of velocity of understanding between guided experimentation vs study vs mentorship...

(Many fail and are put off to learning the subject whenthere is no person they personally know to guide them through speed bumps)


That's where Electrical Age comes in, at least when it comes to power systems, generation etc.

All the stuff you're learning is in a way directly useful, whereas try to get a steam turbine IRL for learning at home...




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