The Cave: an educational game that helps the development of Computational Thinking through learning about geometric figures

• Andrey Guedes State University of Amazonas
• Julian Bentes State University of Amazonas
• Jeniffer Macena State University of Amazonas https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7163-629X
• Fernanda Pires State University of Amazonas https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8180-9850

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/educomp_estendido.2024.238818

Abstract

The present work addresses the proposal of an educational game entitled "The Cave," aimed at assisting students in Elementary School with content on geometric shapes from the Mathematics discipline. In order for the student to be able to solve the challenges proposed in the game phase, learning mechanics will be presented that encourage the practice of Computational Thinking and logical reasoning, aiming to associate types of shapes and pattern identification to solve the game challenges.

Keywords: geometric shapes, Computational Thinking, educational game

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