Curvas de aprendizagem em game engines: percepções de um desenvolvedor novato em jogos
Resumo
Introdução: A escolha de uma game engine para o desenvolvimento de jogos é um desafio, sobretudo para iniciantes. Objetivo: Este artigo analisa as percepções de um desenvolvedor novato, graduando em computação, na implementação de mecânicas nas game engines Unity, Godot e Pygame, e fornece dicas práticas para iniciantes na área. Metodologia: Conduziu-se um estudo de caso, cujos dados foram coletados por meio de um formulário online. Resultados: A Godot foi tida como a game engine mais simples e intuitiva, com menor tempo de desenvolvimento. A Unity mostrou-se viável, mas com uma alta curva de aprendizagem, enquanto o Pygame, embora mais complexo, proporcionou maior aplicação prática dos conhecimentos de computação.
Palavras-chave:
game engines, desenvolvimento de jogos, novato, percepções, estudo de caso
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Dickson, P. E., Block, J. E., Echevarria, G. N., e Keenan, K. C. (2017). An experience-based comparison of unity and unreal for a stand-alone 3d game development course. In Proceedings of the 2017 ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, pages 70–75.
Engström, H. (2020). Game development research.
Ezhil, S. L. (2025). A comparative analysis of unity, unreal engine, godot, and cryengine: Technical features, licensing models, and suitability for modern game development. International Neuro Rehabilitation Journal of Australia.
Freeman, G. e McNeese, N. J. (2019). Exploring indie game development: Team practices and social experiences in a creativity-centric technology community. Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW), 28(3):723–748.
Frog, P. (2024). Pixel adventure. Acesso em: 25 abr. 2026.
Gee, J. P. (2003). What video games have to teach us about learning and literacy. Computers in entertainment (CIE), 1(1):20–20.
Holfeld, J. (2024). On the relevance of the Godot Engine in the indie game development industry. arXiv preprint arXiv:2401.01909.
Maloney, J. H., Peppler, K., Kafai, Y., Resnick, M., e Rusk, N. (2008). Programming by choice: urban youth learning programming with scratch. SIGCSE Bull., 40(1):367–371.
Mercan, Ş. e Durdu, P. O. (2017). Evaluating the usability of unity game engine from developers’ perspective. In 2017 IEEE 11th International Conference on Application of Information and Communication Technologies (AICT), pages 1–5. IEEE.
Politowski, C., Petrillo, F., Montandon, J. E., Valente, M. T., e Guéhéneuc, Y.-G. (2021). Are game engines software frameworks? a three-perspective study. Journal of Systems and Software, 171:110846.
Portal News (2025). A economia dos jogos: como o setor de games já supera o cinema e a música. Acessado em: 28 de abril de 2026.
Sobota, B. e Pietriková, E. (2023). The role of game engines in game development and teaching. In Computer Science for Game Development and Game Development for Computer Science. IntechOpen.
Unity Technologies (2023). An open letter to our community. [link]. Acesso em: jun. 2025.
Yin, R. K. (2015). Estudo de caso: planejamento e métodos. Bookman, 5 edition.
Publicado
29/09/2026
Como Citar
LINS, Arthur de Meira; HONDA, Fabrizio; PIRES, Fernanda; PESSOA, Marcela.
Curvas de aprendizagem em game engines: percepções de um desenvolvedor novato em jogos. In: SIMPÓSIO BRASILEIRO DE JOGOS E ENTRETENIMENTO DIGITAL (SBGAMES), 25. , 2026, Goiânia/GO.
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Porto Alegre: Sociedade Brasileira de Computação,
2026
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p. 2666-2677.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/sbgames.2026.26274.
