A Game for Simulating the Sucessfull Saga of an Individual Micro Entrepeneur

  • Marcus Parreiras UFRJ
  • Pedro Marques UFRJ
  • Geraldo Xexéo UFRJ

Resumo


This article presents The MEI Game, a videogame implemented as an educational visual novel based on a real story about the creation and management of a small business in Baixada Fluminense. This game provides an entrepreneurship scenario, which ends with the success or failure of the business, based on the player’s decisions. From its feedback, users can understand the reasons for their results, and retrace their steps to fix their errors, reinforcing their understanding of the theory.
Palavras-chave: Business Game, Entrepreneurship, Visual Novel

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Publicado
24/10/2022
PARREIRAS, Marcus; MARQUES, Pedro; XEXÉO, Geraldo. A Game for Simulating the Sucessfull Saga of an Individual Micro Entrepeneur. In: TRILHA DE ARTES & DESIGN – ARTIGOS CURTOS - SIMPÓSIO BRASILEIRO DE JOGOS E ENTRETENIMENTO DIGITAL (SBGAMES), 21. , 2022, Natal/RN. Anais [...]. Porto Alegre: Sociedade Brasileira de Computação, 2022 . p. 248-252. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/sbgames_estendido.2022.225464.