“Não Queima Meu LED!” - A Virtual Reality Game for Teaching Digital Circuits

• Odivio Caio Santos Matos UEFS
• Victor Travassos Sarinho UEFS

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/sbgames_estendido.2023.233958

Abstract

Virtual Reality (VR) has gained popularity in educational environments in recent years, through the creation of virtual environments with a rich sensory experience and a good interactive experience. This article presents the creation and development of an educational game for virtual reality that teaches concepts of digital circuits to university students. The game incorporates electronic components in a gamified 3D environment, where users build specific circuits to advance to the next level. As a result, an educational VR game has been created that makes learning digital circuits less tedious and more effective, based on the results obtained from the validation process applied to the project.

Keywords: Virtual Reality, Serious Games, Digital Circuits

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