Vórtex Numérico: An Educational Game to Exercise Computational Thinking and Mathematics in a Playful Way

• Jean Miguel UEA http://orcid.org/0009-0006-7214-5825
• Fabrizio Honda UEA https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8174-1002
• Marcela Pessoa UEA https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3064-5585
• Fernanda Pires UEA https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8180-9850

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/sbgames_estendido.2024.243174

Abstract

The last PISA (International Student Assessment Program) results indicate that 50% of Brazilian students performed below level 2 in mathematics. This scenario is related to several difficulties, including learning basic operations. In this aspect, considering educational games as a strategy to enable motivation and, subsequently, engagement, this work presents "Vórtex Numérico", a game to assist in learning the four basic mathematical operations and in the development of Computational Thinking. It is currently in a high-fidelity prototype on the Unity game engine, anchored in Ausubel's Theory of Meaningful Learning.

Keywords: Computational Thinking, Mathematics, Educational Game, Arithmetic Operations

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