Testando a Diversão em um Jogo Sério para o Aprendizado Introdutório de Programação
Abstract
This article describes a serious game for learning introductory programming and its experimentation with a class of 16 students. The game covers three subjects: action sequence, variables and conditional. The solution is developed by visual blocks as in Scratch. The goal of the experiment was to identify the weak points of the game to promote enjoyment. EGameFlow was the instrument used to measure this quality in six dimensions: concentration, goal clarity, feedback, challenges, autonomy and immersion. The results showed that the immersion is the weakest dimension and, in the conclusion, we present suggestions for its improvement.
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Zyda, M. (2005). From Visual Simulation to Virtual Reality to Games. Computer, 38(9), 25–32.
Published
2015-07-20
How to Cite
VAHLDICK, Adilson; MENDES, António; MARCELINO, Maria José; HOGENN, Maciel; SCHOEFFEL, Pablo.
Testando a Diversão em um Jogo Sério para o Aprendizado Introdutório de Programação. In: WORKSHOP ON COMPUTING EDUCATION (WEI), 23. , 2015, Recife.
Anais [...].
Porto Alegre: Sociedade Brasileira de Computação,
2015
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p. 41-50.
ISSN 2595-6175.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/wei.2015.10220.
