Gamification in Physics Teaching – Design and Usability Testing of a Physics Game for High School Education

• João Victor N. Silva UFV
• Fábio Bastos UFV
• João Lucas Mayrinck UFV
• Pedro Moises de Sousa UFV

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/wsis.2025.15027

Abstract

This article presents the initial development of an educational game. The game was created on the Unity 3D platform and aims to contribute to the learning of physics for 1st-year high school students, the target audience. The idea is that the player ventures through levels, facing various obstacles in order to solve kinematics problems through properly contextualized questions and answers. The AMAEG agile methodology was used, which resulted in a usability test applied to the target audience. The results obtained were positive in relation to the experience and learning, demonstrating a possible practical value as a study tool.

Keywords: Physics, Educational Game, Kinematics

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