Exploring Playful Learning: Development of Interactive Game using Block Calculator

Games have great educational potential and attract people due to the interactivity they provide.Using playful elements in education can be promising, especially considering that the new generation grows up immersed in the digital world, acquiring skills naturally when interacting with technological...

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Autores: Santos, Ciro, Calatrone, Leonam, Alves, Antônio, Santos, Andreia T. O.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:Brasil
Institución:Fundação Centro de Ciências e Educação Superior a Distância do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (CECIERJ)
Repositorio:EAD em Foco
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.eademfoco.cecierj.edu.br:article/2023
Acceso en línea:https://eademfoco.cecierj.edu.br/index.php/Revista/article/view/2023
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Educational Game
Android
Lua
Corona SDK
Jogo Educacional
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Sumario:Games have great educational potential and attract people due to the interactivity they provide.Using playful elements in education can be promising, especially considering that the new generation grows up immersed in the digital world, acquiring skills naturally when interacting with technological devices.Technology can be an important ally to bring teaching closer to playfulness, allowing the time spent on electronic devices to generate positive results in education.In this sense, an educational game was developed for the Android platform, using the LUA programming language, the Corona SDK emulator and the Sublime Text text editor.The objective of the application is to help teach Mathematics through the block calculator, stimulating cognitive and social aspects, making studying a pleasant moment through challenges that encourage discovery and creating a pleasant study environment conducive to learning.   Keywords: Educational game. Games applied in teaching mathematics. Android. Lua. Corona SDK.