Método de avaliação de jogos sérios

Abstract

Serious games are games that have educational purposes along with entertainment. These games are applied in different areas such as training, simulations, and education. In the school environment, they stimulate students' interest in learning and assist teachers to offer the content in a ludic manner. To evaluate these games in education, there are methods for evaluating serious games to verify their effectiveness and the benefits that the use of these games provides. Thus, throughout this research, a new evaluation method for serious games was developed and applied, the SEGEM – Serious Game Evaluation Method. This method was elaborated from other existing methods in the literature through dimensions that should be observed in serious games. A problem found in the literature is that the evaluation methodologies for serious games lack a standardized development and assessment approach. Hence, SEGEM was developed to be used as a game evaluation standard using the presented questionnaires, as well as a step by step for the development of other methods. After developing SEGEM, it was possible to adapt and apply it in the classroom of a regional school that includes students with Intellectual Disability. The case study was carried out with the developers of a serious game called “Dominó Monetário”, with the teachers of the class from the school concerned, and with the students who used the game. From the answers collected, it was possible to calculate the reliability of the questionnaires using the Cronbach's Alpha estimative. The development of SEGEM brings contributions to the literature as it presents a standardization of development of serious games evaluation methods, in addition to exemplifying how it can be adapted according to the public that uses it.