Criação de um mecanismo de ajuste dinâmico de dificuldade para jogos educacionais utilizando o Duoeduca

Abstract

The present work proposes the development of a dynamic difficulty adjustment mechanism for educational games, applied to the Duoeduca platform. The justification is based on the need to maintain student engagement, avoiding demotivation resulting from performa differences among players. The general objective is to create a system that automatically adjusts the game difficulty according to players’ positions on the board, ensuring a balanced and stimulating experience. The adopted methodology involved formulating a mathematical model to manipulate the values of the die used in the game, followed by simulation tests to validate the impact of the dynamic adjustment. Subsequently, the mechanism was implemented in Duoeduca and evaluated through classroom experiments, in which data were collected on students’ and teachers’ perceptions of the system’s effectiveness. The results indicated that the mechanism was able to reduce performance discrepancies among players, providing greater competitiveness and engagement during matches. Furthermore, analyses showed that the dynamic adjustment helped prevent frustration and demotivation, keeping students interested throughout the game. It is concluded that the implementation of the dynamic difficulty adjustment mechanism in Duoeduca is a viable solution to enhance students’ educational experience and can be adapted for other educational games with similar characteristics