Relato sobre o uso de uma ferramenta de desenvolvimento de jogos para o ensino introdutório de lógica de programação

Abstract

Teaching programming logic and consequently coding are tasks that require a substancial amount of effort from the professors. In addition, helping students to associate theory with practice is a complex task, since students usually enter undergraduate courses with the most diverse capabilities and talents. A common difficulty among teachers is how to teach programming logic so that the student is motivated to learn, while getting prepared to use a coding tool and applying the concepts in practice. The objective of this work is to report the experience of using a specific tool for the development of digital games (Game Maker) in the teaching of programming logic in an undergraduate course.