Memória em Trunfo: concepção de um jogo de cartas estilo Super Trunfo Realidade Aumentada sobre o Museu Histórico Jacinto de Sousa

Abstract

This work presents the development of a card game in the Super Trunfo style integrated with Augmented Reality (AR), based on the collection of the Jacinto de Sousa Historical Museum (MHJS), located in Quixadá, Ceará, Brazil, as a strategy for cultural mediation oriented toward the visitor experience. The proposal is grounded in discussions on the centrality of the public in museums and on the visitor experience model. The research has an applied nature, with a qualitative and quantitative approach and an exploratory and explanatory character, adopting the game production cycle proposed by Chandler (2012), with a focus on the pre-production and production stages. Visits to the MHJS were conducted for cataloging, photographic documentation, and selection of collection items, in addition to semi-structured interviews and observations in the exhibition space. As a result, 47 items were photographed, of which 32 compose the final deck, along with the Monument to the Worker, a work by Jacinto de Sousa, totaling 33 cards. The game was structured through a Short Game Design Document (SGDD), incorporating traditional Super Trunfo rules, attributes compared by numerical values and by name, and a “luck or setback” mechanic activated through AR. The web-based implementation used the AR.js and A-Frame libraries and was made publicly available via GitHub Pages, aligned with the principles of free and open-source software, allowing the project to be executed, studied, modified, and redistributed. Due to schedule limitations, user testing was not conducted; nevertheless, the development stages and the conceptual validation carried out with the museum staff indicate the prototype’s potential to offer a playful and educational experience. As future work, it is proposed to expand the use of AR to the entire deck, include cards related to temporary exhibitions, and conduct evaluations with visitors to investigate impacts on the museum experience.