Investopia - O jogo de cartas criado com métodos de game design e teoria financeira por meio de uma abordagem lúdica

Abstract

Financial education plays a crucial role in addressing both basic and advanced financial challenges, creating awareness of financial products in an accessible manner. However, the absence of financial education in the academic environment impedes the holistic development of students, especially in higher education, resulting in difficulties related to financial concepts and jargon that may remain beyond the scope of these students. The purpose of this work is to explore engaging ways of communicating these concepts, adopting a playful and easily understandable approach. To achieve this goal, the creation of a card game has been established, designed to dynamically reveal fundamental aspects related to financial content. Thus, the game "Investopia"was developed, immersing two players in an investment and financial market dynamic, with a focus on making better investments than their opponent. This was executed through Chandler’s game production cycle. In the pre-production stage, a Game Design Document (GDD) was developed, along with the initial prototypes. In the production stage, efforts were made to consider the design of physical components, addressing aspects such as color, shape, size, board, integration, and reference. In the testing stage, playtests were conducted for validation to assess the game’s performance in terms of enjoyment, mechanics, and effectiveness. In conclusion, we present the results and their analyses, highlighting the potential of the game, along with feedback from players on how to enhance its gameplay.