CODEPLAY: um jogo digital educativo que estimula o pensamento computacional na elaboração de soluções de problemas

Abstract

In recent years higher education institutions have faced serious problems caused by academic dropout rates. This work aims to stimulate computational thinking through an educational digital game, with the aim of motivating students to practice more about programming and proposing a tool capable of reducing dropout rates and academic retention. Therefore, a survey of the interface, mechanics and interaction features of similar games was carried out to serve as a basis for the development of CodePlay. To obtain the results, it was necessary to apply the game and a questionnaire to a group of first-year undergraduate students, in order to collect data to justify the work.