Jogos Educativos e os Temas Transversais: O Desenvolvimento de um Jogo para Discutir Política na Escola

Resumo

Brazil is one between 31 countries in the world to maintain compulsory voting. To increase the effectiveness and reduce abstention rates is interesting the country invest in education policy. This article presents a computer game that aims to increase political knowledge of future voters. This game has the potential to be used with children and teenagers , especially aged 16 and 17 where voting is optional , as a resource to increase the political awareness in school , as well as information for building a citizen aware of the importance of voting . In the proposed game, the player through a quiz related to the job function, where they are presented three options for each job function in questions .