AquaGuardians: a tutorial-based education game for population engagement in water management

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2017

Authors

Barros, Marcelo Alves de (Author) Other; Andrade, Valéria (Author) Other; Moura, José Antão Beltrão (Author) Other; Silva, José Irivaldo Alves Oliveira (Author) Other; Alcântara, Hugo Morais de (Author) Other; Vieira, Fátima (Author) FLUP; Barbosa, Sandra Carla Pereira (Author) Other; Gonçalves, Arimarques (Author) Other; Costa, Gabriel Cintra Alves da (Author) Other; Almeida Júnior, Francisco Edeverton de (Author) Other; Araújo, Rafaela Lacerda (Author) Other; Pinheiro, Igor Matheus Castor Diniz (Author) Other; Patrício, Diego Silva (Author) Other; Aires, Yggo Ramos de Farias (Author) Other; Naviner, Sophie (Author) Other

Conference proceedings International

Title: CSEDU 2017: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Computer Supported Education

Pages: 146-153

CSEDU 2017 : 9th International Conference on Computer Supported Education

Porto, 21 a 23 de abril de 2017

Scientific classification

CORDIS: Humanities

Other information

Abstract (EN): Water management has mainly been dealt with by research institutions and governments with little engagement from schools, teachers and the population at large. This paper describes AQUAGUARDIANS (AG), an alternate reality, serious game for tutored education. The game offers a cultural environment to engage communities and, hopefully, crowds in water management by means of multimedia reading and writing experiences in virtual-real world scenarios. AG combines: a) gamified entertainment experiences; b) artistic production `coopetitions¿ of individual or collective cultural representations of water by multimedia communications; and, c) effective actions to save, preserve and monitor community water resources. Applications of AG in two cities suffering from severe water crises in Northeastern Brazil provide preliminary evidence the game improves (learning and water management) success indicators defined by schools and water management agencies.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific