BULLY WHO? THEATRICAL PLAY AND VICARIOUS EXPERIENCES OF DOING AND ACTING WITH EMOTIONS

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2019

Authors

José Raimundo (Author) Other; Pedro Cardoso (Author) FEUP; António Coelho (Author) FEUP; Miguel Carvalhais (Author) FBAUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: DIGICOM 2019 - 3RD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DESIGN AND DIGITAL COMMUNICATION

Pages: 347-357

3rd International Conference on Design and Digital Communication (DIGICOM)

Barcelos, PORTUGAL, NOV 15-16, 2019-2109

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Authenticus ID: P-00T-7FE

Abstract (EN): Digital media expanded people's creative horizons by placing knowledge, tools, design procedures and its practices within reach, yet it also called for new literacies. Games can encourage reflection and interaction in alternative ways, and ease learning and the articulation of knowledge between individuals, thus they may be valuable for such requirements. In spite of this, games are still struggling to find their way into classrooms and workplaces as tools for creativity, as educators are not prepared to design them for such purposes, which limits their use in scope and in substance. With this in mind, we developed Bully Who?, an analogue game prototype for players to learn to deal with bullying in a creative way, by acting as a stage for embodying the roles of aggressors and victims, making players aware of their emotions and consequences involved. To check for viability, usability and potential, we resorted to play-testing sessions involving a small sample of twenty-five, socially-diverse individuals. This study helped us draw several conclusions: 1) simulating embodied, dramatized actions increases awareness of one's emotions and helps speculating on the state of others' - something valuable to cultivate emotional intelligence; 2) theatrical gameplay can help establish an attitude favourable for game-based learning; 3) games can act as ground to bridge intergenerational exchange for problem-solving; 4) according to participants the prototype has the potential to be adapted to stimulate creative discussion on similar social concerns.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 11