About digital games

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We've elaborated this section to recommend readings, Youtube playlists, game analysis and a little programming!

So grab your notepad and pen, or digital equivalents, and let's get some learning!

Games and gamification in communication

Lecture given by Diogo in the Journalism, Audio Visual and Advertising courses at the Centro Universitário Barão de Mauá.

In this lecture on Games, Serious Games and Gamification, the basic concepts of games and what makes games a good tool for learning and motivation are discussed.

Audio in portuguese.

Introduction to Game Programming with Unity

In this sequence of videos, Diogo presents a Game Engine (tool for developing digital games) used by several game developers in the world: Unity.

The course is for beginners and no prior knowledge of computer programming or game development is required.

Audio in portuguese.

Book recommendations

Diogo P C Vieira, Cláudia H A Baldo e Diego S Palareti. Jogos Digitais como recursos de aprendizagem escolar. In: MOSAICO DISCURSIVO: diferentes materialidades e sentidos. p. 265-285.

Cláudia H A Baldo, Rita C C Teixeira e Diogo P C Vieira . Aprendizagem em jogo: Estudo e desenvolvimento conceitual de recursos digitais para apoio à alfabetização. In: Start: Como a gamificação e os jogos de aprendizagem estão transformando a práxis educativa atual com suas dinâmicas inovadoras e criativas. p. 111-135.

Katie Salen, Eric Zimmerman. Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals

Scott Rogers. Level Up! The Guide to Great Video Game Design

Jesse Schell. The Art of Game Design: A book of lenses

Brian Burke. Gamify: How Gamification Motivates People to Do Extraordinary Things

Thais Weiller. Game Start: Lições de Game Design para seu Videogame

Marc Prensky. Digital Game-Based Learning

Marc Prensky. Don't Bother Me Mom—I'm Learning

James Paul Gee. What Video Games Have to Teach Us about Learning and Literacy.

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