Biomas em Perigo: A Missão Espacial do Universo do Jogo EcoBrasil Aventura

Abstract

With the advancement of climate change, learning about the dangers threatening Brazilian biomes becomes essential for the environmental education of children and youth. This paper presents "EcoBrasil Aventura", a 3D serious game in which each level represents one of the six Brazilian biomes. Its interface was built based on design guidelines for children's games and inspired by other educational games targeting the same age group. The player's mission is to answer quizzes that teach ways to preserve each biome. The target audience consists of basic education students aged 10 and older. A heuristic evaluation, conducted by game development experts, validated the high visual consistency and usability of the interface. However, the results also highlighted opportunities for improvement. The literature indicates that there are still few game initiatives aimed at environmental education, which emphasizes the contribution of "EcoBrasil Aventura" to expanding learning and debate on the subject, especially in a context marked by the relevance of COP 30 in Brazil.