G-Thinking: Metodologia para o Desenvolvimento de Jogos Educacionais em Escola da Autoria - Promovendo Protagonismo Juvenil e a Cultura Maker

Abstract

Youth Protagonism recognizes students as authors of their own development and learning. The Culture Maker approach expands on this idea, allowing students to develop their own technologies, devices and tools. The integration of Youth Protagonism with Maker Culture in schools allows educators to promote a more dynamic, inclusive and relevant learning environment. Together, these approaches empower students to be active, autonomous, and creative participants in their educational journey. In Brazil, Escolas da Autoria experience this reality. In this context, this article presents a methodology called G-Thinking for the development of educational games. Structured on Design Thinking and Project-Based Learning, this approach was applied in workshops at a School of Authorship for high school students. The focus was on the development of Youth Protagonism, associated with maker practices and exploring themes of Digital Culture. To integrate the steps of the methodology, the digital game "Conect.@Mente" was developed, which directly addresses elements of digital culture and, indirectly, fosters computational thinking skills. It has as results that the development of protagonist skills and the immersion and perception about the themes of Digital Culture, in both stages, by the students.