Brazilian Occupational Therapy Perspective about Digital Games as an Inclusive Resource to Disabled People in Schools

Abstract

This chapter aims at contributing to serious games studies taking into consideration two aspects: “as a tool of social change” and as “applications of serious games: in health care and e-health, education, and other fields.” There have been many studies and applications of serious games in the fields of education and health; however, there is still a lack of studies on social inclusion. It is said, based on a wide review of the literature on the subject, that games can help the construction of the inclusive school, showing new applications for serious games. New guidelines for serious game applications are presented, as well as a new interface between the development of serious games and Occupational Therapy; the latter is the area of health specialised in the knowledge of human activities for clinical intervention.

Proposta e Estudo de Caso de um Método para Design de Vídeo Games Educacionais

“…Por outro lado, mesmo antes de experimentá-los, os jogadores consideram jogos educacionais menos interessantes que jogos comuns [Costa 2010]. Jogos com propósitos educativos geralmente não são atrativos para os consumidores infanto-juvenis, pois não possuem poderes imersivos como os jogos comerciais, além de tratar o jogador estritamente como um estudante [Siqueira et al 2013]. Os jogos educacionais precisam, então, mudar sua abordagem, já que é necessário criar um universo onde os usuários queiram explorar tal jogo como fazem nos videogames comerciais [Costa 2010].…”