Study “The Maya”. As? Playing the “Slumdog Millionaire” – Jornal de Negócios – Portugal

Study “The Maya” can acquire a somewhat different. A team of multidisciplinary researchers at the University of Coimbra was associated with a developer and a group of designers to develop a game on this work, which has a concept similar to the TV show “Who wants to be a millionaire”, with 448 issues of choice multiple, divided into several levels, and can be used in classrooms from mobile devices.

But there are more games that seek help in learning programs for various subjects. The statement from the University of Coimbra sent to newsrooms, explains that it was created a total of four games: “1910″; “Tempoly”; “The Mayans Becoming an expert.”; and finally, “Konnecting. Man, be communicating.”

These games are suitable for different levels of education and have been tested in northern schools and central Portugal. If the game on the work of Eca de Queiroz is suitable for students of the 11th year, the “1910″ has the students recipients between the 6th and 9th grade. It is “an adventure game where the player is invited to assist a journalist while unfold several episodes that led to the Republic of Implementation in Portugal”.

“Tempoly” can be used by students 7th to 12th year and is a kind of puzzle. The player has to solve various puzzles, and the degree of difficulty of these increases.

“Konnecting. Man, be communicating” is a game for BSc students in Educational Sciences. This game shows “the evolution of human communication, from prehistory to the present day (selfie stick).” . “An extraterrestrial – Komuniket – is mandated to report how terrestrial beings communicate,” the statement added

Ana Amélia Carvalho, coordinator of the study funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), says in a statement that students and teachers who have tested the games have had a “very positive” reaction. The aim is to “monetize the most popular devices among the younger generations – smartphones and tablets – to implement a much more attractive and interactive learning.”, Pointed yet

These games are only available for the system operating and Android will be officially launched on May 7, during the 3rd Meeting on Games and Mobile Learning.