Codeverse: Um Jogo de RPG Digital para o Ensino e Aprendizagem de Conceitos Introdutórios de Programação

Abstract

Teaching programming remains a major challenge, particularly in helping students understand introductory concepts and stay motivated. Codeverse: Hacking Worlds, an educational digital RPG developed in this work and based on the Revised Bloom’s Taxonomy, is designed to teach introductory programming content and provide an alternative way to reinforce foundational programmingconcepts.Theresearchwascarriedoutinseveralstages,includingaliteraturereview, a focus group with teachers to gather requirements, the creation of the Game Design Document, game development, the construction of a didactic sequence, and classroom implementation with students in the Technical High School in Informatics program. Data collection and analysis involved triangulation of pre- and post-tests, observations recorded in a logbook, and a questionnaire, providing an integrated view of learning, usability, and engagement. The results show learning gains with a normalized Hake gain of 0.40, along with evidence of increased autonomy, logical reasoning, and student engagement in the proposed activities. The findings indicate that educational digital games based on learning theories or taxonomies, such as Bloom’s Taxonomy, can enhance teaching and learning experiences in Computer Science. The evidence supports the conclusion that Codeverse has effectively integrated the cognitive, affective, and procedural dimensions of learning, making it a playful and accessible pedagogical resource.