Cuento interactivo basado en “La diosa Umiña” para incentivar la lectura de leyendas precolombinas en niños de 9 a 11 años.

Abstract

The project focuses on the development of an interactive story called "Umiña, The Goddess of Health", which encourages the reading of pre- Columbian legends to children from 9 to 11 years old, who, according to the research carried out during the project, lack of knowledge about pre- Columbian cultures and in general by the analogical system that primary schools use for education. This served as the basis for the adaptation of the pre-Columbian legend "The goddess Umiña" from the Manabí province, located in Ecuador, as well as the main elements of its culture of origin, the Manteño - Huancavilca culture. It took 2 academic periods (1 year) for its development, working the second, during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was developed in Unity using the programming language C # (C Sharp), in 2D format using animation in Parallax, an easy-to-use user interface was designed for children based on the characteristics of the culture, improving the user experience. With the help of professionals in the children's area and teaching, learning methods are used through the design of trivia, which contain questions about cultural elements as well as the legend that the user must answer, encouraging them to read the story to get them right. It can be used in operating systems from Android Lollipop 5.0 (API 21) for mobile devices and from Windows 7 for desktop computers. The multimedia design was directed based on a direct and entertaining way of watching a story for children.