Desarrollo de prototipo de herramienta de aprendizaje sobre la historia de los lugares turísticos de Guayaquil.

Abstract

The main objective of this curricular integration work is to design a learning tool based on a two-dimensional video game that facilitates the study of the history of tourist places in the city of Guayaquil. Throughout the development of this project, the use of gamification was taken into account, a fundamental term that combines learning methods with the use of games, in such a way that the people involved have greater immersion at the time of studying. The process of making videogames requires the use of a game engine in which to work, so a development environment was selected in order to optimize the number of hardware resources and that in turn specializes in the design and development of games in 2D with pixel art. The research method used was descriptive, since interviews were conducted with experts in the education sector in order to analyze their knowledge regarding gamification techniques and validity and support for this work through their opinions. The development of this prototype has two levels (tourist places) in which the player moves laterally through these towns and when encountering a historical point, the character can interact with it and read a short text in which a historical context is explained from that point. Before finishing the level, the player will face a series of specific questions about the route that he took. As it is designed for students from 6 to 8 years old, its level of difficulty is low, so the only obstacles they can find are small enemies, which they will have to jump on their heads to defeat. With the development of this project, it is expected to contribute to new teaching techniques using gamification.