Atlantic Forest:
The Biome Where I Live
It is an environmental game about biodiversity in the Atlantic Forest created for the children of public schools of Santa Catarina state, Brazil.
The game applies the technology MultiPoint [Microsoft® MultiPoint™ SDK]. This uses multiple mouses interacting simultaneously connected to a unique computer. It teaches about the Biome and it improves the collaborative skills.
This project was proposed by LEC of UFSC, developed in partnership with Casthalia, and supported by FAPESC.
About the game:
¤ "UFSC and Fapesc introduce a video game about the Atlantic Forest" (in Portuguese), SBPC , 2012.
¤ "Presentation and application of educational video game "Atlantic Forest: the Biome where I live"" (PDF in Portuguese), EDUCASUL, 2011.
¤ "Educational game improve the cooperation among children" (in Portuguese) UFSC, 2011.
¤ IX Brazilian Symposium of Game and Digital Entertainment (PDF in Portuguese) SBGames, 2010.