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    Health Tycoon: An Educational

    Simulation Game on Positive Habits


    Matheus Henrique Dias Cirillo Alexandre Ponce de Oliveira
    Gustavo M. S. de C. Ferreira Michel Hecker Faria
    Carla Roberta de Oliveira Carvalho Paulo Sergio Lopes de Souza

    Paper kindly presented by Prof. Ricardo Santos (UFMS)


    Introduction
    • Institute of Biomedical Sciences (ICB) winter course (teacher training on
    obesity and metabolism subjects) to teachers from elementary schools
    • Diabetes
    • Exercise routines
    • Healthy eating
    • Proper sleep

    • Research question:
    • Could an educational game promotes the significance of healthy habits,
    such as regular exercise, balanced nutrition, and sleep, playfully, aligned
    with WHO’s Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG3) on health and
    well-being?
    Health Tycoon
    • The game shows iteratively the impact of each decision on the health.
    • Simulations
    • Immediate feedback
    • Health indicators

    • Technical Aspects
    • Unity (C#)
    • Photoshop
    • Git (versioning)

    • Designed and implemented from a collaboration between a biomedical


    and a computer science institutes.
    Health Tycoon
    Clock Time control

    Hydration
    Health indicators

    (RHR = resting heart rate)

    Mental energy
    Game Mechanics
    Feeding Sleeping
    Exercising
    Mechanics Influences
    Validation and Results
    • 75 Teachers from Primary and Lower Secondary
    Education

    • Average 4.6/5 stars

    • “the game facilitated a more dynamic and enjoyable


    learning environment”
    • “the game is a powerful tool to reinforce and
    consolidate the knowledge acquired during traditional
    lectures and textbook readings”
    • “the game showed great potential as a beta version,
    some refinements are necessary to harness its
    pedagogical value fully”
    Future Enhancements
    • Game:
    • Better feedback regarding sleep
    • More dynamic kitchen with full dishes
    • Historical graphs
    • Routine creator

    • Research:
    • We intend to conduct future studies with control and experimental
    groups to verify quantitative scores of students’ exams about the
    content of habits in a healthy lifestyle.
    Conclusion
    • The game has exhibited promising results in bridging the gap between
    traditional classroom instruction and student-centered learning.

    • The game inspires various other fields of study, making it an asset to any
    educational setting seeking to enhance the effectiveness of their teaching
    and learning experiences by using simulation games.

    • The game is freely available at Github:


    • https://github.com/lasdpc-games/Magnata-da-Saude/releases/tag/v0.3.2
    Health Tycoon: An Educational Simulation Game
    on Positive Habits
    Thanks for your attention!

    Contact emails:

    Matheus Henrique Dias Cirillo - matheuscirillo@usp.br


    Alexandre Ponce de Oliveira - alexandre.ponce@fateclins.edu.br
    Gustavo M. S. C. Ferreira - gustavomourascarenci@usp.br
    Michel Hecker Faria - michel.hecker@usp.br
    Carla Roberta de Oliveira Carvalho - croc@icb.usp.br
    Paulo Sergio Lopes de Souza - pssouza@icmc.usp.br

    2023 IEEE ASEE Frontiers in Education Conference College Station, Texas, October 18-21, 2023

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