“Você tem Fome de Quê?” Jogando em um Museu de Ciências

Abstract

This work deals with the development of the game “What are you hungry for?”. The game’s objective is to make the participants realize the amount of nutrients in food through a card game duel between the amount of chemical elements (Ca, Mg, Mn, Fe, Na, K, Cu and Zn) present in the most popular fruits, vegetables, grains and meats we eat on a daily basis. The game allows connections with a diversity of themes: minerals, rocks, soils, nutrition, culinary, human body metabolism, among others. Initially the game aimed to provide an immersive experience on the relationship between chemical elements and food for spontaneous visitors at MM Gerdau – Museu das Minas e do Metal, who are students from elementary and high school. But the game’s reach goes far beyond, and can contribute to the learning process in different backgrounds whether in formal or non-formal education. The material can be used in recreational activities in museums, in school spaces or in other places. The initial idea of this material’s creation took into account the following concepts: game, serious games, museum education and mediation. Throughout the work process, the relevance of the dialogue between educators and designers for the elaboration of the game became evident. It has been tested in some situations that are analyzed in this dissertation.