Jogo “Ark: survival evolved” no ensino de Ciências Biológicas

Abstract

This article aimed to analyze the game: “ARK: Survival Envolved” from the perspective of teaching and learning biological concepts in schools. ARK is a game which players main purpose is survival on a completely prehistoric island. The teaching of content learning through games is something that has grown lately, as it manages to focus more on children and/or adolescents. Technologies are being developed and this game can teach a lot about the human body, human and animal evolution, survival, paleontology and the behavioral ecology of prehistoric beings. The information was taken into consideration of players from ARK on the Steam platform through reviews being positive or negative under a biological look in the comments. Leading to the conclusion that the games add positively or negatively to teaching.