Memória em jogo: uma interface digital para a educação patrimonial sobre Uberlândia

Abstract

This work aims to develop an educational digital game in top-down pixel art style, focused on valuing the historical heritage of Uberlândia. The proposal seeks to bring the community, especially children, closer to local history through gamification, exploring the potential of digital games as a resource for heritage education. In the project, the player explores scenarios inspired by the city's historical spaces, collecting memories that represent objects, stories, and everyday experiences. Each recovered memory reveals information about the cultural importance of the heritage, transforming the playful experience into a learning process. As a result, a complete digital game set in downtown Uberlândia was developed. The project demonstrates the potential of digital games as educational tools capable of stimulating interest in local history and contributing to the preservation of cultural identity. It is expected that the game may also be used as a support resource for heritage education activities in schools, promoting greater engagement between students and the historical memory of the city.