Game-Based Learning Development Process: an exploratory analysis of game development companies in Brazil

摘要

The development industry of the electronic games has a considerable comprisement, in both productivity and in the possibility to work with interdisciplinary matters in the process of cognitive and computational development. Considering the educational factors that the electronic games can provide, this paper has as the aim to identify how the educational electronic games are being developed by companies of Brazilian games development and if there is some specific process for the educational area. The aim of this study was to identify which development process used by these companies are, and if there is some specific development process for the educational area to the light of cognitive abilities. The methodological approach used was a qualitative research classified as an exploratory research. During the research it was identified that these companies use development processes adapted, there is not a specific process for the educational electronic games with cognitive and educational comprisement.