Adventurers of Tomorrow: Preliminary Validation of Prototyping and Design Rules for an RPG Focused on Sustainability and SDGs

Abstract

This article presents an RPG prototype aimed at education for sustainability and awareness of the SDGs. This prototype comprises a set of rules and mechanics developed with the intention of creating immersive, reflective and playful learning experiences that were preliminary evaluated with 5 players in relation to the player's experience, using the MEEGA+ model. This test, in general, had positive results and indicated the strengths of the game: social interaction, fun and challenges. The prototype described here has the potential to support the project through preliminary development and rule testing. In order to achieve the objectives set out here, exploratory and applied research was used with the aim of conception and ideation, with a focus on prototyping and rule design for the RPG that is under development.