Title :
The Fifth Empire: The reinterpretation of Portuguese and European history in an action adventure game
Author :
Coelho, Antonio ; Dias, Laercio ; Almeida, Rafael ; Castro, Nuno ; Goncalves, Patricia
Author_Institution :
DEI/FEUP, Porto, Portugal
Abstract :
"The Fifth Empire" is a single-player action adventure game in 2D. Centering around an adaptation of the myth the Fifth Empire (Nebuchadnezzar\´s dream and its interpretation by prophet Daniel) [1] is an epic allegory of the human condition, with a reinterpretation of European and Portuguese history as backdrop. This is a project that is still in process, which main goal is the development of an attractive videogame, with a strong and enriched educational purpose, since the game takes place in a real and historical setting. Moreover, through entertainment, the game should promote curiosity about the Portuguese history and motivate a more detailed study by the target audience.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; computer games; entertainment; history; European history; Fifth Empire; Portuguese history; educational purpose; entertainment; human condition epic allegory; single-player action adventure game; videogame; Abstracts; Entertainment industry; Europe; Games; History; Instruments; Surges; Digital Games; Educational Games; Games based learning; History of Portugal and Europe;
Conference_Titel :
Information Systems and Technologies (CISTI), 2014 9th Iberian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Barcelona
DOI :
10.1109/CISTI.2014.6877077