• DocumentCode
    1782902
  • 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
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    18-21 June 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    6
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Information Systems and Technologies (CISTI), 2014 9th Iberian Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Barcelona
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CISTI.2014.6877077
  • Filename
    6877077