08/06/2017 - Atualizado 11h
Jogo Lucro S/A
Lucro S/A is an interdisciplinary game of Administration and Digital Games
Feevale University is the only educational institution to compete in Brazil's Independent Games Festival (BIG Festival) 2017, in the category of Best Educational Game or Social Impact, with the game named Lucro S/A developed in the laboratory of learning objects, (LOA in Brazil) of the institution. The result will be published in the event official ceremony, taking place on June 29th, at São Paulo Cultural Center, (Vergueiro Street, 1000, São Paulo).
Observing the students’ demand to apply the knowledge related to a one-year course conducted in Administration, professor Dusan Schreiber contacted the laboratory LOA to develop a mechanism so that academics could practice management actions. The project, carried out by graduates of the Digital Games Vitor Caetano Silveira Valadares and Richard Nunes da Silva and by faculties William Schneider and Andrew Trombetta, resulted in a Digital Construct of Learning (CDA in Brazil), so called Lucro S/A.
For the Digital Games coordinator, João Batista Mossmann, attending the competition is rewarding. "We are all with high expectations, we are the only university to attend the event and it is quite interesting to see our students becoming professionals. This indicates the quality of the course, "he explains. In this category, the game is competing Germany, Brazil, the United States and Vietnam projects. All finalists will be checked by the Festival visitors, from June 24th to July 2nd, at the official ceremony local.
How Lucro S/A works
The game begins with the challenge of setting up the company. It is necessary to set various parameters for the project construction, such as number of employees, start-up capital, loans limit and interests, among others. With the data, it is likely to achieve a high degree of customization and to establish different difficulty levels for the player. After starting the game, the contestant has to be aware of all the sectors that make up the business, here to mention:
• Branches - the player has to know the right time to open new units and the cost of expansion, as well as the compensation through the market potential being purchased
• Human Resources - the user can control the number of employees, as well as the index of motivation
• Stock - the most important part of the company, because keeping large quantities may be expensive and, on the opposite, small quantities may generate risks of failure with customers
• Marketing - the participant is able to select specific marketing actions by branch
• Financial - sector required to maintain positive the working capital of the enterprise
Through the correct management of the company, the player must be able to keep it in operation in the early years, which are considered the most difficult and crucial to the success of the enterprise.
About the BIG Festival
The BIG Festival (Brazil's Independent Games Festival) is the most important independent games festival of Latin America. The event seeks to stimulate the production of independent games through the strengthening of ties and exchange of experiences among developers from around the world, setting, as business hub in Latin America to national and international games developers. Learn more at www.bigfestival.com.br/.
