Navegando pelos sete mares da História: como a gamificação com Assassin’s Creed Black Flag pode enriquecer o aprendizado

Abstract

This scientific article aims to analyze the potential of gamification, through the Assassin's Creed video game franchise, with a specific focus on Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, as a didactic pedagogical resource for teaching History in Elementary School II (6th to 9th grade). Given the observation that traditional teaching methods in History often generate disinterest and discouragement in students, especially in the fundamental phases of schooling, the study proposes the integration of active methodologies and playfulness to transform the teaching learning process. The research, of a qualitative nature and based on a literature review, reflects on how games, as extensions of social man and faithful models of a culture, can be used to explore the context of Colonial History in the 18th century, notably in the Caribbean and Central America region, a theme addressed in Assassin's Creed Black Flag. The objective is to demonstrate that the playfulness and immersion provided by games stimulate curiosity, autonomy, and the development of cognitive and critical skills, transforming the student into the protagonist of their historical learning.