Stop-Dengue: Game for Children and Adolescents with Down Syndrome

Abstract

This work aims at presenting an educational game for people with down syndrome with a focus on learning how to prevent and diagnose, viral Dengue disease. STOP-Dengue game was developed considering bibliographic research, a search for apps classified as games on the Google Play platform for smartphones, and a survey applied to a group of parents and caregivers to identify the best kind of educational stimuli for children and adolescents with down syndrome. The game presents details about Dengue viral disease, encouraging the active participation of children in the learning of this subject. A group of students with down syndrome participated in the evaluation of STOP-Dengue. The results showed that participants learned the concepts about Dengue, and the majority were satisfied with the game.