JOGOS PATRIMONIAIS E O PLANEJAMENTO PARTICIPATIVO

MODELAGEM DIGITAL DO SÍTIO HISTÓRICO DA PRAINHA NO MINECRAFT COMO INSTRUMENTO PARA CONSERVAÇÃO E GESTÃO INFANTO-JUVENIL DO PATRIMÔNIO TERRITORIAL

Abstract

Community awareness and integration regarding the territorial heritage is fundamental for its preservation; as for children and young people, heritage education functions as a path for developing a sense of consciousness of place. However, there are limitations in territorial management processes when it comes to obtaining popular engagement through traditional methods of graphic representation. In this context, digital games with a spatial tie have been explored for increasing citizen engagement, especially among digital natives, towards playful public participation. In this scenario, Minecraft, a game that represents virtual territories by blocks, stands out. This paper aims to present case studies of serious heritage games and its triple potential: documentation, social inclusion, project and policy; and a methodological guide for modeling the historical site of Prainha, from Espírito Santo, Brazil, in Minecraft. The Italian territorialist approach is used as the methodology for formulating project guidelines such as conservation, valorization, requalification and transformation of territorial heritage. The developed models use geospatial data to represent the landscape in a perceptual dimension of the territory. It is concluded that there is progress regarding territorial modeling in Minecraft with geodata, and in the possibility of heritage values ordination by the local community, confirming the potential of serious heritage games.