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Heitor Martins Pasquim1, Sheila Aparecida Ferreira Lachtim2, Cassia Baldini Soares3
1Universidade Federal de Goiás, Faculdade de Educação Física e Dança, Goiânia, GO, Brasil.
Revista Da Escola De Enfermagem Da U S P
|October 17, 2019
Summary
Mobile game content on drug use often presents outdated, prohibitionist messages. These games oversimplify drug issues, hindering critical understanding and effective health education.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Digital Media Studies
- Health Education
Background:
- Mobile games are increasingly used for health communication.
- Existing drug education in games often relies on outdated, prohibitionist models.
- There's a need to evaluate the educational content of drug-related mobile games.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the drug content within mobile games.
- To assess if game content aligns with contemporary public health and education principles.
- To identify limitations in current drug-related game educational strategies.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative exploratory study using a collective health critical perspective.
- Content analysis of 19 selected mobile games based on defined criteria.
- Utilized a digital game interpretative model for textual and procedural message analysis.
Main Results:
- Most analyzed games (19) adopted prohibitionist stances.
- Games transmitted prescriptive, normative information to discipline risk behaviors.
- Content was found to be outdated, unscientific, and contradictory to modern communication strategies.
Conclusions:
- Analyzed games oversimplify drug use, promoting rote memorization over critical thinking.
- Virtual tools have potential but require scientific updates and critical educational content.
- A significant gap exists in evidence-based, emancipatory drug education within mobile games.
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