Purposeful game Super Gotinha vs Disinformation: informative and pedagogical strategy to combat disinformation about vaccines

Authors

  • Ana Paula Bourscheid Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Escola de Comunicação, Artes e Design, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Comunicação Social. Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8191-5362
  • André Fagundes Pase Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Escola de Comunicação, Artes e Design, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Comunicação Social. Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4873-1051

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29397/reciis.v19i1.4312

Keywords:

Vaccination, Media literacy, Information literacy, Game, Applied research

Abstract

This study consists of applied research that aims to present possibilities for curbing the misinformation surrounding vaccination, based on the development of the purposeful game Super Gotinha vs Disinformation, and the verification of its players’ experience. The product was tested by 51 students in the youth and adult education age group who, during their gameplay experiences, showed that specific groups have a greater interest in both vaccination and the narrative of purposeful games. Of particular note are the group of women who have children and young digital natives who are familiar with the world of games. At the end of the study, it was identified that the vaccination is present in public discussions due to the recent covid-19 pandemic and the need for permanent educational campaigns on the need for vaccination at all stages of life.

Author Biographies

Ana Paula Bourscheid, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Escola de Comunicação, Artes e Design, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Comunicação Social. Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.

PhD from the Graduate Program in Social Communication at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (PPGCOM/PUCRS). Master's degree from the Graduate Program in Journalism at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (PPGJOR/UFSC). Graduated in Social Communication, majoring in Journalism, from the Universidade Comunitária da Região de Chapecó (Unochapecó).

André Fagundes Pase, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Escola de Comunicação, Artes e Design, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Comunicação Social. Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.

Post-Doctorate in Electronic Games from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). PhD in Social Communication from the School of Social Communication (Famecos) of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul. Graduated in Journalism with a master's degree in Social Communication also from Famecos/PUCRS.

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2025-03-28

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Bourscheid, A. P., & Pase, A. F. (2025). Purposeful game Super Gotinha vs Disinformation: informative and pedagogical strategy to combat disinformation about vaccines. RECIIS, 19(1), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.29397/reciis.v19i1.4312

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Vol. 19 No. 1 (2025)

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Experience reports

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