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- Exploring the impact of transmedia storytelling on financial literacy: a pilot evaluation with young adultsPublication . Freitas, Constança; Santos, Ana; Campos, Pedro F.; Bala, Paulo; Dionisio, Mara; Pereira Campos, Pedro Filipe; Campos, Pedro; Bala, Paulo; Dionisio, MaraFinancial literacy is an essential skill for all young adults. However, conventional education practices may not always effectively mo tivate young adults to learn about finances. The combination of different forms of narrative and visuals in transmedia storytelling provides an engaging solution to this problem. Our approach con sisted of a web-based game, a board game, and a social media page. The web game has a stronger storytelling aspect where users need to find the characters on a map according to their financial strug gles; the social media page goes hand in hand with the web game because it gives further clues to find the characters; and the board game focuses more on the financial concepts and the collabora tive aspect of the game. We conducted a pilot study to evaluate the effectiveness of our design approach. Our findings highlight the transformative potential of transmedia storytelling to create innovative financial learning experiences.
- Meta-evaluating the effects of social preferences on NPC-evaluators in an energy community gamePublication . Isaza-Giraldo, Andrés; Bala, Paulo; Jiskrová, Anna; Sachser, Luiz; Campos, Pedro; Pereira, Lucas; Bala, Paulo; Pereira Campos, Pedro Filipe; Campos, Pedro; Pereira, LucasEnergy Communities (EC) are emerging frameworks where citizens collectively share renewable energy. Levering knowledge about this topic is challenging for how varied these types of com munities might be and how many actors are involved in decision taking. We are developing En-join, a game in which the player has to solve open-ended challenges that are mediated and evaluated by conversational agents that represent members of a EC. We im plemented and prompted an LLM (Phi-4) to perform role-playing and evaluation simultaneously. We tested prompt variants indicat ing personality and behavior and meta-evaluated the evaluation performance using six predefined answers across three levels. Our results suggest that indicating social preferences noticeably affects the evaluation behavior. We contribute to the field of games and serious games by showing how LLMs can be used as conversational characters and evaluator agents simultaneously, and suggest that role-playing might be affecting evaluation behavior in any LLM implementations.
- Eidolon: exploring the complexities of prolonged grief disorder through a digital gamePublication . Tomé, Filipe Pinheiro; Pires, Ana Cristina; Vasconcelos, Francisco; Campos, Pedro F.; Pereira Campos, Pedro Filipe; Campos, PedroEidolon is an innovative first-person thriller game that explores prolonged grief through a thought-provoking narrative. The digital game integrates escape room mechanics based on the five stages of grief, providing an immersive experience that encourages players to reflect on emotional loss. By combining the realism of Unreal Engine and MetaHumans with live-action footage, Eidolon offers a unique approach to narrative that tackles complex psychological themes. Our game will potentially raise awareness of Prolonged Grief Disorder and contribute to the emerging research on how emotionally challenging video games can positively impact players in meaningful ways.