“University Universe”: A Mobile Game to Simulate the University Student Life

Abstract

Nowadays, there are different reasons why a student leaves a course, a university, or the higher education system. This article presents the University Universe, a playful digital game that simulates in practice the difficult task of concluding the semesters of higher education. For this, game dynamics, scenarios and design approach were presented, together with the developed game prototype. As a result, there is a game that can simulate the difficult task of completing the semesters in a university course, something particularly challenging, but capable of being transformed into a gamified activity for students awareness.