Serious games: evolution of applications as a teaching technique for the Lean Construction community

Jogos didáticos: evolução de aplicação como técnica de ensino para a comunidade da Construção Enxuta

Abstract

The “International Group for Lean Construction” aims to adopt a new management philosophy for the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry. Learning this philosophy can be supported by using active methodologies, especially serious games. This work aimed to analyse the evolution of using serious games as a teaching technique based on problem classes, in the context of the Lean Construction community. A literature review and an analysis of an empirical experience were carried out in an architecture and urbanism undergraduate course. The results demonstrate the evolution of the use of these techniques, as well as their implications for the education and training of AEC professionals.

Keywords:
Serious Games; Lean Construction; Teaching; Active methodologies; Problem classes