Teaching and Learning about Railroad Tourism through Educational Games

The use of educational games is a longstanding practice in various fields of knowledge. However, there have been few initiatives to develop techniques and methods for educational games specifically focused on teaching about tourism, such as railroad tourism. The aim of this paper is to describe the experience acquired in developing and using learning games involving railroad tourism. The study is exploratory and descriptive and the results indicate the importance of adequate contextualization of the game with the reality of the student players.