Community on Gabriel da Silvahttps://dasilvagf.github.io/categories/community/Recent content in Community on Gabriel da SilvaHugoen-us<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CC BY-NC 4.0</a>Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0300PlayMinas: Games, Education and Opportunity in Minas Geraishttps://dasilvagf.github.io/posts/2025/12/playminas/Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0300https://dasilvagf.github.io/posts/2025/12/playminas/<p>Hi folks! This one is a little different: no derivations today (well, almost), just a story from my home state.</p> <h2 id="what-is-playminas">What Is PlayMinas?</h2> <p>In June 2025, the government of Minas Gerais launched <a href="https://www.agenciaminas.mg.gov.br/noticia/governo-do-estado-lanca-playminas-iniciativa-inedita-que-une-games-educacao-e-oportunidades-para-jovens-mineiros-126736">PlayMinas</a>, a program that uses games as a way to reach young people: education, digital inclusion, technology and the creative economy, all through the universe of digital games. It is an initiative of the state government, through Sedese and Codemge, run by the Instituto Novare.</p>