A&B Game Jam - Projeto extensionista de estímulo ao desenvolvimento de jogos

A&B Game Jam is a short-time game development marathon that aims to foster the game development scene in the region of Cascavel, Paraná. The focus of A&B is not on competition, but rather on learning, socialization and fun. Organized since its third edition by the Computer Science PET group from Western Paraná State University, the marathon had its third edition held on- site at the university in 2019 and its fourth edition held online in 2020. The event has already attracted dozens of participants from the external community, stimulating them to develop their first game in a cooperative and learning environment, always being well evaluated by them. This work discusses the idea behind A&B, all the activities related to the organization of the third and fourth editions, as well as their goals and the lessons learned by the organization.A A&B Game Jam consiste em uma maratona de desenvolvimento de jogos em um curto período de tempo e tem por objetivo estimular o cenário de desenvolvimento de jogos na região de Cascavel, Paraná. O foco da A&B não é a competição, mas sim o aprendizado, a socialização e a diversão. Organizada desde sua terceira edição pelo grupo PET da Universidade X¹, a maratona teve sua terceira edição realizada presencialmente na universidade em 2019 e a quarta edição realizada online em 2020. O presente trabalho discute a proposta da A&B e todas as atividades referentes à organização da terceira e da quarta edições, bem como seus resultados e os aprendizados adquiridos pela organização

Wine preference and wine aroma perception

Aroma is the major contributor to overall flavor perception and it is one of the most important intrinsic factors that influence wine quality and consumer preferences. Therefore, a great amount of work in wine chemistry has been devoted to identify wine volatile compounds and to improve the analytical methodologies for this purpose. However, we already know that not all of these compounds have aroma impact. To determine the odorant importance of wine volatile compounds, and therefore its impact in aroma perception and consumer preferences, we need to go one step forward incorporating studies concerning the sensory relevance of wine volatile compounds and understanding other aspects related to interactions among odorants, or among sense modalities, which can also affect the perceived aroma of a wine. Moreover, the existence of matrix effects can impact odorant volatility, aroma release, and the overall perceived aroma intensity and quality. Finally, the effect of human physiology and specifically oral physiology on wine aroma release during wine consumption is currently under study, and it is being proven as an important factor to explain interindividual differences in wine aroma release during wine intake, which might impact aroma perception and wine preferences. This chapter provides an overview of the current state of knowledge of all these aspects giving special attention to the new and merging research in the abovementioned topics.Peer Reviewe

Neotropical freshwater fisheries : A dataset of occurrence and abundance of freshwater fishes in the Neotropics

The Neotropical region hosts 4225 freshwater fish species, ranking first among the world's most diverse regions for freshwater fishes. Our NEOTROPICAL FRESHWATER FISHES data set is the first to produce a large-scale Neotropical freshwater fish inventory, covering the entire Neotropical region from Mexico and the Caribbean in the north to the southern limits in Argentina, Paraguay, Chile, and Uruguay. We compiled 185,787 distribution records, with unique georeferenced coordinates, for the 4225 species, represented by occurrence and abundance data. The number of species for the most numerous orders are as follows: Characiformes (1289), Siluriformes (1384), Cichliformes (354), Cyprinodontiformes (245), and Gymnotiformes (135). The most recorded species was the characid Astyanax fasciatus (4696 records). We registered 116,802 distribution records for native species, compared to 1802 distribution records for nonnative species. The main aim of the NEOTROPICAL FRESHWATER FISHES data set was to make these occurrence and abundance data accessible for international researchers to develop ecological and macroecological studies, from local to regional scales, with focal fish species, families, or orders. We anticipate that the NEOTROPICAL FRESHWATER FISHES data set will be valuable for studies on a wide range of ecological processes, such as trophic cascades, fishery pressure, the effects of habitat loss and fragmentation, and the impacts of species invasion and climate change. There are no copyright restrictions on the data, and please cite this data paper when using the data in publications