This project explores how deliberative capacity can be developed through interactive and game-based learning. Grounded in the theory and practice of deliberative democracy, the project builds on Compartilha, an educational initiative developed by the Democracy and Public Sphere Research Group at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil, led by Professor Rousiley Maia.

The project aims to generate innovative knowledge about how people can learn and practise the principles and behaviours of deliberation, including listening, reflection, respectful disagreement. Through structured and interactive gameplay, participants engage with social and political disagreements in ways that encourage constructive dialogue across differences.

The field experiment involves short rounds of gameplay and facilitated discussions on topical public issues. The project examines how game-based approaches can support deliberative learning and help participants navigate disagreement and social conflict more effectively.

The Australian edition of the project is developed through a partnership between the Centre for Deliberative Democracy and the Media and Public Sphere Research Group at UFMG. The Australian edition of the project is led by Professor Selen Ercan and Associate Professor Hans Asenbaum, in collaboration with Dr Bernard Brown from the Faculty of Education.

The Australian field experiments are scheduled to take place in May 2026 in Canberra and Brisbane as part of a research visit by UFMG researchers, Dr Julia Ester de Paula and Thales Antonelli.