Autobiografia no jogo: a formação dos avatares e das histórias no jogo The Sims 3

Abstract

This work defines the autobiographical narrative process within digital games. Currently, the games have presented stories in which more and more players have the ability to change the sequence and the outcome. This feature allows the player to build their identity throughout the game, feeling immersed in this space and attracted by the various possibilities of satisfying desires and pleasures. Based on this, the goal is to seek the elements and tools that allow this "identity immersion" player in the game, analyzing the formation of the avatars and stories created by the characters from the autobiographical genre. The game The Sims 3 was chosen because it is a digital simulation game of everyday life with a wide range of interaction options with other avatars and impersonations. The hypothesis is: the whole history and avatar created in The Sims 3 have autobiographical elements, even if not passing in real environments and not everyday players. To analyze the stories and avatars from the autobiographical genre, choose set tools as a career option, aspiration or desire. The check how is the interaction with these options in the game will be videos that players post on Youtube. We selected ten players and five videos of each of them, about 30 minutes long, totaling 50 videos. In conclusion, one can see that the autobiographical genre came to changing over the years, and technological developments. The first concepts of the autobiography related with the simple tell personal stories through writing. Today, it is observed that the autobiography has become created by representing themselves through avatars, without having to write about yourself for others identify your personality.