Título: | THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE INTERFACES AND GAMERS FLOW ON OPEN WORLD RPG GAMES | ||||||||||||
Autor: |
TALITA COSTA E SILVA TALARICO |
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Colaborador(es): |
CLAUDIA RENATA MONT ALVAO BASTOS RODRIGUES - Orientador |
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Catalogação: | 10/DEZ/2019 | Língua(s): | PORTUGUESE - BRAZIL |
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Tipo: | TEXT | Subtipo: | THESIS | ||||||||||
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[pt] https://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/projetosEspeciais/ETDs/consultas/conteudo.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=46305&idi=1 [en] https://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/projetosEspeciais/ETDs/consultas/conteudo.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=46305&idi=2 |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.17771/PUCRio.acad.46305 | ||||||||||||
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Electronic games are forms of entertainment widespread across Brazil. Players have the power to decide the behavior of the characters they control, and that brings a very important sense of power for users to connect themselves with the game. This research is focused on the interface of such electronic games and is guided by the question of whether these interfaces may, and how could they, alter the player s relationship with the game, interfering with the state of flow and immersion of users. The prediction is that the amount of information, and the way it is exposed to players, may influence this relationship. This research was initially based on a literature review aimed at identifying basic knowledge on the development of electronic games; types of players; interfaces used in electronic games and their elements; and the concept of flow and immersion. The second stage was a field research with players, using two different approaches. The first, a semi-structured interview with the purpose of getting to know the players perceptions on the types of games; types of interface, what matters most during the game; and whether they understand the concept of flow and immersion, if they can enter these states while playing or not, and what makes them come back to reality. The second approach adopted was an online questionnaire with the Likert scale; aimed at examining the ideas reported on the interviews, with a largest sampling amount. The results obtained from the application of both techniques towards players was the observation of some aspects: no trends for preferred interface elements were made explicit among specific types of players; the types of electronic games interfaces mentioned by players are not capable of promoting the flow and immersion state, it being necessary to take other aspects of the game mechanics into account.
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