Relações entre o imaginário e a representação do eu digital: reflexões sobre avatares em videogames online

• Ano de defesa: 2023
• Autor(a) principal: Silva, Leandro De Castro
• Orientador(a): Dravet, Florence Marie
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Católica de Brasília
• Programa de Pós-Graduação: Programa Stricto Sensu em Comunicação
• Departamento: Escola de Educação, Tecnologia e Comunicação
• País: Brasil
• Palavras-chave em Português: Imaginário; Corpo; Videogames; Online; Cibercultura; Avatar; Comunicação
• Palavras-chave em Inglês: Imaginary; Body; Video games; Online; Cyberculture; Avatar; Communication
• Área do conhecimento CNPq: CNPQ::CIENCIAS SOCIAIS APLICADAS::COMUNICACAO
• Link de acesso: https://bdtd.ucb.br:8443/jspui/handle/tede/3276

This master's thesis explores the relationship between the modern subject and play, as a cultural element, through the notion of the body in the virtual environment. The research focuses on online video games as symbolic elements of pleasure and explores how this relationship is established at the intersection of the fields of communication and media culture. The study highlights the important role of the avatar as a cybernetic entity that personifies the player's presence in the game environment. The process of playing can enhance understanding of the "self" and "body" in digital culture and build a new perspective of "being in the world". The study specifically focuses on the influence of relationships between the avatar, the body, the imaginary, and identity in online video games, such as GTA RP and The Sims. Additionally, it highlights the importance of understanding how this influence affects game dynamics, the construction of the digital persona, the relationship between the real and chosen identity of the player, and symbolic constructions in digital culture. The avatar is seen as a means to materialize the subject's personality in the game environment, acting as a hybrid between a human body and an avatar, which can challenge the limits of materiality.