Mediação da informação no Jogo RPG de mesa

Abstract

This research presents results of research that had as objective to verify how information mediation is carried out in Role Playing Game (RPG), in order to determine what types of research are done to create the narrative and characters of the game, to analyze that readings players seek to undertake while they are in a game campaign, analyze what readings and writes they perform and how they measure such information in the game, and understand how the game can influence the social, personal and professional environment of the players. It is a qualitative research of an exploratory nature, having as form of data collection form with pre-established questions that helped to outline the profile of eleven players and their various nuances in relation to the game. It was done content analysis and analyzed by four categories. The non-participant observation of the game sessions at two tables was also made. Through this collection, the analysis was carried out and it is possible to conclude that the game has influence for the player in the incentive to read and write, in the development of new skills, such as communication and orality, that help the social and personal life, realizing that the information mediation in the game is only possible by the dynamics of the RPG and the interaction of the players inside it and with the master, the conductor of the narrative.