Detalhes bibliográficos
Ano de defesa: |
2015 |
Autor(a) principal: |
Silva, Rodrigo Portes Valente da
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Orientador(a): |
Pase, André Fagundes |
Banca de defesa: |
Não Informado pela instituição |
Tipo de documento: |
Dissertação
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Tipo de acesso: |
Acesso aberto |
Idioma: |
por |
Instituição de defesa: |
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul
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Programa de Pós-Graduação: |
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Comunicação Social
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Departamento: |
Faculdade de Comunicação Social
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País: |
Brasil
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Palavras-chave em Português: |
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Área do conhecimento CNPq: |
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Link de acesso: |
http://tede2.pucrs.br/tede2/handle/tede/6370
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Resumo: |
This research aims to understand the characteristics of games that can be linked to the needs of the current economy of attention. As object of study, it was chosen one of the main products of the company Supercell, called Clash of Clans. The game is a free application, available in the online stores of Apple Store and Google Play, to be used in tablets and smartphones. Since 2012, the year it was released worldwide, occupies the top positions in profitability of the category, considering the digital mobile platforms.To achieve the objectives of this research, the evolution of the media was studied, from mass culture to the culture of convergence. Considering the mobile communication technologies, the values to capture and retain the attention of the public in excess of context information have been identified, but also a lot of dispersion. In this opportunity, the characteristics were observed of games, considered one of the most profitable cultural products in the age of cyberspace.For game analysis Clash of Clans, a game design model was used to assess the possible effects on management attention. The methodological aspects were identified samples of the study and the analysis of categories, using as data processing description of gameplay and images of the game. Finally, the results were presented that identified convergent features between games and the current context of communication that can behold the lucrative process to capture and retain the attention of their audiences. |