Jogos estratégicos e os relacionamentos no Universo de Ikariam

Abstract

Living in a liquid modern society means having information and technologies are constantly and rapidly changing, influencing the way people interact with their peers, providing relations increasingly connected, networked. Taking into account the context of cyberspace, other social relationships were formed from interests and affinities, expanding the spaces of relationship for virtual communities of interests and virtual worlds. This study sought to analyze the motivations, relationships and strategies used by participants in a game of Real Time Strategy (RTS) style Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG) called Ikariam. For this purpose, we established broad dialogue with the authors: Alves (2004, 2009), Arruda (2009), Bauman (2007), Castells (1999, 2003), Chiavenato (1983), Dias (2001, 2005), Gee (2010), Gomes (2009), Gomes e Carvalho (2008, 2009, 2010), Kashiwakura (2008), Kenski (2003, 2007), Lévy (2000), Moita (2006), Moita e Silva (2006), Prensky (2010), Primo (2009), Santaella (2008) e Silva (2010) who reflected on such concepts as research subjects taking a group of 41 players entered the alliance Roman Legion Sigma worldwide. This work is a qualitative approach with case study, using a questionnaire developed online in Google Docs and interviews via MSN application with 7 players. Its main objective was to analyze how to give the relationship of the players and build their strategies in Ikariam. To reach it, was related profile of the players as being: Brazilian, predominantly male, with 54% of them aged between 18 and 27 years and only 22% are dedicated 6h per day above the game. His interests and motivations refer to the style of play ETR, taste for competition, formation of friendships, as well as the short time commitment required for the proper development of the game, being built different strategies with their strengths and difficulties within that environment. The results show that games ETR style MMOGs have a vast field to be explored both in its social, relational, affective and cultural environments as well as in education and training.