"Bota mais meia aí!": uma história das casas de jogos de videogame na cidade de Delmiro Gouveia - Alagoas

Abstract

This article aims to contribute to the construction of a historical narrative of the phenomenon of video game houses in the city of Delmiro Gouveia, State of Alagoas. We look for vestiges that speak of who lived and circulated through the spaces of the video game houses in the beginning of 2000. The study turns more specifically to the understanding of the social function that these spaces represented in the daily life of its goers and owners, seeking to apprehend the importance of these spaces, as well as to address aspects of the national and local conjuncture that allowed its emergence and decline. A bibliographical research was done, as well as interviews with regulars and owners of old videogame houses of the city. The methodology used took as a starting point the oral narratives of the participants of the research, which make their personal and collective experiences as witnesses of history emerge. It was used to students who deal with oral history, as well as those who discuss the relationship between game and culture and also the universe of games. The results of the research indicate that the discussion must pass between the academic universe and the wider social context, since the theme relates to different instances of human life.