A produção acadêmica brasileira sobre jogos digitais

Abstract

This article aims to present the results of the mapping about researches that had digital games as a theme. The research aimed to map the development on the theme digital games and education, in the Brazilian context. The databases were the Capes Theses and Dissertations Catalog and the Brazilian Digital Library of Theses, becoming a reference of what has already been produced on the theme. The Brazilian academic production is presented, identifying the main theoretical and methodological steps adopted in the investigations in Brazil on the theme of digital games. The mapping was developed from the assumptions of bibliometric studies, characterizing in this way the quantitative character of the study and its presented results. The data collected point to an increase in production over the years, with a higher incidence in studies developed in the master's degree. There is a higher incidence in the areas of computing, linguistics, design and communication courses. The data analysis will serve for analyses and studies that have digital games as a focus. The results serve as a basis for the development of a research agenda on digital game-based learning.