Between gamers and fans
performance and identity of videogame players
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.22409/contracampo.v40i3.50460Keywords:
Fans, Gamers, Players, Communities, PerformanceAbstract
The purpose of this article is to discuss the relation between two actors: the gamer and the videogame fan. The debate includes the self-recognition of players as fans or as gamers, the elaboration of their identities in relation to these denominations and the stigmas they carry. The analysis is held through a questionnaire applied in gaming communities and in-depth interviews with players. From the results, we identified two main player profiles in the community: the one who produces content (player-producer) and the one who consumes (player-viewer). Among the main contributions, we highlight the perception of online players' encounters as fan communities, the valorisation of the fan's self-recognition process and the similarities and differences between fans and gamers, from the perspective of the players themselves.
Downloads
References
BARTLE , Richard. Hearts, Clubs, Diamonds, Spades: Players Who Suit Muds. Mud.co.uk, 1996. Disponível em: http://mud.co.uk/richard/hcds.htm
BOOTH, Paul. Between fan and player. Popular Communication: The International Journal of Media and Culture. Vol. 18, 2020.
BOOTH, Paul. Board gamers as fans. New York: The Routledge Companion to Media Fandom. 1st Edition, 2017
DUTTON, Nathan et al. Digital pitchforks and virtual torches: fan responses to the mass effect news debacle. Convergence: The international journal of research into new media technologies, v. 17, n. 3, p. 287-305, 2011.
FALCÃO, Thiago. E-Sports, herdeiros de uma tradição. Intexto, Porto Alegre, UFRGS, n. 45, p. 246-267, maio/ago 2019
FISKE, John. The Cultural Economy of Fandom. In : LEWIS, Lisa A. The Adoring Audience : Fan Culture and Popular Media. London: Routledge, 1992.
GERAGHTY, Lincoln. Cult Collectors: nostalgia, fandom and collecting popular culture. New York, Routledge, 2014.
GOFFMAN, Erving. Estigma: Notas sobre a manipulação da identidade deteriorada. Rio de Janeiro: Editora Zahar, 1980.
HILLS, M. O fandom como objeto e os objetos do fandom. Entrevista a Clarice Greco. In: MATRIZes, v.9, nº1, jan/jun, p.147-163, 2015
JENKINS, Henry. Textual Poachers: Television Fans and Participatory Culture. New York, Routledge, 1992.
JENKINS, Henry. Cultura da Convergência. São Paulo: Aleph, 2009.
LÉVY, Pierre. O que é o Virtual. São Paulo: 34, 1996.
LOPES, Maria Immacolata Vassallo et al. A Autoconstrução do Fã: performances e estratégias de fãs de telenovela na internet. In: LOPES, Maria Immacolata Vassallo (org). Por Uma Teoria de Fãs da Ficção Televisiva Brasileira. Porto Alegre: Sulina, 2015. p. 17-64.
LOPES, Maria Immacolata Vassallo et. al. Sujeito acadêmico e seu objeto de afeto: aca-fãs de ficção televisiva no Brasil. In: LOPES, M.I.V. (Org.). Por uma teoria de fãs da ficção televisiva brasileira II: práticas de fãs no ambiente da cultura participativa. 1ed.Porto Alegre: Sulina, 2017, v. 2, p. 367-404.
LOPES, Maria Immacolata Vassallo. Pesquisa em Comunicação. São Paulo, Loyola. 8. ed., 2005.
LUPINACCI, Ludmila. "Da minha sala pra sua": Teorizando o fenômeno das lives em mídias sociais. (Pre-print Scielo, Upcoming Galaxia), 2021.
MASON, Paul. A History of RPGs: Made by Fans; Played by Fans. Transformative Works and Cultures, no.11, 2012.
PAZ, Samyr; MONTARDO, Sandra. P. Performance play: consumo digital como performance no streaming de games da plataforma Twitch. Revista Fronteiras – Estudos Midiáticos. 20(2):190-203 maio/agosto 2018
SANDVOSS, Cornel. Quando Estrutura e Agência se Encontram: os fãs e o poder. Ciberlegenda, n. 28. 1, p. 8-41, 2013.
ZIMMERMAN, Eric; SALEN, Katie. Regras do Jogo: Interação Lúdica. Volume III. São Paulo: Blucher, 2012.
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2021 Clarice Greco, André Dal Bello
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
The authors retain copyright and grant the journal the right to publish their work for the first time under the Creative Commons licence, which allows the exchange of academic work and recognition of authorship in the journal.
