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Este projeto de investigação tem como objeto de estudo os videojogos independentes, também conhecidos como Videojogos Indie, a partir dos quais avaliamos o seu potencial como forma de expressão autoral. A pesquisa realizada visa responder à seguinte questão: quais são as condições necessárias para considerar os Videojogos Indie uma forma de expressão autoral? Esta questão engloba uma série de subquestões que esta investigação procura responder e clarificar: desde uma revisão da definição do conceito de videojogo Indie até ao que se entende por autor de videojogos. Neste sentido, o plano de trabalhos passa, numa primeira fase, pela realização de uma revisão bibliográfica aprofundada que contextualize os conceitos investigados e permita uma proposta de definição própria - partimos da revisão do conceito de atividade lúdica e de jogo para uma revisão histórica dos videojogos tendo por foco o papel dos seus criadores independentes. Numa segunda fase, pelo estudo do conceito de autor nas suas múltiplas relações com formas de expressão externas aos videojogos, apontando uma plausível adaptação do conceito para os videojogos Indie. Feito este estudo e delimitada a nossa área de investigação, conseguimos definir aquelas que nos parecem ser as condições necessárias à confirmação de uma forma de expressão autoral nos videojogos independentes. A terceira parte deste projeto de investigação descreve um estudo estatístico realizado a partir dos videojogos finalistas e vencedores do Independent Games Festival, segundo a categorização dos seus prémios a concurso. Este estudo visa a compreensão e confirmação da existência de características fundamentais em videojogos independentes reconhecidos e premiados. Tais características podem ser descritas nas três condições que consideramos necessárias à expressão autoral: criatividade, estilo e significado. Um inquérito avaliou a perceção pública, mais generalista, relativamente a estas questões.
A parte final desta tese incide sobre um estudo empírico no qual é abordada a criação de um estúdio de videojogos independente e o desenvolvimento de três videojogos com uma aproximação progressiva ao pressuposto do conceito de videojogo independente como forma de expressão autoral.
This research project aims at studying the independent video games, also known as Indie Games, from which we evaluate their potential as a means of authorial expression. The research made aims to answer the following question: what are the necessary conditions to consider Indie Games as a form of authorial expression? This issue includes a series of sub-questions that this research seeks to answer and clarify: from a review of the definition of Indie video game up to what is meant by a videogames author. In this sense, the work plan goes by, initially, conducting a thorough literature review to contextualize the investigated concepts and allow a proposal of its own definition - we start with the review of the concept of ludic activity, and game for a historical review of videogames with a focus on the role of its independent creators. In a second phase, by the study of the concept of author in its multiple relationships with forms of expression external to video games, pointing a plausible adaptation of this concept to Indie games. From this study and having delimited our research area, we are able to define those that seem to be the necessary conditions for the confirmation of a form of authorial expression in independent video games. The third part of this research project describes a statistical study from the video game finalists and winners of the Independent Games Festival, according to the categorization of the awards in competition. This study aims at the understanding and confirmation of key features in recognized and awarded independent video games. Such characteristics can be described in three conditions that we consider necessary to authorial expression, creativity, style and meaning. A survey was made to evaluate a more general public perception on these issues. The final part of this thesis focuses on an empirical study in which is discussed the creation of an independent video games studio as well as the development of three video games with a progressive approach to the assumption of the concept of independent video game as a form of authorial expression.
This research project aims at studying the independent video games, also known as Indie Games, from which we evaluate their potential as a means of authorial expression. The research made aims to answer the following question: what are the necessary conditions to consider Indie Games as a form of authorial expression? This issue includes a series of sub-questions that this research seeks to answer and clarify: from a review of the definition of Indie video game up to what is meant by a videogames author. In this sense, the work plan goes by, initially, conducting a thorough literature review to contextualize the investigated concepts and allow a proposal of its own definition - we start with the review of the concept of ludic activity, and game for a historical review of videogames with a focus on the role of its independent creators. In a second phase, by the study of the concept of author in its multiple relationships with forms of expression external to video games, pointing a plausible adaptation of this concept to Indie games. From this study and having delimited our research area, we are able to define those that seem to be the necessary conditions for the confirmation of a form of authorial expression in independent video games. The third part of this research project describes a statistical study from the video game finalists and winners of the Independent Games Festival, according to the categorization of the awards in competition. This study aims at the understanding and confirmation of key features in recognized and awarded independent video games. Such characteristics can be described in three conditions that we consider necessary to authorial expression, creativity, style and meaning. A survey was made to evaluate a more general public perception on these issues. The final part of this thesis focuses on an empirical study in which is discussed the creation of an independent video games studio as well as the development of three video games with a progressive approach to the assumption of the concept of independent video game as a form of authorial expression.