A memória coletiva da comunidade de jogadores do MMORPG city of heroes homecoming

Abstract

The project “How do players remember?” The objective is to broaden the understanding of the possibilities of historical and cultural significance of electronic games as they support the construction of collective memory through the study of narratives and memory practices of the community of MMORPG players (online and role-playing games in mass for multiplayer). City of Heroes (NCSOFT, 2004). The research also offers contributions to the cultural history of gaming communities. The method used was virtual video ethnography, which consists of the visual recording of human interaction in digital simulations, combined with the analysis of two playful paratexts, in particular, documents published on the main social networks used by the gaming community.