O jogo na perspectiva educacional como forma lúdica de discussão sobre a hegemonia cultural

Abstract

Games are embedded in our culture in the same way that they are transforming agents of it. In a digital culture, digital games have educational and communicative potential for the current generation of students, especially when focused on integral education. However, the Brazilian scenario of game creation has a scenario of importation of technologies and games with the theme that do not represent national cultural values, but refer to foreign cultures. This is a contradiction, since games carry the cultural identity of the place where they are produced and who produces them. To understand why this happens, we use the concepts of technology, culture and design. Thus, this dissertation aims to discuss the role of digital games for an omnilateral education, using counter-hegemony and vernacular design in order to promote the appreciation of popular culture. As a conclusion of the analysis, we instigated EPT teachers and students in digital games to discuss what can be done for the development of games that have a local cultural identity, with the help of an e-book produced from the research result.