Banca de DEFESA: Sofia Guedes Lopes

Uma banca de DEFESA de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : Sofia Guedes Lopes
DATE: 21/12/2023
TIME: 14:00
LOCAL: Sala 37 - Instituto de Letras
TITLE:

Poetics of immersion: The potency of interactive fiction

KEY WORDS:

Digital literature; Interactive fiction; Interactive narratives; Immersion; Electronic games.

PAGES: 102
BIG AREA: Lingüística, Letras e Artes
AREA: Letras
SUMMARY:

This thesis aims to explore immersive narrative experiences and reader engagement in plots characterised by interactivity. Additionally, the research addresses the connections between interactive fiction (IF) and traditional literature to examine the narrative elements that influence interactive works. For this purpose, the central object of study and the concept of immersion are initially defined. Through an approach centred around the relationship between interactive fiction and literature, this study explores the connections and differences between these two concepts, highlighting their shared immersive and narrative elements. This comparative study is based on a detailed analysis of interactive works created by Emily Short, whose writing allows for the investigation of literary devices employed in IF and for its simultaneous comparison with traditional literature. Thus, in reassessing the relationship between literature and interactive fiction, this study sought to provide a contrasting analysis of the readers' experiences and roles in traditional and interactive narratives. A subsequent inquiry on literary formats and the reader's role emphasises the active role of the reader in interactive works. Overall, this interdisciplinary approach and the analysis of IF works highlighted the artistic potential of interactive fiction and the reader's role as an active shaper of the literary experience.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Externo à Instituição - FELLIP AGNER TRINDADE ANDRADE
Presidente - 1247419 - PATRICIA TRINDADE NAKAGOME
Interno - 2253926 - PEDRO MANDAGARA RIBEIRO