Circuito aberto em revista: representações de videogames na supergamepower (1994 – 2001)

Abstract

Videogames have occupied a prominent space in contemporary society, constituting a lucrative industry and significant cultural elements. Among the various products emerging from the relevance of videogames are specialized magazines, which had widespread circulation in brazilian territory, especially in the 1990s. This research seeks to trace a historical overview that allows observing the technological evolutions of videogames and their growing social relevance to the point of being featured in specialized magazines, specifically SuperGamePower during the period it was published by Nova Cultural between 1994 and 2001. The study aims to understand how representations of electronic games are portrayed in the magazine, especially in its "Circuito Aberto" section. The SuperGamePower magazine is also analyzed through the lens of the convergence culture concept, aiming to visualize the technological innovations that videogames underwent during the studied period through the pages of the magazines.