Como identificar um capitão: o uniforme como ferramenta de representação no jogo “Return of the Obra Dinn”

Abstract

The concepts for the word "representation" are multiple. In clothing, it can carry the weight of evoking an idea or symbolism. In video games, this word usually assumes the concept of substitution, where pixels aim to resemble real things as much as possible. In this work, we will explore the limits of representation by trying to understand the social hierarchy in the uniforms of seaman, those being representations in a murder-mystery style game called Return of the Obra Dinn.