Aplicação web para construção e desenvolvimento de narrativas de jogos de interpretação de papéis

Abstract

With the growing trend of social distancing due to the constant use of electronic devices, it becomes necessary to find an alternative form of entertainment. It is from this perspective that tabletop RPGs (Role-playing Games) appear as a way out, as they are board games that stimulate creativity, critical thinking, social interaction and teamwork through dice, paper sheets and imagination. This work aimed to develop a web application that allows RPG players – especially Paranormal Order players, a game of investigation and combat against creatures from another dimension – to develop their narrative skills, in addition to encouraging new people to become interested in this type of culture. The system developed from this project aimed to allow players to write their own narratives and characters quickly and efficiently, and store them in a single location, avoiding wasting time setting up the story architecture and having documents scattered across different services. The application was developed using Java and Spring framework technologies for the back-end, and React for front-end development. Thus, the tool allows the user to create and manage their own account, as well as their own narratives and characters – being able to link these characters to the narratives in a practical way –, thus allowing the storyteller to only worry about how to distribute the content they created instead of adapting it to the rules of the game.