THE TV Brazil launches a new weekly attraction with the debut of the documentary series GAME DEV BRAZILindependent production on electronic games, this Thursday (25), at 23h. With ten 26 -minute programs, the work still unpublished on the small screen presents the universe of game developers in the country.
The show reveals the main facets of this industry that is in the forefront of audiovisual interactivity. Independent content shows the cycle of this market by highlighting not only the work of large companies as business models led by self -employed professionals.
The proposal is to draw an overview of the segment that moves millions and involves international partnerships. The series follows independent developers who do everything alone on their personal computers with the desire to turn products into their main source of income.
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With direction and script by Elias Guerra, the series GAME DEV BRAZIL It was held in 2024 by the Audiovisual Rodô. The new work displayed in the programming of TV Brazil It was developed through the Prodavav Public TV Notice.
The first episode brings a history about technological evolution. The series presents from the one that is considered the first Brazilian game designer to the latest experiences with VR, air and all kinds of interactive and modern technologies. With nostalgic shock, the idea is to reflect whether modernity will end the old games or feed on their popularity.
With direction and script by Elias Guerra, the series GAME DEV BRAZIL It was held in 2024 by the Audiovisual Rodô. The new work displayed in the programming of TV Brazil It was developed through the Prodavav Public TV Notice.
Pioneering in the country
The first episode brings a history about technological evolution. The series presents from the one that is considered the first Brazilian game designer to the latest experiences with VR, air and all kinds of interactive and modern technologies. With nostalgic shock, the idea is to reflect whether modernity will end the old games or feed on their popularity.
The debut program on technological advancement in the area consults experts such as pioneer Renato Degiovani, revered as the first game designer in the country, and the successful game developer Ana Ribeiro, who innovated with virtual reality.
The production opening edition also features the testimony of researchers Marcus Garrett and Pedro Santoro Zambon. The work also brings the assessment on the subject from the point of view of several game developers like Rodrigo Terra.
Darkly narrated by Tuanny Araujo, the unpublished series on the small screen is guided by testimonials from various game developers and researchers. The editions of GAME DEV BRAZIL They also bring animations and gameplays, with scenes and images of the games presented throughout the series.
Focusing on enterprises and digital initiatives in this area, the show explains how business models work, highlights the influence of new technologies with functionality associated with virtual reality and points out how this field of action includes classic games that made history.
The dynamics of production helps break prejudice, clarify doubts about the game market and get all the technicism out of the subject. The proposal is to bring to public knowledge the human, fun and fascinating side of the development of games and behind the scenes of this creative industry. The program values aspects such as creativity, production method and the ability of professionals in the country to solve challenges.
Themes guided
In the next few episodes of GAME DEV BRAZILthe show shows the achievements of the independent game developer. By following the history of rising companies, the work presents the concepts of Games Indie and AAA games. It also points out what is between the two categories and makes the game market even more diverse in production formats.
What is the ideal size of a game developer team? To understand this question that is difficult to answer, the series visits one of the largest companies in the country and a solo developer to know the advantages and difficulties of each work model and understand that both ways can coexist.
Entry in the world of games occurred in very varied ways in the past. Currently there is technical training in educational institutions such as schools and colleges that create an increasingly solid basis for the structuring of a healthy market. After all, how do you learn how to play games and what are the challenges for new professionals?
Method of production of game in very short times, the game jams gain space in the program in poster in TV Brazil. The attraction explains how these scavenger hunts are already part of the game development ecosystem worldwide. The duration can be a few hours or even 3 days. The dynamics of these encounters serve as a motto for one of the episodes.
Educational character
Dealing with the community in the world of games is important. The series indicates how some projects deal with fans and haters, generate engagement and keep people interested. Another relevant aspect that the series points out is the concern with the protection of the public, especially the child, in a vast package that encompasses risks and also possibilities of success.
GAME DEV BRAZIL It points out that not all games are just about entertainment. Certain productions have more concrete objectives, social functions such as training, education at various levels and even offer content on complex issues such as informing children about cancer.
The relationship of games with art and how much this actually impacts consumer reception are approached in one of the episodes of the series that TV Brasil shows. The program points to the Association of Games with Art, Culture, Creative Economics, Design and Technology.
How is Brazil seen abroad when it comes to game development? The series investigates and compares perspectives on the entry of foreign investments in the country from the 1990s to the present day. The attraction discusses the relevance of the national content in dialogue with the scenario from abroad.
The game industry is global, but it can also express local cultures. Independent production programmed by the public broadcaster points out ways in clarifying whether there is interest in games that reveal Brazilian culture itself.
The series with first exclusive window on the channel shows how a game that specifically addresses the reality of the country can attract not only Brazilian players, but from around the world, being a form of potent expansion of national culture.
The unpublished series GAME DEV BRAZIL is presented at the small screen TV Brazil On Thursdays, at 23h, with alternative time at dawn at 2:30 am. Documentary production is one of the audiovisual content selected by the Oddvisual Sector Fund (FSA), through Prodavv Public TVs.
THE TV Brazil It is one of the channels that most displays national independent content. In addition to being a major supporter of the production of such attractions in the country’s audiovisual market, the station encourages new directors.
About Prodav
Prodav is a partnership between the National Film Agency (Ancine), the Far South Regional Development Bank (BRDE) and Brazil Communication Company (EBC) to encourage regional and independent production.
The proposal is to offer this content to public broadcasters. THE EBC Distributes the material by making the works available to all television channels in the public countryside that join the project. The exhibition of the works can also be accompanied in the programming of TV Brazil through the broadcasters that are part of the National Public Communication Network (RNCP).
Technical file of GAME DEV BRAZIL
- Country: Brazil
- Year: 2024
- Gender: Documentary
- Episodes: 10
- Duration: 26 min.
- Classification Indicative: 12 years
- Realization: Rodô Audiovisual
- Direction and Screenplay: Elias Guerra
- Executive Production: Akira Martins
- Production Directorate: Renan Montenegro and Flávio Costa
- Production Coordination: Dandara de Lima
- Narration: Tuanny Araujo
- Photography Direction: Geronimo Lessa
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Service
GAME DEV BRAZIL-Premiere-Thursday, 9/25, at 23h, in TV Brazil
GAME DEV BRAZIL-Exhibition-Thursday, at 23h, in TV Brazil
GAME DEV BRAZIL-Exhibition-Thursday to Friday, at 2:30 am, at TV Brazil
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