GRIS e o processo de elaboração do luto: análise do jogo digital à luz da Psicologia Histórico-Cultural

Abstract

Grief is a complex process shaped by subjective experiences and different forms of meaning-making. In this context, this study analyzes the digital game GRIS (2018), investigating how its narrative, ludic, visual, and auditory elements can mediate experiences related to loss. This qualitative study is grounded in Cultural-Historical Psychology and was developed through a structural analysis of the game, articulating its narrative, ludic, and technological systems with the analytical category of lived experience. The investigation was organized into two axes: the construction of the experience in GRIS and the connections between its narrative and the grief process. The analysis showed that the integration of game mechanics, environmental design, audiovisual resources, and narrative progression creates a symbolic experience that invites players to reflect on loss and construct new meanings about their lived experiences. In this sense, the game highlights the potential of digital games as artistic expressions capable of fostering discussions about grief, expanding the possibilities for dialogue among Psychology, art, and human development.