9780226249445-0226249441-Shared Fantasy: Role Playing Games as Social Worlds

Shared Fantasy: Role Playing Games as Social Worlds

ISBN-13: 9780226249445
ISBN-10: 0226249441
Edition: 0002-
Author: Gary Alan Fine
Publication date: 2002
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Format: Paperback 298 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780226249445
ISBN-10: 0226249441
Edition: 0002-
Author: Gary Alan Fine
Publication date: 2002
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Format: Paperback 298 pages

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Shared Fantasy: Role Playing Games as Social Worlds (ISBN-13: 9780226249445 and ISBN-10: 0226249441), written by authors Gary Alan Fine, was published by University of Chicago Press in 2002. With an overall rating of 3.5 stars, it's a notable title among other Psychology & Counseling (General, Psychology, Popular Culture, Social Sciences, Sociology) books. You can easily purchase or rent Shared Fantasy: Role Playing Games as Social Worlds (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Psychology & Counseling books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $8.24.

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This classic study still provides one of the most acute descriptions available of an often misunderstood subculture: that of fantasy role playing games like Dungeons & Dragons. Gary Alan Fine immerses himself in several different gaming systems, offering insightful details on the nature of the games and the patterns of interaction among players as well as their reasons for playing.

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