The Functions of Role-Playing Games: How Participants Create Community, Solve Problems and Explore Identity
ISBN-13:
9780786447107
ISBN-10:
0786447109
Author:
Sarah Lynne Bowman
Publication date:
2010
Publisher:
McFarland & Company
Format:
Paperback
216 pages
Category:
RPG
,
Programming Languages
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ISBN-13:
9780786447107
ISBN-10:
0786447109
Author:
Sarah Lynne Bowman
Publication date:
2010
Publisher:
McFarland & Company
Format:
Paperback
216 pages
Category:
RPG
,
Programming Languages
Summary
The Functions of Role-Playing Games: How Participants Create Community, Solve Problems and Explore Identity (ISBN-13: 9780786447107 and ISBN-10: 0786447109), written by authors
Sarah Lynne Bowman, was published by McFarland & Company in 2010.
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This study takes an analytical approach to the world of role-playing games, providing a theoretical framework for understanding their psychological and sociological functions. Sometimes dismissed as escapist and potentially dangerous, role-playing actually encourages creativity, self-awareness, group cohesion and "out-of-the-box" thinking. The book also offers a detailed participant-observer ethnography on role-playing games, featuring insightful interviews with 19 participants of table-top, live action and virtual games.
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