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Role-playing game studies : transmedia foundations / edited by José P. Zagal and Sebastian Deterding.

"This handbook, for the first time, collects the state of research on role-playing games across disciplines, cultures, and media in a single, accessible volume. Collaboratively authored by more than 50 key scholars, this book traces the history of the genre from wargaming precursors and tableto...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Other Authors: Zagal, José Pablo (Editor), Deterding, Sebastian, 1978- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.
Subjects:
Fantasy games.
Role playing.
Table of Contents:
  • Part, I Definitions
  • chapter 1 The Many Faces of Role-Playing Game Studies / Sebastian Deterding José P. Zagal
  • chapter 2 Definitions of "Role-Playing Games" / José P. Zagal Sebastian Deterding
  • part, II Forms
  • chapter 3 Precursors / Jon Peterson
  • chapter 4 Tabletop Role-Playing Games / William J. White Jonne Arjoranta Michael Hitchens Jon Peterson Evan Torner Jonathan Walton
  • chapter 5 Live-Action Role-Playing Games / J. Tuomas Harviainen Rafael Bienia Simon Brind Michael Hitchens Yaraslau I. Kot Esther MacCallum-Stewart David W. Simkins Jaakko Stenros Ian Sturrock
  • chapter 6 Single-Player Computer Role-Playing Games / Douglas Schules Jon Peterson Martin Picard
  • chapter 7 Multi-Player Online Role-Playing Games / Mark Chen Riley Leary Jon Peterson David W. Simkins
  • chapter 8 Online Freeform Role-Playing Games / Jessica Hammer
  • chapter 9 The Impact of Role-Playing Games on Culture / Esther MacCallum-Stewart Jaakko Stenros Staffan Björk
  • part, III Disciplinary Perspectives
  • chapter 10 RPG Theorizing by Designers and Players / Evan Torner
  • chapter 11 Performance Studies and Role-Playing Games / Sarah Hoover David W. Simkins Sebastian Deterding David Meldman Amanda Brown
  • chapter 12 Sociology and Role-Playing Games / J. Patrick Williams David Kirschner Nicholas Mizer Sebastian Deterding
  • chapter 13 Psychology and Role-Playing Games / Sarah Lynne Bowman Andreas Lieberoth
  • chapter 14 Literary Studies and Role-Playing Games / David Jara Evan Torner
  • chapter 15 Learning and Role-Playing Games / Jessica Hammer Alexandra To Karen Schrier Sarah Lynne Bowman Geoff Kaufman
  • chapter 16 Economics and Role-Playing Games / Isaac Knowles Edward Castronova
  • chapter 17 Science and Technology Studies and Role-Playing Games / Rafael Bienia
  • chapter 18 Game Design and Role-Playing Games / Staffan Björk José P. Zagal
  • chapter 19 Communication Research and Role-Playing Games / William J. White
  • part, IV Interdisciplinary Issues
  • chapter 20 Worldbuilding in Role-Playing Games / Karen Schrier Evan Torner Jessica Hammer
  • chapter 21 Role-Playing Games as Subculture and Fandom / Esther MacCallum-Stewart Aaron Trammell
  • chapter 22 Immersion and Shared Imagination in Role-Playing Games / Sarah Lynne Bowman
  • chapter 23 Players and Their Characters in Role-Playing Games / Sarah Lynne Bowman Karen Schrier
  • chapter 24 Transgressive Role-Play / Jaakko Stenros Sarah Lynne Bowman
  • chapter 25 Sexuality and the Erotic in Role-Play / Ashley ML Brown Jaakko Stenros
  • chapter 26 Representation and Discrimination in Role-Playing Games / Aaron Trammell
  • chapter 27 Power and Control in Role-Playing Games / Jessica Hammer Whitney Beltrán Jonathan Walton Moyra Turkington.

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