Functions of Role-Playing Games How Participants Create Community, Solve Problems and Explore Identity

Name: Functions of Role-Playing Games How Participants Create Community, Solve Problems and Explore Identity
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ISBN: 9780786447107

ISBN-10: 0786447109

ISBN-13: 9780786447107

Edition: 2010

Authors: Sarah Lynne Bowman

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Description:

It's easy to understand why role-playing games have become so immensely popular among contemporary gamers. By their very nature, these games are intensely immersive activities, with players experiencing various risks, rewards and social interactions all within the relatively consequence-free space of the game. This analytical study takes a deeper look at the world of role-playing games, providing a theoretical framework for understanding their more acute psychological and sociological functions. Although mainstream media channels often dismiss involvement in role-playing games as escapist and potentially dangerous, role-playing actually encourages creativity, self-awareness, group cohesion…

Book details

Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date: 4/20/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 216
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.43" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English