Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks An Epic Quest for Reality among Role Players, Online Gamers, and Other Dwellers of Imaginary Realms

Name: Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks An Epic Quest for Reality among Role Players, Online Gamers, and Other Dwellers of Imaginary Realms
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ISBN: 9781599214801

ISBN-10: 1599214806

ISBN-13: 9781599214801

Edition: 2008

Authors: Ethan Gilsdorf

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Fantasy. Sci-Fi. Role-playing games. Tens of millions of people around the globe today turn away from the "real" world to inhabit others. The online game World of Warcraft has alone lured nearly twelve million users. Who are these game-players and fantasy fans? What explains the irresistible appeal of such escapist adventures? And what could one man find if he embarked on a quest through fantasy world after fantasy world? In an enthralling blend of travelogue, pop culture analysis, and memoir, former role-player Ethan Gilsdorf crisscrosses America, the world, and other worlds, from Boston to California, New Zealand to France, and Planet Earth to the realm of Aggramar. He asks gaming and…

Book details

List price: $31.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Globe Pequot Press, The
Publication date: 9/1/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.364
Language: English



Prologue: The Momster



I Was a Teenage Magic-User



The Quest Begins



On the Tolkien Trail



Into the Dungeon Again



The Fount Whence Fantasy Games Flowed



The Monk Went Down to Georgia



Geeks in Love



To Work Here, You Have to Forget



The Weapon We Have Is Love



In the Beer Line with the King



I'll Only Go to Level 10



An Outlet for Souls Who Could Not Rest



You Have to Become the Con



There, or Nowhere, and Back Again



Get Off the Road



Being a Hero Ain't What It Used to Be


Afterword: Saving Throws


Acknowledgments


Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations


Photo Credits


Permissions


Index


About the Author