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The Functions of Role-Playing Games : How Participants Create Community, Solve Problems and Explore Identity
Overview
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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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780786447107
- ISBN-10: 0786447109
- Publisher: McFarland & Company
- Publish Date: April 2010
- Dimensions: 9 x 6.32 x 0.47 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.65 pounds
- Page Count: 216
- Reading Level: Ages 18-UP
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