The Functions of Role-Playing Games

How Participants Create Community, Solve Problems and Explore Identity

von Sarah Lynne Bowman

218 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.

• Themen: Lifestyle, Hobbys und Freizeit Hobbys, Rätsel und Spiele Hobbys / Zeitvertreib Rollenspiele (auch Fantasy-Rollenspiele), Kriegsspiele
• ISBN: 9780786447107
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 07.04.2010
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: McFarland