The functions of role-playing games : how participants create community, solve problems and explore identity /
Bowman, Sarah Lynne.
The functions of role-playing games : how participants create community, solve problems and explore identity / Sarah Lynne Bowman. - Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., 2010. - vii, 208 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-202) and index.
'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. The study also offers a detailed participant-observer ethnography on role-playing games, featuring insightful interviews with 19 participants of table-top, live action and virtual role-playing games'--Provided by publisher.
9780786447107 (softcover : alk. paper) RM185.19 0786447109 (softcover : alk. paper)
Fantasy games--Social aspects.
Role playing--Social aspects.
The functions of role-playing games : how participants create community, solve problems and explore identity / Sarah Lynne Bowman. - Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., 2010. - vii, 208 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-202) and index.
'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. The study also offers a detailed participant-observer ethnography on role-playing games, featuring insightful interviews with 19 participants of table-top, live action and virtual role-playing games'--Provided by publisher.
9780786447107 (softcover : alk. paper) RM185.19 0786447109 (softcover : alk. paper)
Fantasy games--Social aspects.
Role playing--Social aspects.