The Functions of Role-Playing Games: How Participants Create Community, Solve Problems and Explore Identity
| By: | Sarah Lynne Bowman |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers |
| Print ISBN: | 9780786447107 |
| eText ISBN: | 9780786455553 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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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.