Role Playing And Identity
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Role Playing And Identity
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Author : Bruce Wilshire
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982
Role Playing And Identity written by Bruce Wilshire and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Drama categories.
"[Wilshire] establishes a phenomenology of theatre, a theory of enactment, and a theory of appearance, none of which American theatre... has ever had." —Performing Arts Journal "... Wilshire makes unique contributions to understanding major aspects of the human condition in its necessary search for selfhood." —Process Studies "It is one of the American classics." —Human Studies
My Avatar My Self
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Author : Zach Waggoner
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2014-01-10
My Avatar My Self written by Zach Waggoner and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-10 with Games & Activities categories.
With videogames now one of the world's most popular diversions, the virtual world has increasing psychological influence on real-world players. This book examines the relationships between virtual and non-virtual identity in visual role-playing games. Utilizing James Gee's theoretical constructs of real-world identity, virtual-world identity, and projective identity, this research shows dynamic, varying and complex relationships between the virtual avatar and the player's sense of self and makes recommendations of terminology for future identity researchers.
The Functions Of Role Playing Games
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Author : Sarah Lynne Bowman
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2010-04-13
The Functions Of Role Playing Games written by Sarah Lynne Bowman and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-04-13 with Games & Activities categories.
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.
The Elusive Shift
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Author : Jon Peterson
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2020-12-22
The Elusive Shift written by Jon Peterson and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-22 with Games & Activities categories.
How the early Dungeons & Dragons community grappled with the nature of role-playing games—and established a new genre! When Dungeon & Dragons made its debut in the mid-1970s, followed shortly thereafter by other, similar tabletop games, it sparked a renaissance in game design and critical thinking about games. D&D is now popularly considered to be the first role-playing game. But in the original rules, the term “role-playing” is nowhere to be found; D&D was marketed as a war game. In The Elusive Shift, Jon Peterson describes how players and scholars in the D&D community began to apply the term to D&D and similar games—and by doing so, established a new genre of games.
Role Playing And Identity
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Author : Bruce W. Wilshire
language : en
Publisher: Bloomington : Indiana University Press
Release Date : 1982-01-01
Role Playing And Identity written by Bruce W. Wilshire and has been published by Bloomington : Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982-01-01 with Performing Arts categories.
[Wilshire] establishes a phenomenology of theatre, a theory of enactment, and a theory of appearance, none of which American theatre . . . has ever had. - Performing Arts Journal " . . . Wilshire makes unique contributions to understanding major aspects of the human condition in its necessary search for selfhood." - Process Studies "It is one of the American classics." - Human Studies
Digital Culture Play And Identity
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Author : Hilde Corneliussen
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2008
Digital Culture Play And Identity written by Hilde Corneliussen and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Games & Activities categories.
"This book examines the complexity of World of Warcraft from a variety of perspectives, exploring the cultural and social implications of the proliferation of ever more complex digital gameworlds.The contributors have immersed themselves in the World of Warcraft universe, spending hundreds of hours as players (leading guilds and raids, exploring moneymaking possibilities in the in-game auction house, playing different factions, races, and classes), conducting interviews, and studying the game design - as created by Blizzard Entertainment, the game's developer, and as modified by player-created user interfaces. The analyses they offer are based on both the firsthand experience of being a resident of Azeroth and the data they have gathered and interpreted.The contributors examine the ways that gameworlds reflect the real world - exploring such topics as World of Warcraft as a "capitalist fairytale" and the game's construction of gender; the cohesiveness of the gameworld in terms of geography, mythology, narrative, and the treatment of death as a temporary state; aspects of play, including "deviant strategies" perhaps not in line with the intentions of the designers; and character - both players' identification with their characters and the game's culture of naming characters." -- BOOK JACKET.
The Role Playing Society
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Author : Andrew Byers
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2016-03-04
The Role Playing Society written by Andrew Byers and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-04 with Games & Activities categories.
Since the release of Dungeons & Dragons in 1974, role-playing games (RPGs) have spawned a vibrant industry and subculture whose characteristics and player experiences have been well explored. Yet little attention has been devoted to the ways RPGs have shaped society at large over the last four decades. Role-playing games influenced video game design, have been widely represented in film, television and other media, and have made their mark on education, social media, corporate training and the military. This collection of new essays illustrates the broad appeal and impact of RPGs. Topics range from a critical reexamination of the Satanic Panic of the 1980s, to the growing significance of RPGs in education, to the potential for "serious" RPGs to provoke awareness and social change. The contributors discuss the myriad subtle (and not-so-subtle) ways in which the values, concepts and mechanics of RPGs have infiltrated popular culture.
The Routledge Handbook Of Role Playing Game Studies
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Author : José P. Zagal
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2024-06-27
The Routledge Handbook Of Role Playing Game Studies written by José P. Zagal and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-06-27 with Games & Activities categories.
This Handbook provides a comprehensive guide to the latest research on role-playing games (RPGs) across disciplines, cultures, and media in one single, accessible volume. Collaboratively authored by more than 40 key scholars, it traces the history of RPGs, from wargaming precursors to tabletop RPGs like Dungeons & Dragons to the rise of live-action role-play and contemporary computer RPG and massively multiplayer online RPG franchises, like Baldur’s Gate, Genshin Impact, and World of Warcraft. Individual chapters survey the perspectives, concepts, and findings on RPGs from key disciplines, like performance studies, sociology, psychology, education, economics, game design, literary studies, and more. Other chapters integrate insights from RPG studies around broadly significant topics, like worldbuilding, immersion, and player-character relations, as well as explore actual play and streaming, diversity, equity, inclusion, jubensha, therapeutic uses of RPGs, and storygames, journaling games, and other forms of text-based RPGs. Each chapter includes definitions of key terms and recommended readings to help students and scholars new to RPG studies find their way into this interdisciplinary field. A comprehensive reference volume ideal for students and scholars of game studies and immersive experiences and those looking to learn more about the ever-growing, interdisciplinary field of RPG studies.
Role Playing
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Author : Gary Bryant
language : en
Publisher: Balboa Press
Release Date : 2017-03-09
Role Playing written by Gary Bryant and has been published by Balboa Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-09 with Performing Arts categories.
In the struggle for human liberation, no question is more important than the question of identity. The conventional identity, so important in protecting our vulnerability during childhood, is the chief obstacle to our real Identity, much as the dragon of myth and legend guards a hoard of gold. The secret to undermining the hegemony of this false identity is to understand it as an activity, not an entity, an activity comprised of a collection of roles we play in life. And in the attempt to obtain this understanding no approach is more relevant or useful than the study of acting, a study that explores how an actor learns to inhabit his character roles authentically. In the compelling nature of this authenticity we can discover an echo of what it would mean to inhabit our own roles consciously, as awakened and so authentic human beings.