The Routledge Handbook of Role-Playing Game Studies

Herausgeber: Zagal, Jose P.; Deterding, Sebastian

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 504
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Juni 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 174mm
• Gewicht: 453g
• ISBN-13: 9781032277783
• ISBN-10: 1032277785
• Artikelnr.: 70146445

Autorenporträt

José P. Zagal is Professor at the University of Utah's Division of Games. He has edited and authored numerous books and articles on game ethics, games education, game design, and more. He most recently co-edited Fifty Years of Dungeons & Dragons and co-authored Seeing Red: Nintendo's Virtual Boy. He was honored as a Distinguished Scholar by the Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA) and named a Fellow of the Higher Education Video Game Alliance (HEVGA) for his contributions to games research. He also serves as the Editor-in-Chief of DiGRA's flagship journal Transactions of the Digital Games Research Association (ToDiGRA). Sebastian Deterding is Chair at the Dyson School of Design Engineering at Imperial College London, UK. He serves as founding Editor-in-Chief of ACM Games: Research and Practice and co-editor of The Gameful World. He has been an RPG player and designer for more than 30 years, and has published ethnographic portraits of the German pen-and-paper RPG subculture.

Inhaltsangabe

1. The Many Faces of Role-Playing Game Studies José P. Zagal and Sebastian Deterding SECTION I: DEFINITIONS 2. Definitions of "Role-Playing Games" SECTION II: FORMS 3. Precursors Jon Peterson 4. Tabletop Role-Playing Games William J. White
Jonne Arjoranta
Michael Hitchens
Jon Peterson
Evan Torner
and Jonathan Walton 5. Live-Action Role-Playing Games J. Tuomas Harviainen
Rafael Bienia
Sarah Lynne Bowman
Simon Brind
Michael Hitchens
Yaraslau I. Kot
Esther MacCallum-Stewart
David W. Simkins
Jaakko Stenros
Ian Sturrock
and Xiong Shuo 6. Single-Player Computer Role-Playing Games Douglas Schules
Jon Peterson
and Martin Picard 7. Multi-Player Online Role-Playing Games Mark Chen
Jon Peterson
and David W. Simkins 8. Text-Based Role-Playing Games Jessica Hammer and Paul Czege SECTION III: DISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES 9. RPG Theorizing by Designers and Players Evan Torner 10. Game Design and Role-Playing Games Staffan Björk and José P. Zagal 11. Theatre and Performance Studies and Role-Playing Games Sarah Hoover
David W. Simkins
Sebastian Deterding
David Meldman and Amanda Brown 12. Sociology and Role-Playing Games J. Patrick Williams
David Kirschner
Nicholas Mizer
and Sebastian Deterding 13. Psychology and Role-Playing Games Sarah Lynne Bowman and Andreas Lieberoth 14. Literary Studies and Role-Playing Games David Jara and Evan Torner 15. Learning and Role-Playing Games Jessica Hammer
Alexandra To
Karen Schrier
Sarah Lynne Bowman
and Geoff Kaufman 16. Economics and Role-Playing Games Isaac Knowles and Edward Castronova SECTION IV: INTERDISCIPLINARY ISSUES 17. The Impact of Role-Playing Games on Culture Esther MacCallum-Stewart
Jaakko Stenros
Staffan Björk
and William J. White 18. Documented and Actual Play in Role-Playing Games Shelly Jones 19. Worldbuilding in Role-Playing Games Karen Schrier
Evan Torner
and Jessica Hammer 20. Role-Playing Games as Subculture and Fandom Esther MacCallum-Stewart and Aaron Trammell 21. Immersion and Shared Imagination in Role-Playing Games Sarah Lynne Bowman 22. Sarah Lynne Bowman and Karen Schrier 23. Transgressive Role-Play Jaakko Stenros and Sarah Lynne Bowman 24. Sexuality and the Erotic in Role-Play Ashley ML Guajardo and Jaakko Stenros 25. Diversity
Equity
and Inclusion in Role-Playing Games Adrianna Burton
Aaron Trammell
and Katherine Castiello-Jones 26. Power and Control in Role-Playing Games Jessica Hammer
Whitney Beltrán
Jonathan Walton
and Moyra Turkington