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author = {Deterding, S and Zagal, JP},
booktitle = {Routledge Handbook of Role Playing Game Studies},
doi = {10.4324/9781003298045-1},
pages = {1--17},
title = {THE MANY FACES OF ROLE-PLAYING GAME STUDIES},
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year = {2024}
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TY - CHAP
AB - This chapter provides an introduction to role-playing games and their academic study. It presents role-playing games (RPG) as an intersection of four phenomena: roles, play, games, and media culture. They take a fundamental form of play-make-believe-and a fundamental aspect of social reality and identity-roles-and give them the structured form of a game. Also, they form a central part of contemporary gaming, nerd, and genre media culture. The chapter presents a history of research on role-playing games, an overview of the key concepts discussed in this book, and a guided tour through the Handbook.
AU - Deterding,S
AU - Zagal,JP
DO - 10.4324/9781003298045-1
EP - 17
PY - 2024///
SP - 1
TI - THE MANY FACES OF ROLE-PLAYING GAME STUDIES
T1 - Routledge Handbook of Role Playing Game Studies
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003298045-1
ER -
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