Role Playing Games as Social Worlds
Fine, Gary Alan
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This classic study still provides one of the most astute descriptions available of an often misunderstood subculture: that of fantasy role playing games like Dungeons & Dragons. Gary Alan Fine immerses himself in several different gaming systems, offering insightful details on the nature of the games and the patterns of interaction among players - as well as their reasons for playing.
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Preface
Introduction
1 FRP
2 Players
3 Collective Fantasy
4 hlónkoi dáhlte dóm tlayésh másun, tlatsolyáni, né?
5 Game Structure
6 Frames and Games
7 Role-Playing and Self-Playing
8 The Reality of Fantasy
Methodological Appendix
Notes
References
Index