Role-Playing Society
Essays on the Cultural Influence of RPGs
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Author
Publication
2016 - McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Language
English
Word Count
78,000 words, Guess
Page Count
312 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveisbn_9780786498833
- ISBN-100786498838
- ISBN-139780786498833
- Library of Congress Control Number2016000395
- OCLC Control Number936205472
and 2 more
- Better World Books9780786498833
- Open LibraryOL37246301M
Classifications
- LCCGV1469.6.R65 2016
- LCCGV1469.6 .R65 2016
Description
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.--Publisher website.
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