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THE EVOLUTION OF FANTASY ROLE-PLAYING GAMES

Michael J. Tresca



 

Tracing the evolution of fantasy gaming from its origins in tabletop war and collectible card games to contemporary web-based live action and massive multi-player games, this book examines the archetypes and concepts within the fantasy gaming genre alongside the roles and functions of the game players themselves.


Other topics include: how The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings helped shape fantasy gaming through Tolkien's obsessive attention to detail and virtual world building; the community-based fellowship embraced by players of both play-by-post and persistent browser-based games, despite the fact that these games are fundamentally solo experiences; the origins of gamebooks and interactive fiction; and the evolution of online gaming in terms of technological capabilities, media richness, narrative structure, coding authority, and participant roles.

 

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English

Paperback


9780786458950

2010

238

English

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2010

238

OTHER NAMES

The Evolution of Fantasy Role-Playing Games

 

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Publishers: #McFarland (McFarland & Company)

Languages: #English

Year: #Year2010


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#MUD (Multi-User Dungeons)

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