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.
PUBLICATION DETAILS
LANGUAGE | BINDING | EDITION | ISBN | YEAR | PAGES |
English | Paperback | 9780786458950 | 2010 | 238 | |
English | eBook | N/A | 2010 | 238 |
OTHER NAMES
The Evolution of Fantasy Role-Playing Games
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Authors: #MichaelJTresca
Publishers: #McFarland (McFarland & Company)
Languages: #English
Format: #Paperback #eBook
Accessibility: #TextToSpeech #ScreenReader #EnhancedTypesetting
Year: #Year2010
Genres: #GeneralHistory #RPG
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#MUD (Multi-User Dungeons)
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