The Evolution Of Fantasy Role Playing Games
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The Evolution of Fantasy Role-Playing Games
Author | : Michael J. Tresca |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 239 |
Release | : 2014-01-10 |
Genre | : Games & Activities |
ISBN | : 0786460091 |
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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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