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The Evolution of Fantasy Role-Playing Games Paperback / softback
by Michael J. Tresca
Paperback / softback
Description
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.
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:238 pages, 10 photographs
- Publisher:McFarland & Co Inc
- Publication Date:30/11/2010
- Category:
- ISBN:9780786458950
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:238 pages, 10 photographs
- Publisher:McFarland & Co Inc
- Publication Date:30/11/2010
- Category:
- ISBN:9780786458950