Gaming as culture : essays on reality, identity and experience in fantasy games / edited by J. Patri...
Gaming as culture : essays on reality, identity and experience in fantasy games / edited by J. Patri...
Gaming as culture : essays on reality, identity and experience in fantasy games / edited by J. Patrick Williams, Sean Q. Hendricks and W. Keith Winkler.
About this item
Full title
Publisher
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2006.
Call Numbers
N793.93/2
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
viii, 224 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents
Introduction: Fantasy games, gaming cultures, and social life / J. Patrick Williams, Sean Q. Hendricks, and W. Keith Winkler -- The role-playing game and the game of role-playing : the ludic self and everyday life / Dennis D. Waskul -- Incorporative discourse strategies in tabletop : fantasy role-pl...
Publication information
Publisher
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2006.
Place of Publication
North Carolina
Date Published
c2006.
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
"This book presents the most current research in fantasy games and examines the cultural and constructionist dimensions of fantasy gaming as a leisure activity. Each chapter investigates some social or behavioral aspect of fantasy gaming and provides insight into the cultural, linguistic, sociological, and psychological impact of games on both the...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Gaming as culture : essays on reality, identity and experience in fantasy games / edited by J. Patrick Williams, Sean Q. Hendricks and W. Keith Winkler.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
N793.93/2
Record Identifier
74VKMWdzy46X
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKMWdzy46X
Other Identifiers
ISBN
0786424362 (softcover : alk. paper)
9780786424368 (softcover : alk. paper)
DDC
793.93
MMS ID
991021262659702626
