Description
Despite the rise of computer gaming, millions of adults still play face to face role playing games, which rely in part on social interaction to create stories. This work explores tabletop role playing game (TRPG) as a genre separate from computer role playing games. The relationship of TRPGs to other games is examined, as well as the interaction among the tabletop module, computer game, and novel versions of Dungeons & Dragons. Given particular attention are the narrative and linguistic structures of the gaming session, and the ways that players and gamemasters work together to construct narratives. The text also explores wider cultural influences that surround tabletop gamers.
Author: Jennifer Grouling Cover
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: 07/01/2010
Pages: 215
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.96h x 6.16w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9780786444519
ISBN10: 0786444517
BISAC Categories:
- Games & Activities | Role Playing & Fantasy
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Writing | General
About the Author
Jennifer Grouling Cover is an associate professor and the director of the writing program at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. She currently studies writing assessment and teacher preparation.