The Evolution of Fantasy Role-Playing Games - Couverture souple

Tresca, Michael J.

 
9780786458950: The Evolution of Fantasy Role-Playing Games
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 078645895X ISBN 13 : 9780786458950
Editeur : McFarland & Co Inc, 2010

Synopsis

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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À propos de l?auteur

Game designer, author, and artist Michael J. Tresca has authored numerous supplements and adventures for publishers of fantasy role-playing games. An administrator at RetroMUD, he lives in Connecticut.

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Éditeur
McFarland & Co Inc
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
078645895X
ISBN 13 
9780786458950
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
238
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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