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Title Immersive gameplay : essays on participatory media and role-playing / edited by Evan Torner and William J. White ; foreword by Zach Waggoner
Published Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & amp ; Co., 2012

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 222 pages)
Contents pt. 1. Mind breaches role-playing -- pt. 2. Role-playing breaches reality -- pt. 3. Reality breaches media
Summary "This collection of essays approaches the topic of immersion as a product of social and media relations. Examining the premises and aesthetics of live-action and tabletop role-playing games, reality television, social media apps and first-person shooters, the essays take both game rules and the media discourse that games produce as serious objects of study"--Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Fantasy games -- Social aspects
Role playing -- Social aspects
Mass media -- Social aspects.
GAMES -- Reference.
GAMES -- Travel Games.
Fantasy games -- Social aspects
Mass media -- Social aspects
Role playing -- Social aspects
Form Electronic book
Author Torner, Evan
White, William J., 1966-
Waggoner, Zach
ISBN 9780786492374
0786492376