The Creation of Narrative in Tabletop Role-Playing Games - Softcover

Cover, Jennifer Grouling

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0786444517 ISBN 13: 9780786444519

Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2010

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author

Jennifer Grouling is a professor and the director of the writing program at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. She currently studies writing assessment and teacher preparation.

From the Inside Flap

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0786444517
• ISBN 13: 9780786444519
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 215