Sociology and role-playing games
Sociology is concerned with most aspects of human social life. Sociologists study a range of phenomena, from small-scale structures and processes such as individuals and how they think, feel, and act, to mid-level structures and processes such as local communities or the cultures of organizations or...
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| author | Williams, James Patrick Kirschner, David Mizer, Nicholas Deterding, Sebastian |
| author2 | Zagal, José P. |
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| description | Sociology is concerned with most aspects of human social life. Sociologists study a range of phenomena, from small-scale structures and processes such as individuals and how they think, feel, and act, to mid-level structures and processes such as local communities or the cultures of organizations or groups, to large-scale patterns of
stratification that affect entire societies, such as class, gender, and race. Sociologists are interested in the structures surrounding social life, as well as in its processes. Both are readily found in role-playing games (RPGs): rules and game mechanics are important structures, while the performance of roles and the cooperative actions of players are important processes. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1047992020-07-02T08:28:11Z Sociology and role-playing games Williams, James Patrick Kirschner, David Mizer, Nicholas Deterding, Sebastian Zagal, José P. Deterding, Sebastian School of Social Sciences Role-Playing Games Social sciences::Sociology Sociology Sociology is concerned with most aspects of human social life. Sociologists study a range of phenomena, from small-scale structures and processes such as individuals and how they think, feel, and act, to mid-level structures and processes such as local communities or the cultures of organizations or groups, to large-scale patterns of stratification that affect entire societies, such as class, gender, and race. Sociologists are interested in the structures surrounding social life, as well as in its processes. Both are readily found in role-playing games (RPGs): rules and game mechanics are important structures, while the performance of roles and the cooperative actions of players are important processes. 2019-10-16T08:46:51Z 2019-12-06T21:40:01Z 2019-10-16T08:46:51Z 2019-12-06T21:40:01Z 2018 Book Chapter Williams, J. P., Kirschner, D., Mizer, N., & Deterding, S. (2018). Sociology and role-playing games. In Zagal, J. P. & Deterding, S. (Eds.), Role-Playing Game Studies (pp.227-244). Transmedia Foundations. New York: Routledge. 9781315637532 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/104799 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/50182 en © 2018 Routledge. All rights reserved. This paper was published in Role-Playing Game Studies and is made available with permission of Routledge. 22 p. application/pdf Routledge |
| spellingShingle | Role-Playing Games Social sciences::Sociology Sociology Williams, James Patrick Kirschner, David Mizer, Nicholas Deterding, Sebastian Sociology and role-playing games |
| title | Sociology and role-playing games |
| title_full | Sociology and role-playing games |
| title_fullStr | Sociology and role-playing games |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sociology and role-playing games |
| title_short | Sociology and role-playing games |
| title_sort | sociology and role playing games |
| topic | Role-Playing Games Social sciences::Sociology Sociology |
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