02930cam a2200385 4500 885533843 TxAuBib 20230706120000.0 ||||||s2014||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780786454068 0786454067 B002UHKZV0 Amazon f5933b6b-7cd9-475f-88ed-6b30f0d4b790 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 706459 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Williams, J. Patrick. Gaming as Culture [e-iNC eBook] : Essays on Reality, Identity and Experience in Fantasy Games. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2014. Format: OverDrive Adobe PDF eBook, Filesize: 950kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Sport & Leisure. sf & fantasy. gaming. Genre. Since tabletop fantasy role-playing games emerged in the 1970s, fantasy gaming has made a unique contribution to popular culture and perceptions of social realities in America and around the world. This contribution is increasingly apparent as the gaming industry has diversified with the addition of collectible strategy games and other innovative products, as well as the recent advancements in videogame technology. This book presents the most current research in fantasy games and examines the cultural and constructionist dimensions of fantasy gaming as a leisure activity. Each chapter investigates some social or behavioral aspect of fantasy gaming and provides insight into the cultural, linguistic, sociological, and psychological impact of games on both the individual and society. Section I discusses the intersection of fantasy and real-world scenarios and how the construction of a fantasy world is dialectically related to the construction of a gamer's social reality. Because the basic premise of fantasy gaming is the assumption of virtual identities, Section II looks at the relationship between gaming and various aspects of identity. The third and final section examines what the personal experiences of gamers can tell us about how humans experience reality. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here. Nonfiction. Games. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2023-07-06 20:00:02. Hendricks, Sean Q. Winkler, W. Keith. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=f5933b6b-7cd9-475f-88ed-6b30f0d4b790&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe PDF eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=f5933b6b-7cd9-475f-88ed-6b30f0d4b790&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=f5933b6b-7cd9-475f-88ed-6b30f0d4b790&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)