Mcfarland & Co Inc - Roleplaying Games In The Digital Age Essays On Transmedia Storytelling Tabletop Rpgs And Fandom - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: The Digital Age has created massive technological and disciplinary shifts in tabletop role - playing increasing the appreciation of games like Dungeons & Dragons. Millions tune in to watch and listen to RPG players on podcasts and streaming platforms while virtual tabletops connect online players. Such shifts elicit new scholarly perspectives. This collection includes essays on the transmedia ecology that has connected analog with digital and audio spaces. Essays explore the boundaries of virtual tabletops and how users engage with a variety of technology to further role - playing. Authors map the growing diversity of the TRPG fandom and detail how players interact with RPG - related podcasts. Interviewed are content creators like Griffin Mc Elroy of The Adventure Zone podcast Roll 20 co - creator Nolan T. Jones board game designers Nikki Valens and Isaac Childres and fan artists Tracey Alvarez and Alex Schiltz. These essays and interviews expand the academic perspective to reflect the future of role - playing.
Title: Roleplaying Games In The Digital Age Essays On Transmedia Storytelling Tabletop Rpgs And Fandom
Brand: Mcfarland & Co Inc
Barcode: 9781476676869
Pages: 241 Pages, 25 Photos (19 In Color), Notes, Bibliographies, Index
Publication Date: 3/8/2021
Series: Studies in Gaming
Category: Role-Playing, War Games & Fantasy Sports