Shared Fantasy: Role Playing Games as Social Worlds

by Gary Alan Fine

Book Overview

This classic study still provides one of the most acute descriptions available of an often misunderstood subculture: that of fantasy role playing games like Dungeons & Dragons. Gary Alan Fine immerses himself in several different gaming systems, offering insightful details on the nature of the games and the patterns of interaction among players-as well as their reasons for playing.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226249441
• ISBN13: 9780226249445
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.4" x 9.6"