An accessible overview of the academic study of tabletop RPGs and its connection to game design, fan discourse, and play itself. For researchers, educators, students, aca-fans, and fan-scholars.
Details
Timing:
Wed 3:00 PM - Wed 4:30 PM
Location:
JW
/ Room 206
Long Description:
Tabletop RPGs are increasingly being studied in academic settings, used by educators and therapists, and taken seriously as a form of media by practitioners themselves. This presentation explores the concepts being brought to bear upon TRPGs by different scholarly and quasi-scholarly discourse communities and shows where they line up, how they diverge, and what intellectual affordances emerge as a result. Participants will come away with a stronger interdisciplinary knowledge base and professional network for their own efforts.
Event Website:
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Organizing Group:
GM Names:
Susan Haarman, Jason Cox, Evan Torner, Mel White
Event Type:
Game System:
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Rules Edition:
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# Players:
4 - 30 players
Age Required:
Everyone (6+)
Experience Required:
None (You've never played before - rules will be taught)
Materials Provided?:
No
Tournament?:
No
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Wednesday
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3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
30 tickets available