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==Summary==
==Summary==
[http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-6834-8 Immersive Gameplay: Essays on Participatory Media and Role-Playing], edited by [http://guyintheblackhat.wordpress.com/about/ Evan Torner] and [[William J. White]], published in 2012, examines the concept of "immersion" through various theoretical and practical lenses, with special focus upon live-action and tabletop role-playing games; reality television; social media apps; and first-person shooters.  
'''Immersive Gameplay: Essays on Participatory Media and Role-Playing''' is an academic study of role-playing games. It examines the concept of "immersion" through various theoretical and practical lenses, with special focus upon live-action and tabletop role-playing games; reality television; social media apps; and first-person shooters.  


In concert with the release of the book, Torner provided weekly interviews with many of the authors on his [http://guyintheblackhat.wordpress.com/ blog], including: Sarah Lynne Bowman, Emily Care Boss, and J. Tuomas Harviainen.


'''Table of Contents:'''
==Articles==
 
* "Foreword" by Zach Waggoner  
"Foreword" by Zach Waggoner  
* "Introduction" by Evan Torner and William J. White  
 
* "First Person Audience and the Art of Painful Role-Playing" by Markus Montola and Jussi Holopainen  
"Introduction" by: Evan Torner and William J. White  
* "Jungian Theory and Immersion in Role-Playing Games" by Sarah Lynne Bowman
 
* "Circles and Frames: The Games Social Scientists Play" by [[Nathan Hook]]  
''PART 1 : MIND BREACHES ROLE-PLAYING''
* "Role-Playing Communities, Cultures of Play and the Discourse of Immersion" by William J. White, [[Emily Care Boss]], and J. Tuomas Harviainen
"First Person Audience and the Art of Painful Role-Playing" by: [http://nordiclarpwiki.org/wiki/Markus_Montola Markus Montola] and Jussi Holopainen  
* "Gary Alan Fine Revisited: RPG Research in the 21st Century" by Katherine Castiello Jones
 
* "The Agentic Imagination: Tabletop Role-Playing Games as a Cultural Tool" by Todd Nicholas Fuist  
"Jungian Theory and Immersion in Role-Playing Games" by: Sarah Lynne Bowman
* "Kid Nation: Television, Systemic Violence and Game Design" by Evan Torner  
 
* "Survivor Meets the Hero’s Journey: Connecting Mythic Structures to Reality Television" by Erik Dulick  
"Circles and Frames: The Games Social Scientists Play" by: [[Nathan Hook]]  
* "A Game About Killing: Role-Playing in the Liminal Spaces of Social Network Games" by Eric Newsom
 
* "Deleting Memory Space: The Gaming of History and the Absence of the Holocaust" by M.-Niclas Heckner
''PART 2 : ROLE-PLAYING BREACHES REALITY''
"Role-Playing Communities, Cultures of Play and the Discourse of Immersion" by: William J. White, [[Emily Care Boss]], and [http://nordiclarpwiki.org/wiki/J._Tuomas_Harviainen J. Tuomas Harviainen]
 
"Gary Alan Fine Revisited: RPG Research in the 21st Century" by: Katherine Castiello Jones
 
"The Agentic Imagination: Tabletop Role-Playing Games as a Cultural Tool" by: Todd Nicholas Fuist  
 
''PART 3 : REALITY BREACHES MEDIA''
"Kid Nation: Television, Systemic Violence and Game Design" by: Evan Torner  
 
"Survivor Meets the Hero’s Journey: Connecting Mythic Structures
to Reality Television" by: Erik Dulick  
 
"A Game About Killing: Role-Playing in the Liminal Spaces of
Social Network Games" by: Eric Newsom
 
"Deleting Memory Space: The Gaming of History and the Absence
of the Holocaust" by: M.-Niclas Heckner


==Additional links==
==Additional links==
* [http://www.mcfarlandbooks.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-6834-8 Immersive Gameplay] at McFarland Books
* [http://guyintheblackhat.wordpress.com/2012/07/05/immersive-gameplay-interview-with-sarah-lynne-bowman/ "Immersive Gameplay – Interview with Sarah Lynne Bowman"] -- July 5, 2012
* [http://guyintheblackhat.wordpress.com/2012/07/11/immersive-gameplay-interview-with-emily-care-boss/ "Immersive Gameplay – Interview with Emily Care Boss"] -- July 11, 2012
* [http://guyintheblackhat.wordpress.com/2012/07/18/immersive-gameplay-interview-with-j-tuomas-harviainen/ "Immersive Gameplay – Interview with J. Tuomas Harviainen"] -- July 18, 2012
* [http://guyintheblackhat.wordpress.com/2012/07/29/immersive-gameplay-interview-with-todd-nicholas-fuist/ "Immersive Gameplay – Interview with Todd Nicholas Fuist"] -- July 29, 2012
* [http://guyintheblackhat.wordpress.com/2012/08/12/immersive-gameplay-interview-with-jussi-holopainen/ "Immersive Gameplay – Interview with Jussi Holopainen"] -- August 12, 2012
* [http://guyintheblackhat.wordpress.com/2012/08/19/immersive-gameplay-interview-with-bill-white/ "Immersive Gameplay - Interview with William J. White"] -- August 19, 2012
* [http://guyintheblackhat.wordpress.com/2012/08/27/immersive-gameplay-interview-with-nathan-hook/ "Immersive Gameplay - Interview with Nathan Hook"] -- August 27, 2012
* [http://guyintheblackhat.wordpress.com/2012/09/10/immersive-gameplay-interview-with-evan-torner/ "Immersive Gameplay - Interview with Evan Torner"] -- September 10, 2012


In concert with the release of the book, Torner provided weekly interviews with many of the authors on his [http://guyintheblackhat.wordpress.com/ blog], including: Sarah Lynne Bowman, Emily Care Boss, and J. Tuomas Harviainen.
[[category: Academic]]
 
'''Links to interviews:'''
 
[http://guyintheblackhat.wordpress.com/2012/07/05/immersive-gameplay-interview-with-sarah-lynne-bowman/ "Immersive Gameplay – Interview with Sarah Lynne Bowman"] -- July 5, 2012
 
[http://guyintheblackhat.wordpress.com/2012/07/11/immersive-gameplay-interview-with-emily-care-boss/ "Immersive Gameplay – Interview with Emily Care Boss"] -- July 11, 2012
 
[http://guyintheblackhat.wordpress.com/2012/07/18/immersive-gameplay-interview-with-j-tuomas-harviainen/ "Immersive Gameplay – Interview with J. Tuomas Harviainen"] -- July 18, 2012
 
[http://guyintheblackhat.wordpress.com/2012/07/29/immersive-gameplay-interview-with-todd-nicholas-fuist/ "Immersive Gameplay – Interview with Todd Nicholas Fuist"] -- July 29, 2012
 
[http://guyintheblackhat.wordpress.com/2012/08/12/immersive-gameplay-interview-with-jussi-holopainen/ "Immersive Gameplay – Interview with Jussi Holopainen"] -- August 12, 2012
 
[http://guyintheblackhat.wordpress.com/2012/08/19/immersive-gameplay-interview-with-bill-white/ "Immersive Gameplay - Interview with William J. White"] -- August 19, 2012
 
[http://guyintheblackhat.wordpress.com/2012/08/27/immersive-gameplay-interview-with-nathan-hook/ "Immersive Gameplay - Interview with Nathan Hook"] -- August 27, 2012
 
[http://guyintheblackhat.wordpress.com/2012/09/10/immersive-gameplay-interview-with-evan-torner/ "Immersive Gameplay - Interview with Evan Torner"] -- September 10, 2012

Latest revision as of 17:58, 1 January 2016



Immersive Gameplay

ImmersiveGameplayCover.jpg
Author
Evan Torner and William J. White, editors
Year
2012
ISBN
978-0786468348
Language
English
Pages
230


Summary

Immersive Gameplay: Essays on Participatory Media and Role-Playing is an academic study of role-playing games. It examines the concept of "immersion" through various theoretical and practical lenses, with special focus upon live-action and tabletop role-playing games; reality television; social media apps; and first-person shooters.

In concert with the release of the book, Torner provided weekly interviews with many of the authors on his blog, including: Sarah Lynne Bowman, Emily Care Boss, and J. Tuomas Harviainen.

Articles

  • "Foreword" by Zach Waggoner
  • "Introduction" by Evan Torner and William J. White
  • "First Person Audience and the Art of Painful Role-Playing" by Markus Montola and Jussi Holopainen
  • "Jungian Theory and Immersion in Role-Playing Games" by Sarah Lynne Bowman
  • "Circles and Frames: The Games Social Scientists Play" by Nathan Hook
  • "Role-Playing Communities, Cultures of Play and the Discourse of Immersion" by William J. White, Emily Care Boss, and J. Tuomas Harviainen
  • "Gary Alan Fine Revisited: RPG Research in the 21st Century" by Katherine Castiello Jones
  • "The Agentic Imagination: Tabletop Role-Playing Games as a Cultural Tool" by Todd Nicholas Fuist
  • "Kid Nation: Television, Systemic Violence and Game Design" by Evan Torner
  • "Survivor Meets the Hero’s Journey: Connecting Mythic Structures to Reality Television" by Erik Dulick
  • "A Game About Killing: Role-Playing in the Liminal Spaces of Social Network Games" by Eric Newsom
  • "Deleting Memory Space: The Gaming of History and the Absence of the Holocaust" by M.-Niclas Heckner

Additional links