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Tracing the evolution of fantasy gaming from its origins in tabletop
war and collectible card games to contemporary web-based live action
and massive multi-player games, this book examines the archetypes and
concepts within the fantasy gaming genre alongside the roles and
functions of the game players themselves. Other topics include: how The
Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings helped shape fantasy gaming through
Tolkien's obsessive attention to detail and virtual world building; the
community-based fellowship embraced by players of both play-by-post and
persistent browser-based games, despite the fact that these games are
fundamentally solo experiences; the origins of gamebooks and
interactive fiction; and the evolution of online gaming in terms of
technological capabilities, media richness, narrative structure, coding
authority, and participant roles.
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