"The function of role-playing games: How participants create community, solve problems, and explore identity," by Sarah Lynne Bowman

Authors

  • Sean Duncan Miami University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3983/twc.2011.0356

Keywords:

Performance, Self

Abstract

Review of Sarah Lynne Bowman. The functions of role-playing games: How participants create community, solve problems, and explore identity. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2010. Paperback, $35.00 (216p) ISBN 978-0786447107.

Author Biography

Sean Duncan, Miami University

Assistant professor, School of Education, Health, and Society & Armstrong Institute of Interactive Media Studies; Armstrong Professor of Interactive Media

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Published

2011-09-15

Issue

Vol. 7 (2011)

Section

Book review

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