{"product_id":"roleplaying-games-in-the-digital-age-9781476676869","title":"Roleplaying Games in the Digital Age","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e  The Digital Age has created massive technological and disciplinary shifts in tabletop role-playing, increasing the appreciation of games like \u003ci\u003eDungeons \u0026amp; Dragons\u003c\/i\u003e. Millions tune in to watch and listen to RPG players on podcasts and streaming platforms, while virtual tabletops connect online players. Such shifts elicit new scholarly perspectives.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   This collection includes essays on the transmedia ecology that has connected analog with digital and audio spaces. Essays explore the boundaries of virtual tabletops and how users engage with a variety of technology to further role-playing. Authors map the growing diversity of the TRPG fandom and detail how players interact with RPG-related podcasts. Interviewed are content creators like Griffin McElroy of \u003ci\u003eThe Adventure Zone\u003c\/i\u003e podcast, Roll20 co-creator Nolan T. Jones, board game designers Nikki Valens and Isaac Childres and fan artists Tracey Alvarez and Alex Schiltz. These essays and interviews expand the academic pe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\tvii\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Structure to the Stories\u003cbr\u003eStephanie Hedge and Jennifer Grouling\t1\u003cbr\u003ePart I—Analog Meets Digital\u003cbr\u003eParatextuality and Transmediation in D\u0026amp;D Board Games\u003cbr\u003eJennifer Grouling\t18\u003cbr\u003eGateway Game and Kickstarted Community: An Interview with Gloomhaven Creator Isaac Childres\u003cbr\u003eJennifer Grouling\t30\u003cbr\u003eThe Quest for More Yarn: Fiber Fictions as Transmedia Narratives\u003cbr\u003eShelly Jones\t35\u003cbr\u003eCultists, Apps and Player Choice: An Interview with Mansions of Madness Creator Nikki Valens\u003cbr\u003eJennifer Grouling\t51\u003cbr\u003ePart II—Gameplay Experiences Meet Digital Affordances\u003cbr\u003eDungeons and Digital Affordances and Dragons: \"Extremely Online\" TRPGs\u003cbr\u003eStephanie Hedge\t58\u003cbr\u003eMulti-Windowed Play Commitments: The Virtual Tabletop Role-Playing Game\u003cbr\u003eNoémie Roques\t74\u003cbr\u003eThe Unexpected Responsibilities of Managing an Entire Ecosystem: An Interview with Roll20 Creator Nolan T. Jones\u003cbr\u003eJennifer Grouling\t91\u003cbr\u003eRoll20, Access and Rhetorical Agency in Digital Game Spaces\u003cbr\u003eDaniel Lawson and Justin Wigard\t99\u003cbr\u003eCreating Canons in Tabletop Role-Playing Games Played Online\u003cbr\u003eMaria Alberto\t113\u003cbr\u003eOff the Rails: Convergence Through Tabletop ­Role-Playing Modules\u003cbr\u003eColin Stricklin\t126\u003cbr\u003eBetween pages 142 and 143 are 8 plates with 19 color illustrations\u003cbr\u003ePart III—TRPGs Meet Fans\u003cbr\u003eThe Adventure Zone as Transmedia Stunt Spectacular: An Interview with Griffin McElroy\u003cbr\u003eStephanie Hedge\t144\u003cbr\u003eThe Fandom Rushes In: Multiplicity and the Evolution of Inclusive Storytelling, Through Fan Participation in The Adventure Zone\u003cbr\u003eMichelle McMullin and Lee W. Hibbard\t156\u003cbr\u003eThe Limits of the \"Infinite Imagisphere\": Collaborative Storytelling and Audience Participation in The Adventure Zone Podcast\u003cbr\u003eKira Apple\t171\u003cbr\u003e\"Is It Thursday yet?\" Narrative Time in a Live-Streamed Tabletop RPG\u003cbr\u003eEmily C. Friedman\t187\u003cbr\u003eBuilding on Resonances: An Interview with TRPG Fan Artists\u003cbr\u003eStephanie Hedge\t205\u003cbr\u003eConclusion: \"How do you want to do this?\"\u003cbr\u003eStephanie Hedge and Jennifer Grouling\t215\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Contributors\t221\u003cbr\u003eIndex\t223\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040453984599,"sku":"9781476676869","price":29.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476676869.jpg?v=1750946805","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/roleplaying-games-in-the-digital-age-9781476676869","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}