{"product_id":"b004a16hqg","title":"The Functions of Role-Playing Games: How Participants Create Community, Solve Problems and Explore Identity","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis study takes an analytical approach to the world of role-playing games, providing a theoretical framework for understanding their psychological and sociological functions. Sometimes dismissed as escapist and potentially dangerous, role-playing actually encourages creativity, self-awareness, group cohesion and out-of-the-box thinking. The book also offers a detailed participant-observer ethnography on role-playing games, featuring insightful interviews with 19 participants of table-top, live action and virtual games.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":54229969731947,"sku":"YSL25218","price":8.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/1674\/0203\/files\/81cUbyQ-2mL._SY1500.jpg?v=1792831088","url":"https:\/\/www.booktavero.com\/products\/b004a16hqg","provider":"BookTavero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}