The Functions of Role-Playing Games: How Participants Create Community, Solve Problems and Explore Identity

'This analytical study takes a deeper look at the world of role-playing games, providing a theoretical framework for understanding their more acute psychological and sociological functions. The study also offers a detailed participant-observer ethnography on role-playing games, featuring insightful interviews with 19 participants of table-top, live action and virtual role-playing games'--Provided by publisher.