Sexuality in Role-Playing Games (Paperback)

Role-playing games offer a chance to pretend, make believe, and share fantasy. They often invoke heavy themes into their game play: morality, violence, politics, spirituality, or sexuality. Although interesting moral debates perennially appear in the media and academia concerning the appropriateness of games' ability to deal with such adult concepts, very little is known about the intersection between games, playfulness, and sexuality and what this might mean for players. This book offers an in-depth, ethnographic look into the phenomenon of erotic role-play through the experiences of players in multiplayer and tabletop role-playing games. Brown explores why participants engage in erotic role-play; discusses the rules involved in erotic role-play; and uncovers what playing with sexuality in ludic environments means for players, their partners, and their everyday lives. Taken together, this book provides a rich, nuanced, and detailed account of a provocative topic.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Advances in Game Studies
Release date:	June 2017
First published:	2015
Authors:	Ashley ML Brown
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	148
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-09770-4
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Men's studies
LSN:	1-138-09770-5
Barcode:	9781138097704

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