Role-Playing Games of Japan - Transcultural Dynamics and Orderings (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)

This book engages non-digital role-playing games-such as table-top RPGs and live-action role-plays-in and from Japan, to sketch their possibilities and fluidities in a global context. Currently, non-digital RPGs are experiencing a second boom worldwide and are increasingly gaining scholarly attention for their inter-media relations. This study concentrates on Japan, but does not emphasise unique Japanese characteristics, as the practice of embodying an RPG character is always contingently realised. The purpose is to trace the transcultural entanglements of RPG practices by mapping four arenas of conflict: the tension between reality and fiction; stereotypes of escapism; mediation across national borders; and the role of scholars in the making of role-playing game practices.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	September 2020
First published:	2020
Authors:	Bjoern-Ole Kamm
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	300
Edition:	1st ed. 2020
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-050952-1
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > Popular culture
LSN:	3-03-050952-4
Barcode:	9783030509521

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