Imaginative pretend play is often thought of as the domain of young children, yet adults
regularly engage in elaborated, fantastical, social-mediated pretend play. We describe …

Can video games afford authentic heritage experiences, comparable to physical visits to a
heritage site? How is authenticity of historical settings related to the player's immersion …

Role-play as a Heritage Practice is the first book to examine physically performed role-
enactments, such as live-action role-play (LARP), tabletop role-playing games (TRPG), and …

Gameful and playful design aspire to make existing activities and systems more engaging by
infusing them with the engaging qualities of games and toys. One such quality is make …

Erotic larp is an emerging trend in the Nordic countries. Sexuality and socio-dramatic play
have been combined in numerous ways in the past; what is new about this concentration of …

We present an online narrative using video conferencing that is designed to facilitate
collaborative storytelling using physical objects. Although research into the use of video …

Abstract Since the# MeToo and# TimesUp movements permeated the US zeitgeist,
theatrical unions such as the Actors' Equity Association (AEA) have begun advocating for the …

In the article, the author discusses the depiction of bleed, identity, and female masculinity in
live action role-playing (larp) games by focusing on the fighting larp type called Dagorhir …

Quest design is an important design aspect of video games. The current approach to quest
design is dominated by a task-orientated paradigm in which a quest is viewed as a series of …

Gaming is a popular but possibly problematic activity among college students. To distinguish
gamers with potential problematic gaming behaviors (PGB) is crucial to mental health staff …