{"product_id":"the-evolution-of-fantasy-role-playing-michael-j-tresca-9780786458950","title":"The Evolution of Fantasy Role-Playing Games","description":"\u003cp\u003e Tracing the evolution of fantasy gaming from its origins in tabletop war and collectible card games to contemporary web-based live action and massive multi-player games, this book examines the archetypes and concepts within the fantasy gaming genre alongside the roles and functions of the game players themselves. Other topics include: how \u003ci\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/i\u003e helped shape fantasy gaming through Tolkien's obsessive attention to detail and virtual world building; the community-based fellowship embraced by players of both play-by-post and persistent browser-based games, despite the fact that these games are fundamentally solo experiences; the origins of gamebooks and interactive fiction; and the evolution of online gaming in terms of technological capabilities, media richness, narrative structure, coding authority, and participant roles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael J. Tresca\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 078645895X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786458950\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/21\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d","brand":"Michael J. Tresca","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47304776188159,"sku":"9780786458950","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_86d43100-effa-4bb2-b68b-37bcd83b7dc1.jpg?v=1758829136","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-evolution-of-fantasy-role-playing-michael-j-tresca-9780786458950","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}