Role-Play As a Heritage Practice - Historical Larp, Tabletop Rpg and Reenactment

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 hobbyist historical reenactment (RH), from a combined game studies and heritage studies perspective.

List of contents

Introduction: Heritage and Role-Playing; 1. Heritage Authenticity Meets Game Immersion; 2. Immersion, Authenticity, and Implicit Fandoms in Site/Event Visitation; 3. RH+TRPG+LARP: Prototypical Models and First-Person Audience; 4. RH+TRPG+LARP as Narrative Media; 5. Performative Representation of Heritage; 6. Processual Enactment of RH+TRPG+LARP Storyworlds; 7. Immersion/Involvement in Activity and Environment; 8. Immersion/Involvement in Character and Game; 9. Narrative Immersion/Involvement and Authorised Heritage Discourse; 10. Community Immersion/Involvement and Dissonant Heritages

About the author

Michał Mochocki, PhD, works as Assistant Professor at Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland. His research interests focus on non-digital and digital role-playing games, which he approaches from the angles of narratology and heritage studies. In addition to academic research, his knowledge of historical role-enactments comes from first-hand experience as reenactor, educator, RPG writer and designer. He is a member of Games Research Association of Poland, Digital Game Research Assocation, and International Game Developers Association.

Summary

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 hobbyist historical reenactment (RH), from a combined game studies and heritage studies perspective.

Product details

• Authors: Michal Mochocki, Michał Mochocki, Michal (Kazimierz Wielki University Mochocki
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2021
• EAN: 9780367673062
• ISBN: 978-0-367-67306-2
• No. of pages: 292
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; History, Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, Cultural Studies, HISTORY / General, ART / Museum Studies, HISTORY / Study & Teaching, Teaching skills and techniques, Teaching skills & techniques, Teaching of a specific subject, GAMES & ACTIVITIES / General, Games development & programming, Museology & heritage studies, Museology and heritage studies, GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Role Playing & Fantasy