Björn-Ole Kamm

Role-Playing Games of Japan

Transcultural Dynamics and Orderings

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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 ficti… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-3-030-50952-1
EAN: 9783030509521
Produktnummer: 34634720
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Seitenangabe: 320 S.
Masse: H21.6 cm x B15.3 cm x D2.2 cm 528 g
Auflage: 1st ed. 2020
Abbildungen: HC runder Rücken kaschiert
Gewicht: 528

Über den Autor

Björn-Ole Kamm teaches and researches in Transcultural Studies at Kyoto University. His previous research engaged stereotypes and media use in Japanese society. Currently, he explores live-action role-play in Japanese educational contexts.