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A Different Kind of Political Party : = The Relationship Between Tabletop Role Playing Games and Political Efficacy.

Record Type:	Language materials, manuscript : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	A Different Kind of Political Party :/
Reminder of title:	The Relationship Between Tabletop Role Playing Games and Political Efficacy.
Author:	Plaxco, Sarah Ellen.
Description:	1 online resource (105 pages)
Notes:	Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 85-03.
Contained By:	Masters Abstracts International85-03.
Subject:	Political science. -
Online resource:	click for full text (PQDT)
ISBN:	9798380390293

A Different Kind of Political Party : = The Relationship Between Tabletop Role Playing Games and Political Efficacy.
Plaxco, Sarah Ellen.

A Different Kind of Political Party :The Relationship Between Tabletop Role Playing Games and Political Efficacy. - 1 online resource (105 pages)

Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 85-03.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of North Texas, 2023.

Includes bibliographical references

Tabletop role-playing games (TRPGs) present a unique opportunity to study political behavior. In educational settings, role-playing games (RPGs) of all kinds have proven to be valuable educational tools, and even when played for fun, participating in role playing games has been shown to increase one's level of confidence. Knowing this, I designed an experiment to attempt to increase internal political efficacy through the use of a politically-themed TRPG. I took inspiration from the original TRPGs of the 1970s and 1980s which were used purely for entertainment purposes to create my own game in a traditional TRPG setting with current issues woven into the story of the game (also called a campaign), and utilized quantitative and qualitative methods to analyze participants' reactions to the campaign and levels of efficacy. In doing so, I seek to determine whether players will recognize real-world issues when presented in a science fiction or fantasy-themed campaign. Furthermore, given that TRPGs have the potential to shape players' understanding of how the world works and their place in it, will players be more motivated to act on said issues presented in-game, even if they do not consciously make the connection between the real-life issues presented in the science fiction/fantasy setting and those same issues in the real world?

Electronic reproduction.
Ann Arbor, Mich. :
ProQuest,
2024

Mode of access: World Wide Web

ISBN: 9798380390293Subjects--Topical Terms:

558774
Political science.
Subjects--Index Terms:

Tabletop role-playing gamesIndex Terms--Genre/Form:

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Electronic books.

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