An examination of living through enjoyment: Live-action role-play [symposium]
Many in the gaming community argue that video gaming has enhanced the RPG experience, allowing for increasingly immersive experiences for players. The live-action aspects of LARPing anticipated the movement toward virtual play that video games have worked to create.
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Many in the gaming community argue that video gaming has enhanced the RPG experience, allowing for increasingly immersive experiences for players. The live-action aspects of LARPing anticipated the movement toward virtual play that video games have worked to create. |
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