Open AccessRoll for Initiative
Author(s) -
Carlie Forsythe
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
emerging library and information perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2561-7095
DOI - 10.5206/elip.v3i1.8637
Subject(s) - variety (cybernetics) , game mechanics , computer science , multimedia , role playing , human–computer interaction , sociology , artificial intelligence , pedagogy
Tabletop role-playing games originated in the 1970s with the introduction of the popular role-playing game, Dungeons & Dragons. Today, tabletop role-playing games make for valuable investments in libraries as they are effective tools for providing rich environments for learning and developing a variety of social and technical skills. This paper largely focuses on collecting tabletop role-playing games in libraries, as well as provides an introduction to role-playing games, their systems and mechanics, and how games are published.