Essays about: "Tabletop Role-playing Games"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words Tabletop Role-playing Games.

1. 1. Vocal processing of non-human characters portrayed by game masters (GMs) in tabletop role playing games (TTRPGs) : What physical attributes of a creature can be perceived in different processing?

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälle

   Author : Lina Dovner; [2023]
   Keywords : TTRPG; sound design; vocal processing; Dungeons Dragons; creature sound design; vocal modulation; orc; elf;

   Abstract : Voices reveal information about the speaker, such as their age, what they are feeling and how they look. Vocal modulation is sometimes used by role-players, mostly game masters, in a tabletop role-playing context, to portray non-playable characters. READ MORE

3. 2. "I don’t have too much experience with aging" : Methods for more impactful time skips in role playing games

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

   Author : Tieren Costello; [2023]
   Keywords : time; time in games; temporal frames; roleplaying; narrative; immersion; research through design;

   Abstract : This study used a research through design method to examine time in roleplaying games, particularly with regards to the emotional impact of time skips as affected by various mechanical and narrative factors. The design in question drew from prior work in games, films, and other narrative works with time skips, based on the assumption that time skips can have a great emotional impact, but that impact may be lesser or greater depending on how it is handled. READ MORE

4. 3. Emergent Player-Driven Narrative in Blades in the Dark and Dungeons & Dragons : A Comparative Study

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

   Author : Oscar Svan; Anna Wuolo; [2021]
   Keywords : Tabletop role playing games TTRPGs ; emergent narrative; embedded narrative; Gamemaster GM ; improvisational play; player-driven narrative.; Rollspel; framväxande berättande; inbäddat berättande; spel mästare; improvisations spel; spelar-drivet berättande.;

   Abstract : This paper presents a comparative study on two Tabletop Roleplaying Games, Dungeons & Dragons and Blades in the Dark. This paper takes a look at the narrative differences within the two systems. More specifically investigate if Blades in the Dark is more playerdriven than Dungeons & Dragons. READ MORE

5. 4. Tabletop Role-playing Games (TRPG) and Group Coherence

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Medieteknik

   Author : Martin Danielsson; [2021]
   Keywords : tabletop role-playing game; pen-and-paper role-playing game; group coherence; game enjoyment; satisfaction; bordsrollspel; penna- och papper-rollspel; gruppkoherens; spelglädje; nöjdhet;

   Abstract : Tabletop role-playing games (TRPGs), also known as Pen-and-Paper role-playing games(PnP-RPGs), are games that can be described as a mix between board games and improvisationaltheatre. Each player takes on the role of a single character, while the game’s leader(GM or DM) is in charge of both simulating the game world, acting out all remainingcharacters and facilitating the game rules. READ MORE

6. 5. TABLETOP ROLE-PLAYING GAMES AND THEIR POSSIBLE USE IN EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AN EXPLORATION OF ETHICAL LEARNING AND ROLE-PLAY

   University essay from

   Author : Jonathan van Oostveen; [2020-10-15]
   Keywords : Tabletop Role-playing Games; Education for Sustainable Development; Ethics;

   Abstract : Aim: This research aims at exploring the possible use of Tabletop Role-playing Games (TRPG) in ESD research and practice. The scope of this thesis is narrowed to specifically examine the opportunities that a TRPG can provide for young people to experiment with and creatively explore ethical problems relating to sustainability. READ MORE