Editorial: Special Issue on Foundational Approaches and the Role-Play in Games Conference
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https://doi.org/10.33063/ijrp.vi18.1187Keywords:
analog role-playing games, educational role-playing games, tabletop rpgs, role-playing games, larp, edu-larpAbstract
This issue of the International Journal of Role-playing is based on the proceedings of the first Role-Play in Games Conference hosted in Tampere, Finland, April 9th and 10th 2025, by the Games As Art Center and Tampere University Game Research Lab.
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