No. 19 (2026): International Journal of Role-playing Issue 19

Special Issue from the Transformative Play Initiative Seminar 2025: Games, Conflict, and Education

Published: 2026-06-19

Editorial

International Journal of Role-playing Issue 19 -- Full Issue

Kjell Hedgard Hugaas, Karin Johansson, Olivia Fischer, Tom Blancarte, Peter Groote, Guus van Tilborg, Chris Coward, Lars Konzack, Minyue Wu, Diana J. Leonard, Wescott (Scooter) Flanagan, Alula Hirst, Irene Hilman, Kevin Rebecchi, Josefin Westborg, Sarah Lynne Bowman, Mafalda Morganti
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International Journal of Role-playing Issue 19 -- Table of Contents

Kjell Hedgard Hugaas
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Editorial: Transformative Play Initiative Seminar 2025 -- Games, Conflict, and Education

Kjell Hedgard Hugaas, Sarah Lynne Bowman, Josefin Westborg

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Peer-reviewed article

Asteria and Neurodiversity in Role-Playing Games: Inclusion or Tokenism? Examining Community Conflicts Over Autism Representation

Kevin Rebecchi

1-16
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Masculinity at the Table: Untangling the Male Preserve in Indie and Mainstream Gaming

Irene Hilman, Alula Hirst, Wescott (Scooter) Flanagan, Diana J. Leonard

17-35
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From Digital to Analog: Disco Elysium’s Conflict Transformation Mechanisms for Educational Larps

Minyue Wu

36-51
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Transformative Play for Building Resilience to Misinformation

Lars Konzack, Chris Coward

52-62
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Press Start for Heritage: Representing University Sports Rivalries in EA Sports College Football 25

Guus van Tilborg, Peter Groote

63-75
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Aesthetic Conflict in the Musical Role-Playing Game Runic Soundscapes

Tom Blancarte

76-84
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Bleed as Intrapersonal Conflict: Understanding Bleed Management and Resilience as Parts of a Homeostasis Recovery Process

Kjell Hedgard Hugaas

85-92
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Let’s Do It Together!: Why Participatory Design and Co-Creation Are Promising Approaches for Designing an Edu-Larp

Olivia Fischer

93-102
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Larp with Erasmus: A Quantitative Study of Live Action Roleplay Projects Funded by EUs Erasmus+ Program Between 2014-2022

Karin Johansson, Mafalda Morganti

103-121
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