{"product_id":"9780262544900","title":"The Elusive Shift: How Role-Playing Games Forged Their Identity","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePeterson, Jon\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe MIT Press\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3\/29\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow the early Dungeons \u0026amp; Dragons community grappled with the nature of role-playing games, theorizing a new game genre.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen \u003cu\u003eDungeon \u0026amp; Dragons\u003c\/u\u003e made its debut in the mid-1970s, followed shortly thereafter by other, similar tabletop games, it sparked a renaissance in game design and critical thinking about games. D\u0026amp;D is now popularly considered to be the first role-playing game. But in the original rules, the term \"role-playing\" is nowhere to be found; D\u0026amp;D was marketed as a war game. In \u003cu\u003eThe Elusive Shift\u003c\/u\u003e, Jon Peterson describes how players and scholars in the D\u0026amp;D community began to apply the term to D\u0026amp;D and similar games--and by doing so, established a new genre of games.","brand":"The MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42638213218559,"sku":"9780262544900","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780262544900_s600x595.jpg?v=1779818724","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780262544900","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}