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Realms of Màgia: Exploring Roleplaying Games as Interaction Design Systems

Reitz, Austin J.
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0643-3750
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1557169231329083

Abstract Details

2019, BFA, Kent State University, College of Communication and Information / School of Visual Communication Design.
This thesis is an exploration in how roleplaying games are designed to fit the needs of potential users. As roleplaying games are experiencing popularity greater than before, it behooves the media to reach as wide an audience as possible, as to not isolate those who might possibly enjoy them. This investigation is done through designing a roleplaying game for an audience of both new players and experienced players. Existing theory questions whether or not a single roleplaying game can be versatile enough to reach the numerous and varied potential audiences, often siding with the opinion that such a game cannot exist. Though research, prototyping, and a cyclical approach to the design process, the author developed a roleplaying game sharing traits of gamist, narrativist, and simulationist creative agendas while maintaining an equilibrium between mechanical complexity and simplicity, enabling use from a myriad of users, regardless of prior experience.
Jessica Barness (Advisor)
52 p.
Design; Recreation
roleplaying; game; roleplaying games; GNS theory; Dungeons and Dragons; Pathfinder; narrativism; simulationism; gamism; Realms of Magia; fantasy; accessibility; game culture; interaction design; interface; interaction system

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  • Reitz, A. J. (2019). Realms of Màgia: Exploring Roleplaying Games as Interaction Design Systems [Undergraduate thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1557169231329083

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Reitz, Austin. Realms of Màgia: Exploring Roleplaying Games as Interaction Design Systems. 2019. Kent State University, Undergraduate thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1557169231329083.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Reitz, Austin. "Realms of Màgia: Exploring Roleplaying Games as Interaction Design Systems." Undergraduate thesis, Kent State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1557169231329083

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