On Immersion and Engagement in RPG Play

To help explore the topic of what can be meant in general, and what we specifically mean in a given example when we wax eloquent about immersion, I like to separate things into two defined experiences, that of immersion, and that of engagement. Immersion can suffice on its own, but as usual, the more things a word applies to the more ways it can subtly interfere with communication.

#RPGaDAY2023 Day 30

For me, the key to today’s prompt of ‘obscure’ is not to think about the perspective of the world, even the part of it that plays games that non-gamers have heard of, but rather to think of grail quests for those limited-run or long-out-of-print items by that subset of gamers who curate a library of … Continue reading →

#RPGaDAY2023 Day 28

#RPGaDAY2023 Day 28 – Fear is the mirror that shows us the truth about who we really are.

#RPGaDay2023 10th Anniversary Announcement

The 10th Anniversary of #RPGaDay arrives in August. Are you ready to share your positive thoughts about roleplaying games? Here’s how!

Rectify, by Hansor Publishing

We often examine games. It’s not often that one examines us back, or at least, not with such an intense hunger.

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