Why so serious? It's only a game : a sociological study of values in tabletop role-playing games in Singapore

• Main Authors: Tan, Jiun Da, Ng, Shi Ying
• Other Authors: Ian McGonigle
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/76440
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The paper examines the motivations and values in tabletop role-playing games (TTRPG) community in Singapore. A research gap exists as TTRPG in Singapore, a new but growing imported Western game model has not caught the attention of scholars. In-depth qualitative interviews with 15 players revealed t...