• Role-playing Games

  • Children's role-playing games
  • Family role-playing games
  • Plot-type game
  • Massive role-playing games
  • Role-playing and Psychology
  • Computer role-playing games
  • Table role playing

The main aspect of the RI is a cooperative actions of the participants, which dominates the competition. Gain of a team or player is possible, but at its core role-playing game - the result of joint action. And the quality of role-playing games (and hence the pleasure derived from it) depends primarily on whether participants are invested in its creation. How well they are ready to play, know the source and the realities of the plot point guard, made sure his character and his image, etc. - The specifics depend on the type of role-playing game.

The exceptions are computer games, in which, firstly, often played by one person (and all other functions are performed by a program of game), and secondly, role-playing component gives the tactical and technical. However, the best game of the genre (for example, a series «The Elder Scroll») successfully combine and tactical and technical and role-playing elements. Although one must admit that prior to the live role-play "computer in this regard far.

Another important aspect of the RI: high selectivity of orientation, style, and the effect of the game, depending on the needs and desires of the players. This applies both to purely entertainment side (if the players want more than to communicate - to communicate more, they want a b component of a detective - played a detective story, etc.) and the effect of self-actualization through the game (ie, genre, style and form of influence in effect, and this process is highly able to control the player). After all forms of role-playing games are very diverse and meet different level requirements for the instrument of sublimation, which will be convenient for each person.

For example, the teenager, whose main task - find their own niches of life, and the main form of update for that - self-affirmation, play games, which may have a greater absolute power and control over themselves and the world.

This is especially numerous computer games in which he is a mighty hero and implements mechanisms to achieve the desired key in the game. And desktop-word games (D & D, GURPS, and the like) which may play, affecting primarily one layer, which is relevant to the player.

And adults who need a break from harsh living conditions (hard work, high workload, lack of long-term holiday) riding on the range game, which rests on the nature, combining eco-tourism with an abrupt change of activity (in the real game) and receiving a positive therapeutic effect.