1st Edition
Participatory Worlds The limits of audience participation
By José Blázquez
Copyright 2024
168 Pages
18 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
168 Pages
18 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
168 Pages
18 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book is an in-depth analysis of participatory worlds, practices beyond the mainstream models of content production and IP management that allow audience members to contribute canonically to the expansion of storyworlds, blurring the line between the traditional roles of consumers and producers.
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Introduction
Chapter 1- Intervention in participatory worlds
Chapter 2- The ‘sandpit model’: roleplay and intervention in Lord of the Craft
Chapter 3- The ‘spin-off model’: participation and world-sharing through Grantville Gazette
Conclusions
Biography
José Blázquez is a media practitioner and a senior lecturer in Media Production at Bournemouth University. His research mainly focuses on the study of audience participation in cultural production processes and the use of immersive media technologies in education, public health communication and entertainment.
