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The Modern Nerd's Guide to LARPing

Author : Mike Sciandra
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
ISBN 13 : 1538212129
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (382 download)

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Download or read book The Modern Nerd's Guide to LARPing written by Mike Sciandra and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP. This book was released on 2017-12-15 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "LARPing, or live-action role playing, is one of the hottest hobbies today. Its devoted participants develop detailed characters, inventing names and personalities, as well as costumes and props. The improvisational nature and opportunity for creativity at LARP events makes for a new experience every time. Readers will dive headfirst into this fascinating pastime, guided by experienced LARPer and writer Michael Sciandra through the ins and outs of participation. Age-appropriate engaging text and full-color photography from actual LARPers brings readers into this whole new exciting world."

The Summer I Became a Nerd

Author : Leah Rae Miller
Publisher : Entangled: Teen
ISBN 13 : 1620612399
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (26 download)

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Book Synopsis The Summer I Became a Nerd by : Leah Rae Miller

Download or read book The Summer I Became a Nerd written by Leah Rae Miller and published by Entangled: Teen. This book was released on 2013-05-07 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the outside, seventeen-year-old Madelyne Summers looks like your typical blond cheerleader—perky, popular, and dating the star quarterback. But inside, Maddie spends more time agonizing over what will happen in the next issue of her favorite comic book than planning pep rallies with her squad. That she's a nerd hiding in a popular girl's body isn't just unknown, it's anti-known. And she needs to keep it that way.Summer is the only time Maddie lets her real self out to play, but when she slips up and the adorkable guy behind the local comic shop's counter uncovers her secret, she's busted. Before she can shake a pom-pom, Maddie's whisked into Logan's world of comic conventions, live-action role-playing, and first-person-shooter video games. And she loves it. But the more she denies who she really is, the deeper her lies become...and the more she risks losing Logan forever.

A Guide to Manga, Anime and Video Game Cosplay

Author : Holly Swinyard
Publisher : White Owl
ISBN 13 : 1526775700
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)

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Book Synopsis A Guide to Manga, Anime and Video Game Cosplay by : Holly Swinyard

Download or read book A Guide to Manga, Anime and Video Game Cosplay written by Holly Swinyard and published by White Owl. This book was released on 2022-03-18 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you find yourself sat at home wishing you could be in your favorite video game? Or dream of a time when you pretended you were Sailor Moon? Or do you want to embody your Dungeons and Dragons character for real? What’s holding you back? Maybe you need to introduced to cosplay! Cosplay is a phenomenon that is taking over the world. If you haven’t seen it yet, have you not been looking at social media? Cosplay is a mix of exciting craft skills, heady escapism and passion for pop culture that lets you be whoever you want, whenever you want. Cosplay has made its way into TV shows and documentaries, been included as part of film premieres and video game launches, it’s even referenced in the comics, manga and media it comes from! Talk about meta. But what is this super popular hobby? Well, pick up this book, and it’s twin A Guide to Movie and TV Cosplay, to get all the answers. Because it’s more than just dressing up, promise. With a little bit of help from this handy, dandy guide to cosplay, you can get stuck in. Learn about the history of the hobby (it’s been around longer than you’d think!), where it came from and how it got to be the way it is now, get your head around making and designing costumes, find out how about all the amazing skills people are using to make these costumes, and perhaps even try a few yourself. Who knows, you might be rocking out as Astro Boy, Chris Redfield or All Might at the next big comic con! So why not give it a try and play make believe for a day.

A Geek's Guide To Get Laid!: Have Sex Even If You're Fat, Ugly Or Worse!

Author : Dave Briner
Publisher : Geek Guide Books
ISBN 13 : 098354087X
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (835 download)

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Download or read book A Geek's Guide To Get Laid!: Have Sex Even If You're Fat, Ugly Or Worse! written by Dave Briner and published by Geek Guide Books. This book was released on 2011-04-20 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Romancing the Nerd

Author : Leah Rae Miller
Publisher : Entangled: Teen
ISBN 13 : 1633752267
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (337 download)

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Book Synopsis Romancing the Nerd by : Leah Rae Miller

Download or read book Romancing the Nerd written by Leah Rae Miller and published by Entangled: Teen. This book was released on 2016-04-05 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dan Garrett has become exactly what he hates—popular. Until recently, he was just another live-action role-playing nerd on the lowest rung of the social ladder. Cue a massive growth spurt and an uncanny skill at taking three-point shots in basketball and voilà...Mr. Popular. It's definitely weird. And the biggest drawback? Going from high school zero to basketball hero cost Dan the secret girl of his dorky dreams. A band geek with an eclectic fashion sense, Zelda Potts's “coolness” stat is about minus forty-two. Dan turning his back on her and the rest of nerd-dom was brutal enough, but when he humiliates her at school, Zelda decides it's time for a little revenge—dork style. Never mind that she used to have a crush on him. Never mind that her plan could backfire big time. It's time to roll the dice...and hope like freakin' hell she doesn't lose her heart in the process.

Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks

Author : Ethan Gilsdorf
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0762766786
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (627 download)

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Book Synopsis Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks by : Ethan Gilsdorf

Download or read book Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks written by Ethan Gilsdorf and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An amazing journey through the thriving worlds of fantasy and gaming What could one man find if he embarked on a journey through fantasy world after fantasy world? In an enthralling blend of travelogue, pop culture analysis, and memoir, forty-year-old former D&D addict Ethan Gilsdorf crisscrosses America, the world, and other worlds—from Boston to New Zealand, and Planet Earth to the realm of Aggramar. “For anyone who has ever spent time within imaginary realms, the book will speak volumes. For those who have not, it will educate and enlighten.” —Wired.com “Gandalf's got nothing on Ethan Gilsdorf, except for maybe the monster white beard. In his new book, Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks, Gilsdorf . . . offers an epic quest for reality within a realm of magic.” —Boston Globe “Imagine this: Lord of the Rings meets Jack Kerouac's On the Road.” —National Public Radio's “Around and About” “What does it mean to be a geek? . . . Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks tackles that question with strength and dexterity. . . . part personal odyssey, part medieval mid-life crisis, and part wide-ranging survey of all things freaky and geeky . . . playful . . . funny and poignant. . . . It's a fun ride and it poses a question that goes to the very heart of fantasy, namely: What does the urge to become someone else tell us about ourselves?” —Huffington Post

Leaving Mundania

Author : Lizzie Stark
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
ISBN 13 : 1613740670
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (137 download)

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Download or read book Leaving Mundania written by Lizzie Stark and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2012-05-01 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exposing a subculture only beginning to enter the imagination of mainstream America, this is the story of live action role-playing (LARP) games. A hybrid of games—such as Dungeons & Dragons, historical reenactment, fandom, and good old-fashioned pretend—LARP games are thriving and this book explores its multifaceted culture and related phenomenon, including the Society for Creative Anachronism, a medieval reenactment group that boasts more than 32,000 members. The history of LARP is detailed and is shown to have arisen from the pageantry of Tudor England and is currently being used as a training tool for the U.S. military. Along the way, the author duels foes with foam-padded weapons, lets the great elder god Cthulhu destroy her parents' beach house, and endures an existential awakening in the high-art LARP scene of Scandinavia.

Of Dice and Men

Author : David M. Ewalt
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1451640501
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book Of Dice and Men written by David M. Ewalt and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-08-20 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A definitive look at Dungeons & Dragons traces its origins on the battlefields of ancient Europe through the hysteria that linked it to satanic rituals and teen suicides and to its apotheosis as father of the modern video game industry.

Geektionary

Author : Gregory Bergman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1440511888
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (45 download)

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Download or read book Geektionary written by Gregory Bergman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-12-18 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The last WoW module was clunky and a bit slow on my rig but it had a great toolset for building adventures for my avatar. Now I'm at sixtieth level! Awesome!" Whether it's about science fiction, Star Trek, sports, comics, or computers, geekspeak is full of mysterious words and phrases. But now there's an easy way to understand what it's all about. With this book you can dork out with the best of 'em. Here are more than 1,000 words and their definitions, including such gems as: LARP Red Shirt Wilhelm Scream Xenomorph Munchkin* So don't worry if you don't know what a midochlorian is or what to do with a proton pack. With this book, you'll never be confused again. Which doesn't mean what you think it means, unless you're a fan of roleplaying games.

Nordic Larp

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789163378560
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (785 download)

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Download or read book Nordic Larp written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Cutting Edge of Nordic Larp

Author : Jon Back
Publisher : Knutpunkt
ISBN 13 : 9163752182
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (637 download)

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Download or read book The Cutting Edge of Nordic Larp written by Jon Back and published by Knutpunkt. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Official book of Knutpunkt 2014. Published in conjunc- tion with the Knutpunkt 2014 conference.

It's All Fun and Games

Author : Dave Barrett
Publisher : Inkshares
ISBN 13 : 1941758819
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (417 download)

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Download or read book It's All Fun and Games written by Dave Barrett and published by Inkshares. This book was released on 2016-08-02 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Six friends cross over into a dangerous fantasy world — will they make it back alive?

The Routledge Handbook of Role-Playing Game Studies

Author : José P. Zagal
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1040029760
Total Pages : 588 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book The Routledge Handbook of Role-Playing Game Studies written by José P. Zagal and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-06-27 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Handbook provides a comprehensive guide to the latest research on role-playing games (RPGs) across disciplines, cultures, and media in one single, accessible volume. Collaboratively authored by more than 40 key scholars, it traces the history of RPGs, from wargaming precursors to tabletop RPGs like Dungeons & Dragons to the rise of live-action role-play and contemporary computer RPG and massively multiplayer online RPG franchises, like Baldur’s Gate, Genshin Impact, and World of Warcraft. Individual chapters survey the perspectives, concepts, and findings on RPGs from key disciplines, like performance studies, sociology, psychology, education, economics, game design, literary studies, and more. Other chapters integrate insights from RPG studies around broadly significant topics, like worldbuilding, immersion, and player-character relations, as well as explore actual play and streaming, diversity, equity, inclusion, jubensha, therapeutic uses of RPGs, and storygames, journaling games, and other forms of text-based RPGs. Each chapter includes definitions of key terms and recommended readings to help students and scholars new to RPG studies find their way into this interdisciplinary field. A comprehensive reference volume ideal for students and scholars of game studies and immersive experiences and those looking to learn more about the ever-growing, interdisciplinary field of RPG studies.

A Kid's Guide to Fandom

Author : Amy Ratcliffe
Publisher : Running Press Kids
ISBN 13 : 0762498773
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (624 download)

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Download or read book A Kid's Guide to Fandom written by Amy Ratcliffe and published by Running Press Kids. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Help young fans get in touch with their inner geeks with the ultimate guidebook for creating, sharing, and enjoying the world of fandom. Being a fan is a big deal. Whether it's comics, video games, podcasts, cosplay, books, films, or something else, there are so many ways to share and celebrate with the things that you love. So, it's high time for a guide to help young fans navigate the world of fandom and its many flourishing communities—from fan works to cosplay, gaming, podcasting, and more! Filled with history, trivia, tips and advice to getting started, and insight from creators and artists from across pop culture and specializing in a wide variety of mediums, A Kid's Guide to Fandom is the perfect geeky primer for young fans. Organized by type of fandom medium, each chapter offers a brief introduction, facts, history sidebars, and easy to digest information on how to: Create Fan Fic or Fan Art Design and Create a Cosplay Start a Podcast Design and Create Games (video games, tabletop, and other role playing games) Find and Create Supportive Communities Find and Attend Conventions Plus, interviews with popular creatives like Alan Gratz, Erin Lefler, Jen Bartel, Daniel José Older, Rose Eveleth, Kat Kruger, Jordan Dené Ellis, Liz Crowder, and more.

Captain Superlative

Author : J. S. Puller
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 1368026109
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (68 download)

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Download or read book Captain Superlative written by J. S. Puller and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2018-05-04 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Debut author J.S. Puller delivers an inspirational story full of heart, humor, and breathtaking revelations. "Have no fear, citizens! Captain Superlative is here to make all troubles disappear!" Red mask, blue wig, silver swimsuit, rubber gloves, torn tights, high top sneakers and . . . a cape? Who would run through the halls of Deerwood Park Middle School dressed like this? And why? Janey-quick to stay in the shadows-can't resist the urge to uncover the truth behind the mask. The answer pulls invisible Janey into the spotlight and leads her to an unexpected friendship with a superhero like no other. Fearless even in the face of school bully extraordinaire, Dagmar Hagen, no good deed is too small for the incomparable Captain Superlative and her new sidekick, Janey. But superheroes hold secrets and Captain Superlative is no exception. When Janey unearths what's truly at stake, she's forced to face her own dark secrets and discover what it truly means to be a hero . . . and a friend.

The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind

Author : Julian Jaynes
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0547527543
Total Pages : 580 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (475 download)

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Download or read book The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind written by Julian Jaynes and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2000-08-15 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National Book Award Finalist: “This man’s ideas may be the most influential, not to say controversial, of the second half of the twentieth century.”—Columbus Dispatch At the heart of this classic, seminal book is Julian Jaynes's still-controversial thesis that human consciousness did not begin far back in animal evolution but instead is a learned process that came about only three thousand years ago and is still developing. The implications of this revolutionary scientific paradigm extend into virtually every aspect of our psychology, our history and culture, our religion—and indeed our future. “Don’t be put off by the academic title of Julian Jaynes’s The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind. Its prose is always lucid and often lyrical…he unfolds his case with the utmost intellectual rigor.”—The New York Times “When Julian Jaynes . . . speculates that until late in the twentieth millennium BC men had no consciousness but were automatically obeying the voices of the gods, we are astounded but compelled to follow this remarkable thesis.”—John Updike, The New Yorker “He is as startling as Freud was in The Interpretation of Dreams, and Jaynes is equally as adept at forcing a new view of known human behavior.”—American Journal of Psychiatry

Well Met

Author : Rachel Lee Rubin
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 1479859729
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (798 download)

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Download or read book Well Met written by Rachel Lee Rubin and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2014-02-22 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Renaissance Faire—a 50 year-long party, communal ritual, political challenge and cultural wellspring—receives its first sustained historical attention with Well Met. Beginning with the chaotic communal moment of its founding and early development in the 1960s through its incorporation as a major “family friendly” leisure site in the 2000s, Well Met tells the story of the thinkers, artists, clowns, mimes, and others performers who make the Faire. Well Met approaches the Faire from the perspective of labor, education, aesthetics, business, the opposition it faced, and the key figures involved. Drawing upon vibrant interview material and deep archival research, Rachel Lee Rubin reveals the way the faires established themselves as a pioneering and highly visible counter cultural referendum on how we live now—our family and sexual arrangements, our relationship to consumer goods, and our corporate entertainments. In order to understand the meaning of the faire to its devoted participants,both workers and visitors, Rubin has compiled a dazzling array of testimony, from extensive conversations with Faire founder Phyllis Patterson to interviews regarding the contemporary scene with performers, crafters, booth workers and “playtrons.” Well Met pays equal attention what came out of the faire—the transforming gifts bestowed by the faire’s innovations and experiments upon the broader American culture: the underground press of the 1960s and 1970s, experimentation with “ethnic” musical instruments and styles in popular music, the craft revival, and various forms of immersive theater are all connected back to their roots in the faire. Original, intrepid, and richly illustrated, Well Met puts the Renaissance Faire back at the historical center of the American counterculture.