Theory review #84

• Diving into complexity: developing probabilistic decentralized thinking through role-playing activities by Mitchel Resnick and Uri Wilensky describes playful activities which demonstrate emergent complexity, with roleplaying being there only in the most vague of terms. https://web.media.mit.edu/~mres/papers/starpeople-final.pdf
• The good and bad of random by Sandra Snan lists exactly those from a blorb perspective. https://idiomdrottning.org/random
• Diegetic mechanics by Sandra Snan defines the term with examples. https://idiomdrottning.org/diegetic-mechanics
• Dark sun 4th edition: episode 1 intro-kamp by Morten Greis Petersen explains how he experiences D&D 4 as a cooperative board game. https://rollespil.blog/2022/11/09/dark-sun-4th-edition-episode-1-intro-kamp/
• Analog role-playing game studies: a Brazilian overview by Tadeu Rodrigues Iuama and Luiz Falcão gives a short history of analog roleplaying in Brazil and some hints at the kinds of roleplaying research going on there. http://ijrp.subcultures.nl/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/IJRP-12-Full-Issue-Analog-Role-Playing-Game-Studies-A-Brazilian-Overview-Tadeu-Rodrigues-Iuama-and-Luiz-Falcao.pdf