Joe Franke wrote in Book on Gaming from Ethan Geldorf:yes, it was good. I'd recommend Jon Peterson's playing at the world for most in this forum, however. I think Ethan's book read a bit more like a magazine on geeky culture in the second half, video games and larping and such, where in the first half there was much more emotional involvement.
Alexander wrote in Book on Gaming from Ethan Geldorf:Joe Franke wrote in Book on Gaming from Ethan Geldorf:yes, it was good. I'd recommend Jon Peterson's playing at the world for most in this forum, however. I think Ethan's book read a bit more like a magazine on geeky culture in the second half, video games and larping and such, where in the first half there was much more emotional involvement.Thanks, I'll pick it up next month (I have already bought Jon Peterson great book) :D
throwi wrote in Book on Gaming from Ethan Geldorf:Playing at the World is a great book, but a slower read. You have to take the time, reading it like a history book - trying to remember all the names, dates, etc. requires work (but good fun). I've been reading it now for a week and I'm on page 130.I also have Of Dice and Men next on the reading list.
nesbit37 wrote in Book on Gaming from Ethan Geldorf:throwi wrote in Book on Gaming from Ethan Geldorf:Playing at the World is a great book, but a slower read. You have to take the time, reading it like a history book - trying to remember all the names, dates, etc. requires work (but good fun). I've been reading it now for a week and I'm on page 130.I also have Of Dice and Men next on the reading list.Don't be afraid to skip around chapters in PatW, you don't need to read it sequentially like most books and can skip entire sections if they don't interest you and still be fine reading the other chapters. It is more digestible this way as it is a very dense text.If you need a break just skip to Of Dice and Men and then head back to PatW. It is considerably lighter, I just sat down and read it in an afternoon after it came out.
