Carly Finseth is the Senior Vice President of Education at Northwest Lineman College, where she leads and develops educational standards of excellence for the power delivery industry. Her work has appeared in such publications as the Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, the Journal of Applied Instructional Design, Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy, the Journal of Teaching Writing and Computers and Composition Online. Series editor Matthew Wilhelm Kapell teaches American studies, anthropology, and writing at Pace University in New York.

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• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroduction1. Games, Play and the Intersection of Learning2. Games and the Humanities3. Identity Creation and Customization: Finding One’s Place in the Game4. Simplified Subset: Learning Without Risk of Failure5. Exploration and Discovery6. Achievements and Rewards7. How Games Teach Their Players8. Role-Playing Games and Instructional Design: Best Practices, Heuristics, Applications and ConclusionsConcluding ThoughtsAppendix: List of RPGs Considered for This StudyChapter NotesReferencesIndex

Carly Finseth is the Senior Vice President of Education at Northwest Lineman College, where she leads and develops educational standards of excellence for the power delivery industry. Her work has appeared in such publications as the Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, the Journal of Applied Instructional Design, Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy, the Journal of Teaching Writing and Computers and Composition Online. Series editor Matthew Wilhelm Kapell teaches American studies, anthropology, and writing at Pace University in New York.

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• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroduction1. Games, Play and the Intersection of Learning2. Games and the Humanities3. Identity Creation and Customization: Finding One’s Place in the Game4. Simplified Subset: Learning Without Risk of Failure5. Exploration and Discovery6. Achievements and Rewards7. How Games Teach Their Players8. Role-Playing Games and Instructional Design: Best Practices, Heuristics, Applications and ConclusionsConcluding ThoughtsAppendix: List of RPGs Considered for This StudyChapter NotesReferencesIndex

Carly Finseth is the Senior Vice President of Education at Northwest Lineman College, where she leads and develops educational standards of excellence for the power delivery industry. Her work has appeared in such publications as the Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, the Journal of Applied Instructional Design, Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy, the Journal of Teaching Writing and Computers and Composition Online. Series editor Matthew Wilhelm Kapell teaches American studies, anthropology, and writing at Pace University in New York.

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• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroduction1. Games, Play and the Intersection of Learning2. Games and the Humanities3. Identity Creation and Customization: Finding One’s Place in the Game4. Simplified Subset: Learning Without Risk of Failure5. Exploration and Discovery6. Achievements and Rewards7. How Games Teach Their Players8. Role-Playing Games and Instructional Design: Best Practices, Heuristics, Applications and ConclusionsConcluding ThoughtsAppendix: List of RPGs Considered for This StudyChapter NotesReferencesIndex