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Shelly Jones is an associate professor of English at the State University of New York at Delhi and an editor for Analog Game Studies. Her research examines analog, digital, and role-playing games through the lens of intersectional feminism and disability studies. Series editor Matthew Wilhelm Kapell teaches American studies, anthropology, and writing at Pace University in New York.

“The research is well done…remarkably readable…recommended”—Choice

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceShelly JonesIntroduction: From Actually Playing to Actual PlayShelly JonesWhat Is Actual Play?Actual Play Reports: Forge Theory and the ForumsEvan TornerBirth of a New Medium or Just Bad TV? Framing and Fractality of Actual PlayJulia J.C. BlauAudience, Framing and FlowCritical Role and Audience Impact on Tabletop RoleplayRobyn HopeCommunal Narrative in Actual Play Environments: Roles of Participants, Observers and Their IntersectionsAnthony David Franklin“Your fun is wrong”: Actual Play and FansDiversity and Audience Interaction in Critical Role and The Adventure ZoneG.L. van OsCritical Fails: Fan Reactions to Player and Character Choices in Critical RoleChristine DandrowActual Play Audience as Archive: Analyzing the Critical Role FandomShelly JonesCommodification and Pedagogy: Other Approaches and Uses of Actual PlayConsumable Play: A Performative Model of Actual Play NetworksMariah E. Marsden and Kelsey Paige MasonActual Play as Actual Learning: What Gamers, Teachers and Designers Can Learn About Learning from Actual Play VideosAlex LayneConclusionShelly JonesAbout the ContributorsIndex