Tech giant Microsoft is investing in machine learning technologies to track and influence a gamer's emotions. The corporation is looking to increase its footprint in the gaming industry as it is trying to acquire Activision Blizzard, a leading game developer.
Read MoreThe adventures we've already had in our imaginations rival most fantasy books I've read. D&D has helped me escape from the real world, expand my creativity, improve my strategy and problem-solving skills, and stay connected with friends. My character in D&D, on the other hand, is the most muscular female dwarf in all of Inathra.
Read MoreIn D. Vincent and Meguey Baker's tabletop RPG Apocalypse World players are urged to let go of their control of the narrative and to "Play to find out what happens," an approach that is associative, collaborative, and oriented towards emergent play instead of a pre-existing plot or story-world into which characters are placed.
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