How Role-Playing Games Help You Become...You

How Role-Playing Games Help You Become...You

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Publish Date:
1 September, 2022
Category:
Role Playing Games
Video License
Standard License
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Youtube

A video analysis of the Role Playing Game (RPG) Genre and its relation to identity development and mental health.
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