Fifty Years of Dungeons & Dragons

“Rather than another retread of why Dave hated Gary etc etc etc, Fifty Years of Dungeons & Dragons takes the refreshing stance of looking less at the game itself and rather the cultural impact it’s had over its lifetime… [The MIT Press] Game Histories series has reliably been the best source of books on RPGs over the past few years.”
—Wyrd Science

“Fifty Years of Dungeons and Dragons has … something to appeal to anyone interested in game history, game studies or even just the impact of games on popular culture. If you’re interested in the ways in which hobbyist culture can have a lasting impact on the world, Fifty Years is well worth a look.”
—Fortean Times

Premeet Sidhu is an accredited English and History teacher and PhD student at the University of Sydney. Her PhD looks at the modern resurgence and educational application of the tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons.

Marcus Carter is Associate Professor in Digital Cultures at the University of Sydney. With Kelly Bergstrom and Darryl Woodford, he edited Internet Spaceships Are Serious Business- An EVE Online Reader and is the author of Treacherous Play (MIT Press).

Jose P. Zagal is a professor in the University of Utah’s Entertainment Arts and Engineering program. He is the author of Ludoliteracy; coauthor, with Sebastian Deterding, of Role-Playing Game Studies; and editor of The Videogame Ethics Reader and Game Design Snacks. He was honored as a DiGRA Distinguished Scholar and a Fellow of the Higher-Education Videogame Alliance (HEVGA) for his contributions to games research.

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