Role-play: structural and procedural characteristics

Vol. 32 Iss. 2 pp. 50–56 | St. Petersburg State Institute of Psychology and Social Work | ISSN: 1993-8101
2019 • Issue 2 • Volume 32Research in applied psychology

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Abstract

The article is devoted to the characteristics of role-playing game. The role-playing game here is characterized from the perspective of an integrative approach, understood as a synthesis of individual and collective experience of experiences of personal transformation in a safe «playing field».The article also presents the laws of creating a role-playing game. The main components of its architectonics are presented: purpose, content, stages, rules and rituals. The basic procedural characteristics of the dynamics of personality development in a game situation are noted. The important provisions on the role of the role-playing game in the system of corrective and developing effects on the personality are described.

Keywords

role-play, architectonics of the game, the stages of creating the game, gaming equipment, game rules, role identification

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