Why People Play Table-Top Role-Playing Games: A Grounded Theory of Becoming as Motivation
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Qualitative Report
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2160-3715,1052-0147
DOI: 10.46743/2160-3715/2017.3071