Meaning of roleplaying | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Action in which a person takes on a role (as that of an actor) and acts out being that character.
   uncountable, usually
2. Dated form of roleplaying.
   alt-of, dated, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“But perhaps the most interesting aspect of roleplaying’s development has been the emergence of the “story-game” movement: a passionate community of independent designers using games to explore new themes and approaches to storytelling.”

“Nothing’s autobiographical, but her attitude towards the scenarios she finds herself in [and] her reactions to the often heightened situations she finds herself in are probably influenced by my own reactions to those things. It’s almost like roleplaying.”

“Roleplaying can be a fun way to tap into a cheating fantasy without compromising your relationship.”

“Rôleplaying in Action. New York State School of Industrial- and labour^([sic]) Relations. Cornell University, bulletin 16, may^([sic]) 1951. Rôleplaying in Management Training. In: Sociatry, Vol. 2, 1947. Audience Rôleplaying, a New Method in Human Relations Training.”

“Well conducted staffconferences^([sic]) and rôleplaying are among the best training facilities, that are relatively easily available.”

“The general atmosphere of the is described by Professor Boland as “exposure of the student to a large number of practical business situations by case studies, projects, business games, rôleplaying, films, field trips and programme learning.[…]””

“To be more specific about the types of exercise for which these systems are designed, the following may be identified: repetition, manipulation drills, question and answer, rôleplaying, guided oral composition, aural comprehension with spoken responses, and consecutive translation.”

“If ethos and persona derive, in large part, from cultural mores, voice emerges through performance. As Walter Ong put it, “Voice is the foundation for rôleplaying among men.””

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