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

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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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