LitRPG is a particular genre of escapist fiction, which combines the appeal of both trashy fiction and computer games. Understanding its appeal is interesting in its own right, and also helps illustrate some helpful tools for understanding what people like in general.
Hi David. I enjoyed the insight. How do you think this genre will evolve. Into an artform, as in does it have the capacity to do so. Or deeper into the more pornish aspect?
What is it like to read LitRPG?
I wrote a game about this, once - https://ifarchive.org/if-archive/games/competition2015/Duel/duel/ - I think this article is as good a summary as I've seen about what it was trying to say.
Hi David. I enjoyed the insight. How do you think this genre will evolve. Into an artform, as in does it have the capacity to do so. Or deeper into the more pornish aspect?