LitRPG
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LitRPG is a term for a genre of story in which the characters or world use elements of Role-Playing Games especially computer RPGs.
1) A LitRPG shall, involve a story or character, that exists in a game world or world with obviously stated game mechanics. Ie: damage notifications, status screens, stats, health/mana bars, etc.
2) A LitRPG shall, the character must progress in some obviously stated way. Ie: levels, skills, abilities, notifications, ranks, etc.Definition from the LitRPG Facebook Group [1]
It has some overlap with gamerfic, although LitRPG seems to be mostly concieved as a genre of orginial fiction, while gamerfic is often used a tag or description of fanfiction.
LitRPG is very popular in Russian Speaking Fandom.[1]
Links and Communities
- Wikipedia:LitRPG
- What is LitRPG? discussion on /r/Fantasy subreddit
- LitRPG Group on Facebook
References
- ^ a b Comment by Salaris, Archived version on the "What is LitRPG?" Reddit thread. Posted 13 December 2016.