Kasen Christensen
ABSTRACT
Tabletop roleplaying games (TTRPGs) blend aesthetic and mechanical information to tell users not only how to play the game but also what kind of an experience they will have while playing the game. Mörk Borg, a recent TTRPG, has a design that brings such often-ignored technical information to the forefront. This invites us as document designers and those who teach document design to consider the ways that our technical design can be both cool and useful. At the same time, Mörk Borg has some accessibility issues that must be considered when making cool and useful designs.
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Digital Library
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Index Terms
- Cool and Useful: Tabletop Roleplaying Games as Aesthetic Technical Communication
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