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    "pk": 65627,
    "title": "50 Years of Gen Con Events: A Dataset Analysis",
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    "abstract": "This article examines tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG) activities at Gen Con, the original, longest-running gaming convention in the world with 70,000+ annual attendees as of 2023 to document two key characteristics of Gen Con RPG events over 50 years: 1) a long-term and increasing transmedia presence, and 2) an overlooked educational function as a format to teach and learn about gaming. By examining TTRPG events at Gen Con between 1968-2017 against a backdrop of 160,000+ convention program offerings, this analysis demonstrates the \"knowledge work\" and transmedia nature of theoretical and ethnographic scholarship about fandom.",
    "language": "eng",
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            "first_name": "Neal",
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            "last_name": "Baker",
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    "date_published": "2024-06-24T09:01:00Z",
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