Section I: Definitions
Definitions of role-playing games / José P. Zagal and Sebastian Deterding
Section II: Forms
Precursors / Jon Peterson
Tabletop role-playing games / William J. White, Jonne Arjoranta, Michael Hitchens, Jon Peterson, Evan Torner, and Jonathan Walton
Live-action role-playing games / J. Tuomas Harviainen, Rafael Bienia, Sarah Lynne Bowman, Simon Brind, Michael Hitchens, Yaraslau I. Kot, Esther MacCallum-Stewart, David W. Simkins, Jaakko Stenros, Ian Sturrock, and Xiong Shuo
Single-player computer role-playing games / Douglas Schules, Jon Peterson, and Martin Picard
Multi-player online role-playing games / Mark Chen, Jon Peterson, and David W. Simkins
Text-based role-playing games / Jessica Hammer and Paul Czege
Section III: Disciplinary Perspecives
RPG theorizing by designers and players / Evan Torner
Game design and role-playing games / Staffan Björk and José P. Zagal
Theatre and performance studies and role-playing games / Sarah Hoover, David W. Simkins, Sebastian Deterding, David Meldman and Amanda Brown
Sociology and role-playing games / J. Patrick Williams, David Kirschner, Nicholas Mizer, and Sebastian Deterding
Psychology and role-playing games / Sarah Lynne Bowman and Andreas Lieberoth
Literary studies and role-playing games / David Jara and Evan Torner
Learning and role-playing games / Jessica Hammer, Alexandra To, Karen Schrier, Sarah Lynne Bowman, and Geoff Kaufman
Economics and role-playing games / Isaac Knowles and Edward Castronova
Section IV: Interdisciplinary Issues
The impact of role-playing games on culture / Esther MacCallum-Stewart, Jaakko Stenros, Staffan Björk, and William J. White
Documented and actual play in role-playing games / Shelly Jones
World building in role-playing games / Karen Schrier, Evan Torner, and Jessica Hammer
Role-playing games as subculture and fandom
Esther MacCallum-Stewart and Aaron Trammell
Immersion and shared imagination in role-playing games / Sarah Lynne Bowman
Players and their characters in role-playing games / Sarah Lynne Bowman and Karen Schrier
Transgressive role-play / Jaakko Stenros and Sarah Lynne Bowman
Sexuality and the erotic in role-play / Ashley ML Guajardo and Jaakko Stenros
Diversity, equity, and inclusion in role-playing games / Adrianna Burton, Aaron Trammell, Katherine Castiello-Jones
Power and control in role-playing games / Jessica Hammer, Whitney Beltrán, Jonathan Walton, and Moyra Turkington.