J. Tuomas Harviainen writes about Markus Montola’s doctoral dissertation.
While to be defended in September, 2012, Markus Montola’s doctoral dissertation, On the Edge of the Magic Cirle: Understanding Role-playing and Pervasive Games, has already seen print, and I had the privilege of receiving an advance copy (and I admit to commenting on its manuscript at several points, so I may not be totally objective here, to be honest).