About
Role-playing refers to the changing of one’s behaviour to assume a role, either unconsciously to fill a social role, or consciously to act out an adopted role. Online, there are communities dedicated to roleplaying as certain characters.
Origin
Roleplaying has its origins on the large computer networks and bulletin board systems of major universities in the United States in the 1980s.
Spread
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Online Roleplaying has spread to various parts of the internet, and there are many communities existing for this purpose.
Types of Online Roleplaying
An example of online roleplaying is the “play-by-post” game. This is an online text-based game where players interact with each other and a predefined environment via posting in a thread or chat.