Role-playing games (RPGs) are games where the player participants assume the roles of characters and collaboratively create stories. Players determine the actions of their characters based on their characterization and the actions succeed or fail according to a system of rules and guidelines. Keeping in line with the rules of the game, they may improvise freely; their choices shape the outcome and directions of the game. In interactable virtual mediums, such as video games and virtual reality (VR), players assume a virtual avatar and make choices within the bounds of the game to shape their avatar’s characterization. In massively-multiplayer online games (MMOs), it is almost essential for players to interact with other players and push the direction of the game further. While not entirely necessary from a game mechanic point of view, players will adopt virtual personas while interacting with other players as a means to enhance their own immersion within the game. Creating a virtual avatar with in-depth characterization fuels the player’s decisions in the game, and will dictate how the player is able to interact with other players.
