These Maps Reveal the Hidden Structures of ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ Books

by Victoria Jesswein — published 2017/06/16 12:00:00 GMT-7, last modified 2022-11-12T08:26:21-08:00

Here is an interesting article detailing some of the Choose Your Own Adventure (CYOA) structures, with some interesting insights and commentary summing up a few of the examples.

A number of people have expressed skepticism at my including Choose Your Own Adventure style books in my research on the effects of role-playing games (RPGs), and their potential uses to achieve educational and therapeutic goals. But as I explain in my presentations, lectures, and classes, what I like to categorize all books like CYOA as " Solo Adventure Books & Modules" (SABM), while they are lacking in many ways compared to tabletop, live-action, and computer-based RPGs, I still believe their have their value and use for various populations.This article is a nice bit of analysis.

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/cyoa-choose-your-own-adventure-maps

by Sarah Laskow June 13, 2017

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