| The functions of role-playing games: How participants create community, solve problems and explore identity SL Bowman McFarland, 2010 | 561 | 2010 |
| Edu-larp@ CHI RB Robinson, K Johansson, JC Fey, E Márquez Segura, J Back, A Waern, ... Extended Abstracts of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing …, 2023 | 150 | 2023 |
| Social conflict in role-playing communities: An exploratory qualitative study SL Bowman International Journal of Role-Playing, 4-25, 2013 | 113 | 2013 |
| Immersion and shared imagination in role-playing games SL Bowman Role-playing game studies, 379-394, 2018 | 90 | 2018 |
| Educational live action role-playing games: A secondary literature review SL Bowman The Wyrd Con Companion Book 3, 112-131, 2014 | 90 | 2014 |
| Educational Larp in the Middle School Classroom-A Mixed Method Case Study SL Bowman, A Standiford International Journal of Role-Playing, 4-25, 2015 | 85 | 2015 |
| Learning and role-playing games J Hammer, A To, K Schrier, SL Bowman, G Kaufman Role-playing game studies, 283-299, 2018 | 78 | 2018 |
| Psychology and role-playing games SL Bowman, A Lieberoth Role-playing game studies, 245-264, 2018 | 78 | 2018 |
| Bleed: The spillover between player and character SL Bowman Nordiclarp. org, 2015 | 73 | 2015 |
| Magic is real: How role-playing can transform our identities, our communities, and our lives SL Bowman Knutepunkt, 2021 | 42 | 2021 |
| Players and their characters in role-playing games SL Bowman, K Schrier Role-Playing Game Studies, 395-410, 2018 | 39 | 2018 |
| Jungian theory and immersion in role-playing games SL Bowman Immersive gameplay: Essays on participatory media and role-playing, 31-51, 2012 | 36 | 2012 |
| The psychological power of the role-playing experience SL Bowman Journal of Interactive Drama 2 (1), 1-15, 2007 | 30 | 2007 |
| Transgressive role-play J Stenros, SL Bowman Role-Playing Game Studies, 411-424, 2018 | 28 | 2018 |
| Active imagination, individuation, and role-playing narratives SL Bowman Tríade: Revista de Comunicação, Cultura e Midia 5 (9), 158-173, 2017 | 27 | 2017 |
| Enhancing healthcare simulations and beyond: Immersion theory and practice SL Bowman, A Standiford International Journal of Role-Playing, 12-19, 2016 | 27 | 2016 |
| Connecting Role-Playing, Stage Acting, and Improvisation SL Bowman Analog Game Studies 2 (4), 2015 | 26 | 2015 |
| Transformative role-play: Design, implementation, and integration SL Bowman, KH Hugaas Nordic Larp, 2019 | 23 | 2019 |
| Role-playing: An ethnographic exploration SL Bowman The University of Texas at Dallas, 2008 | 18 | 2008 |
| The dichotomy of the great mother archetype in Disney heroines and villainesses SL Bowman Vader, Voldemort and Other Villains: Essays on Evil in Popular Media …, 2011 | 15 | 2011 |
