Now for a summary post of the history of RPG Theory that I've covered over the last couple of weeks. Here's a rough timeline of what's gone down:
1980: Blacow's Four Aspects
1988: Allston's Types
1996: Bartle's Player Suits
1997: Threefold
1999: GNS, 2001 -2005: Swine Wars, Fading of GNS
2001: GEN
2002: Robins Laws Player Types
2002: Elements of Design
2009: International Journal of Role-Playing
This of course doesn't cover everything. I've excluded LARPs and for the most part CRPGs as my focus is table-top. Even there I've skipped some, touching on those that made at least some (IMO) impact.
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You are forgetting the oldest theorisation of roleplaying, published in the 50s (yes, long before D&D came out, go get it). You can find it in Roger Caillois' book "Man, Play and Games".
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