GAME MASTER Definition & Meaning

Game Master

[ geym mas-ter, mah-ster ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Games. : GM
1. the person who organizes or directs the story or play in a tabletop game, as a role-playing game. Compare Dungeon Master.
2. (in an MMORPG ) an employee representative of the game developer who maintains a presence in the online game and may be called by players to resolve technical issues, enforce terms of service, etc.:
  If someone is being abusive or harassing you, just report him to a Game Master.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of Game Master¹

First recorded in 2000–05

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It’s self-guided, meaning no need for a game master, and is a separate entity from “Code Green.”

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Neufeld, or one of his friends, serves as a “game master,” hiding in the closet pretending to do alien research while offering hints, which can be verbal or written on the backside of a TV monitor propped up with cardboard.

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“They dial in tone and story in a way that makes you really feel like you’re playing with the characters — both physically present and otherwise — rather than being played with by the game master. That’s rare.”

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Connie Chang, a 24-year-old game master who runs “a semi-Tumblr-famous D&D meme blog,” is the GM of Transplanar, “a non-colonial, anti-Orientalist” livestreamed game consisting entirely of players who are transgender and people of color.

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Connie Chang, a 24-year-old game master who runs “a semi-Tumblr-famous D&D meme blog,” is the G.M. of Transplanar, “a non-colonial, anti-Orientalist” livestreamed game consisting entirely of players who are transgender and people of color.

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