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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 6237429" data-attributes="member: 177"><p>I prefer real, printed books for RPG use. </p><p></p><p>My personal experience matches some recent research* - the human mind typically learns better from a physical book, and can reference topics in a physical book better than electronic media. The physical book engages your ability to create mental maps to a far greater degree than a tablet or computer screen does. Combining not only the information, but where the information is found, tends to enhance the memory and ability to look up details. This effect is most strongly seen in long-form presentations, like in textbooks, or gaming books, as opposed to shorter articles.</p><p></p><p>So, for me, if I want to learn a new game, or if I'm going to be playing and may need to reference things in the books, the physical tome is superior. I will still use PDFs, but mostly for the cases where the physical book is not in print, or is otherwise unavailable to me.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px">*see, for example, the November 2013 issue of Scientific American.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 6237429, member: 177"] I prefer real, printed books for RPG use. My personal experience matches some recent research* - the human mind typically learns better from a physical book, and can reference topics in a physical book better than electronic media. The physical book engages your ability to create mental maps to a far greater degree than a tablet or computer screen does. Combining not only the information, but where the information is found, tends to enhance the memory and ability to look up details. This effect is most strongly seen in long-form presentations, like in textbooks, or gaming books, as opposed to shorter articles. So, for me, if I want to learn a new game, or if I'm going to be playing and may need to reference things in the books, the physical tome is superior. I will still use PDFs, but mostly for the cases where the physical book is not in print, or is otherwise unavailable to me. [SIZE=1]*see, for example, the November 2013 issue of Scientific American.[/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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