Dance With a Dolly (With a Hole in Her Stocking)

Whilst the prototype of acting is known as playing the role of somebody other than oneself for a non-performing audience, we all perform and act in everyday life. We may explicitly impersonate a character when, for example, reading bed-time stories, but we also, and more implicitly, perform a “social role.” If we acknowledge that these processes have performative functions, it is evident that acting and role-playing are needed elements of those wishing to make a living as a game developer.