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Should Game Masters for Role-Playing Games be Paid? It Depends.
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Hawke Robinson
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Jun 20, 2015
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Increasingly heated debate has been growing in recent years about whether role-playing game masters (RPG GMs) should be paid or not. It depends... NOTE: This article focuses on pure entertainment RPG Professionals, not RPG Professionals in educational or therapeutic settings. To be clear, this is a blog posting, as an opinion piece, not a formal essay or research paper. For more formal essays, see the research sections of the site. This informal article is from the first-person experiential perspective, that attempts to include persuasive argument components, as someone involved with RPGs since the 1970s running many sessions per week, and paid as a GM (when desired) since the 1980s.
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UPDATE! Wizards of the Coast, Dungeons & Dragons, "No" to any use of Wheelchair Friendly RPG Trailer or other helping services.
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Hawke Robinson
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Jun 20, 2015
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Feb 05, 2023 12:22 PM
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News,
blog posting,
RPG Research Project Updates,
Potential RPG Research Question
UPDATE: JULY 2017 WIZARDS OF THE COAST PROVIDED US WITH A LICENSE! - After years of trying to get any kind of response, the only one we could get for using D&D publicly, was "No" to any use by our company, RPG Therapeutics, or The RPG Research Project, or The Wheelchair Friendly RPG Trailer, and all of our community endeavors, including charity, special needs populations, brain injury recovery, veterans, Autism Spectrum, etc. Hopefully this is just a Tier 1 Support issue. But we just can't get a hold of a human being to speak to. Here is what has happened far...
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Online role-playing games hurt marital satisfaction, says BYU study
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Hawke Robinson
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Jun 20, 2015
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Feb 05, 2023 12:22 PM
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Others' research,
Effects of RPG,
blog,
Anti-rpg,
blog posting
A BYU study claiming that MMORPGs have a damaging impact on marital satisfaction. "Online role playing games negatively affect real-life marital satisfaction, according to a new Brigham Young University study published Feb. 15 in the Journal of Leisure Research."
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Role-playing Game Therapy Related Domains
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Hawke Robinson
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Jun 20, 2015
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Feb 05, 2023 12:22 PM
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blog,
blog posting,
rpg for therapy,
research
Added a section to the front page enumerating the existing psychological domains that are applicable in a role-playing game therapy context...
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Professional Ethics, Friendly vs. Friends
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Hawke Robinson
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Jun 20, 2015
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Feb 05, 2023 12:22 PM
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Research Question / Discussion Topic
This came up in an Alignable social network thread, and I thought others might enjoy it being shared here. "What do you think is an appropriate relationship with a client/customer? " This also addresses some of the topics of RPG Professionals / Paid Game Masters, etc.
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JourneyQuest is at Death's Door - 34 Hours Remain to Save JourneyQuest
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by
Hawke Robinson
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Jun 20, 2015
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last modified
Feb 05, 2023 12:22 PM
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general rpg article,
blog posting,
the gamers, dead gentlemen, zombie orpheus
We now have 34 hours (and counting down!) to raise over $125,000 and save JourneyQuest. - Don't let this fantastic series die. Save them now!
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RPG Handbook of Practice Wiki Back Online
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Hawke Robinson
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Jun 20, 2015
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Feb 05, 2023 12:22 PM
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Handbook of Practice
As per request, an updated wiki version of the handbook is now available, for public contribution...
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Returned from Speaking at 2016 PNATRA Conference in Portland
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Hawke Robinson
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Jun 20, 2015
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Feb 05, 2023 12:22 PM
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Conference,
hawke robinson,
RPG Research Presentation,
recreation therapy,
recreational therapy,
blog,
Convention,
News,
blog posting,
Presentation,
therapeutic recreation,
Discipline: TR/RT
Late last night I returned home from speaking at the 2016 Pacific Northwest American Therapeutic Recreation Association conference...
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Escapism and Gaming
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by
Hawke Robinson
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Jun 20, 2015
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Feb 05, 2023 12:22 PM
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therapeutic role-playing game,
Others' research,
RPG Research Presentation,
therapeutic recreation,
Behavior: Escape / Escapism,
therapeutic rpg,
ATRA / WSTRA / PNWATRA, etc.,
Referenced by ...,
Computer Gaming,
Citation Only,
blog posting,
Discipline: TR/RT
The arguments about "Escapism" often recur, and I recently saw someone posting about it again. This topic is addressed in the presentations at Washington State and Pacific Northwest American Therapeutic Recreation Association Conferences, so here is a snippet on the topic...
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Interdisciplinary RPG Therapeutics
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by
Hawke Robinson
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Jun 20, 2015
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Feb 05, 2023 12:22 PM
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Discipline: RPGT (Role-Playing Game Therapy),
TBI - Traumatic Brain Injury,
Effects of RPG,
therapeutic recreation,
Brain Injury (Stroke, TBI, etc.),
therapeutic rpg,
therapeutic role-playing game,
rpg for therapy,
recreation therapy,
blog posting,
recreational therapy,
Role-Playing Gaming Therapeutic Recreation Handbook of Practice,
Discipline: TR/RT
While listening to some research on neurological music therapy program descriptions, I was struck by the overlap of the RPG Therapy programs as a very interdisciplinary delivery of services...
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