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2004 - RPGR-A00001 An Overview of the History and Potential Therapeutic Value of Role-playing Gaming
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by
Hawke Robinson
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Sep 30, 2004
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RPG Research Essay,
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Discipline: TR/RT
Role-playing gaming (RPGing) has its roots as far back as ancient history with the development of war-gaming. War-gaming is the simulation of combat strategies and tactics represented in reduced scale with various rules, often with some sort of randomizing agent such as dice or cards to add an element of “realistic” unpredictability. As long as there has been organized warfare, there appears to have been some form of war-gaming in every culture throughout history. Chess and the Chinese game Go both are very much based on war-gaming, but considered lacking by some because of the lack of unpredictability offered by “true” war-gaming using some degree of randomization.
The RPG Research Project Document ID #RPGR-A001-A-20120927A-CC
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Auditions Open for Tabletop RPG Twitch Stream Players (Ends June 21, 2018)
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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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blog posting,
Twitch
We are accepting applications and auditions for players to be in the upcoming Twitch tabletop RPG show "Heroes of the Mist" for RPG Research. Applications/auditions close June 21st. Announcement of selected candidates June 22nd. Show launches June 24th (weekly, Sunday nights).
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Gender bias issues in RPG Industry
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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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gender bias,
Gender / Sex related topics,
RPG Research Goal,
interview / media mention,
Stigma,
blog posting,
RPG Research Project Updates
June 1st, 4:43 pm, 2016. There is an article making the rounds titled "Publishers: STOP HIRING ARTISTS WHO CAN’T FOLLOW DIRECTIONS", which includes includes issues related to some of the current research on gender experiences in the gaming industry and community...
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Old Research Repository
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by
Hawke Robinson
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Aug 16, 2017
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last modified
Jul 10, 2022 05:27 PM
This is RPG Research's older research repository. We are currently moving more than 3,000 content items (1 multi-page essay equals 1 content item) from this old site to our new repository at www.rpgresearch.com/research . The new repository is better organized and formatted, but it takes months for our volunteers to move all this content from the old site to the new site, so we are keeping the old repository available until the move is complete. All new research is being added to the new repository, no new research is being added to this old repository as of 2018.
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Original D&D White Books 2013 Reprint Special Collector's Edition Boxed Set - Unboxing
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by
Hawke Robinson
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Jun 20, 2015
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Feb 05, 2023 12:22 PM
A walk down a path of RPG nostalgia / history, Wizards of the Coast has reprinted the original D&D white book set, and bundled it in a wooden box with dice. Here you will find many photos of the unboxing process with a few comments, and a comparison my ancient original of one of the the Blackmoor supplement...
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Results from first day of Questionnaires on Gender Bias at Gamers Haven
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by
Hawke Robinson
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published
Jun 20, 2015
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last modified
Feb 05, 2023 12:22 PM
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Gender Bias,
questionnaire,
gender bias,
Potential RPG Research Question,
Sexual Harassment,
blog,
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RPG Research Project Updates
This sample was taken at The Gamers' Haven in Spokane Valley, Washington. I will be adding the results to this page as I work out the calculations. Here is some initial data (I will be updating this specific page), I will comment on this page when it is updated....
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Role-playing Gaming Recreation Therapy Handbook of Practice Cover Mockup
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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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Role-Playing Gaming Therapeutic Recreation Handbook of Practice
Here are two mockups of covers for the hypothetical RPG RT Handbook of Practice...
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Role-playing Gaming Recreation Therapy Handbook of Practice Cover Mockup
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Hawke Robinson
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May 10, 2016
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last modified
Dec 08, 2022 02:58 PM
Here are two mockups of covers for the hypothetical RPG RT Handbook of Practice...
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Serenity RPG
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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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blog,
blog posting,
RPG Research Project Updates,
research
We have been playing the Serenity (aka Firefly) Role-playing Game now for several weeks in a row. It is very much enjoyed by everyone due to the feel and setting of the game. Here are a few thoughts about the game so far...
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Should Game Masters for Role-Playing Games be Paid? It Depends.
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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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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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