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2004 - RPGR-A00001 An Overview of the History and Potential Therapeutic Value of Role-playing Gaming
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Hawke Robinson
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Sep 30, 2004
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Dec 08, 2022 10:53 AM
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RPG Research Essay,
Archive,
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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2012 RPGR-A00008 - Why People Like to Participate in Role-playing gaming activities.
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Hawke Robinson
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Oct 24, 2012
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last modified
Nov 14, 2022 06:12 AM
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Potential RPG Research Question,
RPG Research Essay
By W. A. Hawkes-Robinson - October 24th, 2012
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Can Dungeons & Dragons Make You A Confident & Successful Person? | Idea Channel | PBS
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by
Hawke Robinson
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Jun 20, 2015
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blog posting
Great little video, worth checking out...
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Christian Gamers Guild FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions by Christians about Role-playing Games
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by
Hawke Robinson
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May 10, 2013
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last modified
May 08, 2023 08:10 AM
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Others' research,
Diagnosis: Depression,
Christians & RPG,
stereotype propagation
Cached from their website. Not affiliated with RPG Research in any way..."If you are Christian and concerned about Dungeons & Dragons (D&D), or other role-playing games, here is a very useful FAQ from the Christian Gamers Guild that will help address all your concerns. "
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First Prototype for the PAVE Group of Tabletop RPG as a Modality for Therapeutic / Educational Intervention
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by
Hawke Robinson
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Jun 20, 2015
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RPG Research Module
This is an early prototype version. There are newer, more complete and updated, versions created since this article was posted years ago. This is useful for various populations and professionals from other disciplines wishing to teach participants how to find and use civic resources (police, fire department, doctor, hospital, theater, etc.). This program is based on work at Eastern Washington University with oversight by Professor Emily Messina and others. It has been repeated with similar success when used other groups in private practice through non-profit RPG Research and the for-profit RPG Therapeutics LLC since.
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First Prototype of Tabletop RPG as a Modality for Therapeutic / Educational Intervention
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by
Hawke Robinson
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Jun 20, 2015
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pdd / asd / autism spectrum
This is my first prototype rough draft in the development of role-playing gaming as a modality for therapeutic / educational interventions. For a Recreation Therapy course in which I am currently enrolled at Eastern Washington University, our task last week was to "Develop a Tabletop Leisure Education Game" for a group of Autism Spectrum (and other) adults in a facility near the Seattle area (we are in Spokane, WA). Of course I selected (with the approval of my assigned partner in the project, Tabletop Role-Playing Gaming (RPG ) for this assignment, in this case a 1940s Gumshoe Detective-style mystery set in urban Chicago...
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Fun and Function, How RPG Can Heal
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Hawke Robinson
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Jun 20, 2015
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An interview from some months ago, "FUN AND FUNCTION: HOW RPGS CAN HEAL YOUR MIND AND BODY" Posted on March 21, 2016 by Kit Partin...
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Gender Bias in 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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blog posting,
gender bias
I am currently in a course titled "The Psychology of Women" and we are covering various gender-bias topics. Recently on the CAR-PGa email list a link was sent related to gender-bias in gaming. Have you seen/experienced gender-bias related to gaming?
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Goal 3 - Evaluate what, if any, of the notable correlative data has any causal relationship
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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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Determine if the correlative tests indicating significant differences in role-playing gamers from the general populace, are a causal result of their participation in role-playing games? ...
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How far to go with trolls?
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Hawke Robinson
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Jun 20, 2015
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Recently in a Facebook conversation regarding the Wheelchair Friendly RPG Trailer, I had some interaction with what turned out to be a troll. At first I thought it might be a legitimate interaction, but only too late was it clear they were otherwise... I thought it would be fun to post the interaction here for future reference.
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