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Call for Papers: JCAL Special Issue on 'Learning Analytics in Massively Multiuser Virtual Environments and Courses'
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Hawke Robinson
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Jun 20, 2015
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I was asked via email, by Mark Lee of Charles Sturt University, Australia, to spread the word about their call for papers. Please take a look and spread the word to those you think might be interested.
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Christian Gamers Guild FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions by Christians about Role-playing Games
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Hawke Robinson
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May 10, 2013
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May 08, 2023 08:10 AM
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archived article,
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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Cognition - Using RPGs to Enhance the Learning Process, from the Cognitive Neuropsychology Perspective
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Hawke Robinson
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Nov 29, 2017
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Discipline: Neuroscience,
Aspect: Memory,
Discipline: Psychology,
Discipline: Education / Formal Classroom Setting,
Discipline: Cognitive Neuroscience,
Research Question / Discussion Topic,
Aspect: Cognition
This could be applied to all RPG Formats in various ways, with different strengths and weaknesses presenting in each format: Tabletop, Live-Action (LARP), computer-based, or solo adventure books/modules. Ideally a mix of all 4 formats would likely have the most powerful effects. This is from a recent assignment for a cognitive neuroscience class. I only had about an hour or two to whip this up, so this is just a simple, quick essay for a class assignment. It isn't very well put together, because the assignments are only worth about 1-10 points out of 1,000, while the tests add up to 800 points of the total grade, so please forgive the lack of formality and poor quality. Hopefully you will still find the information listed useful. I hope in the future to write a much better, more formal version, but with my existing backlog, who knows when that will be, so I am posting this here as a placeholder reminder for me to hopefully work on it in the future. Even in this rough format, it may still be useful for some interesting topical discussions.
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Cognition - Using RPGs to enhance the learning process
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Hawke Robinson
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Nov 29, 2017
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Discipline: Neuroscience,
Aspect: Memory,
Discipline: Psychology,
Discipline: Education / Formal Classroom Setting,
Discipline: Cognitive Neuroscience,
Aspect: Cognition
A recent assignment for a cognitive neuroscience class. This is a simple, quick essay for one of our assignments. It isn't very well put together, because the assignments are only worth about 1-10 points out of 1,000, while the tests add up to 800 points of the total grade, so please forgive the lack of formality. Hopefully you still find the information listed, useful. I hope in the future to write a much better, more formal version, and am posting this here as a placeholder for me to hopefully work on it in the future.
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Does RPG reading complexity impact participant development of intrinsic reading motivation, speed of development, and total reading advancement?
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Hawke Robinson
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Jun 20, 2015
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Goal: Reading, reading comprehension,
Goal: Intrinsic motivation,
Potential RPG Research Question,
Discipline: Education / Formal Classroom Setting,
Goal: Intrinsic motivation for learning,
blog posting
RPGs are well known to spark interest in reading, and may promote overall reading advancement. That being said, how much does the reading comprehension required for RPGs impact this overall advancement? Using "Adult" RPG Systems with youth, rather than "bringing down" a system to "their level". This is one anecdotal example that I can share, since it is my own kids, but I have seen repeated many times in practice with others, over the years. But have not (yet) run a controlled study to validate or negate these observations. Your thoughts and experiences?
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DUNGEONS OF THE MIND: TABLETOP RPGS AS SOCIAL THERAPY
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Hawke Robinson
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Jun 20, 2015
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Discipline: RPGT (Role-Playing Game Therapy),
recreation therapy,
Discipline: Sociology,
Social Skills Development through RPG,
Effects of RPG,
sociological / sociology,
therapeutic role-playing game,
Discipline: Education / Formal Classroom Setting,
News,
therapeutic recreation,
interview / media mention,
pdd / asd / autism spectrum,
Disabilities,
hawke robinson,
therapeutic rpg,
Others' research,
rpg for therapy,
archived article,
PTSD & Trauma,
TBI - Traumatic Brain Injury,
RPG Research Interview,
Discipline: Psychology,
Learning disorders/disabilities (LD),
Wheelhouse Workshop, Adam Johns, Adam Davis,
recreational therapy,
Role-Playing Gaming Therapeutic Recreation Handbook of Practice,
Discipline: TR/RT
An article on Killscreen.com, "DUNGEONS OF THE MIND: TABLETOP RPGS AS SOCIAL THERAPY" by Chris Berg was just published. It includes a range of RPG researchers and therapists from a variety of disciplines including: drama therapy, family therapy, sociology, recreation therapy / therapeutic recreation, and more!
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Early theory thoughts - Overview
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Hawke Robinson
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Jun 20, 2015
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RPG Research Goal,
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blog,
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RPG Research Project Updates
Just the general overview theory I have about participation in RPGs. These ideas will be tested as I work out more detailed hypotheses to test these concepts for validity...
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Example Dialog regarding RPG Therapy on TheRpgSite.com
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Hawke Robinson
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Jun 20, 2015
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There is an interesting thread regarding the Bodhana group and the use of role-playing games for therapy. I recently stumbled across it and have been enjoying the dialog. I thought I would share a snippet that might be helpful others to understand an example of how the use of RPG for therapy would be applied...
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First Prototype for the PAVE Group of Tabletop RPG as a Modality for Therapeutic / Educational Intervention
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Hawke Robinson
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Jun 20, 2015
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RPG Research Project Updates,
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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Hawke Robinson
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Jun 20, 2015
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Discipline: TR/RT,
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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