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Notes from experiments on RPG optimization (Standard Non-therapeutic/education settings): by Hawke Robinson — published Jun 20, 2015 — last modified Feb 05, 2023 12:22 PM — filed under: Full Text, hawke robinson, Gamer Floater hypothesis, Gender / Sex related topics, Gender Bias, Social Skills Development through RPG, correlative research, FAQs / Frequently Asked Questions, research, anecdote, blog posting, RPG Research Essay, RPG Research Project Updates, causal study(ies)
Here is a summary of many observations I have made through various experiments in trying to optimize the RPG experience. These are based both on observations (most of which include thousands of hours of recorded RPG sessions), verbal feedback, and formal assessment forms from participants. Scores of variables were taken into consideration and repeatedly tweaked to try to find some level of causal changes, but at this stage are probably only at best correlative, in the enjoyment levels of participants. There are plenty of potential confounds here, and so every statement should have that taken into consideration that these should be further researched with more rigorous techniques. However, implementation of these observations does seem to have lead to consistently higher assessment & observation scores. I hope others find this useful for trying to optimize your own RPG setting. This was a non-therapeutic and non-educational setting, it was only for standard leisure activity of tabletop role-playing games.
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Notes from experiments on RPG optimization - Maximizing enjoyment, benefit, immersion, flow, safety, etc.: by Hawke Robinson — published Jun 20, 2015 — last modified Feb 05, 2023 12:22 PM — filed under: Full Text, hawke robinson, correlative research, Gender Bias, Case study(ies), Potential RPG Research Question, Effects of RPG, anecdote, FAQs / Frequently Asked Questions, Analysis, research, Biofeedback, Neurofeedback, EEG, absorption, blog posting, RPG Research Essay, RPG Research Project Updates, causal study(ies)
Here is a summary of many observations I have made over the decades through various experiments in trying to optimize the RPG experience. This is from a huge pile of hundreds of documents I have written, spanning over 15+ years of research (and nearly 40 years of RPG experience). It will likely take me a year or more to finish integrating all that information into this document. All of the placeholder topics I currently have documents to fill in the blanks, but I time is the challenge in doing so. Bit by bit I am uploading all that content to here.
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2015 - Empathic Features and Absorption in Fantasy Role-Playing: by Administrator — published May 29, 2016 — last modified Dec 08, 2022 03:00 PM — filed under: archived article, Full Text, Others' research, 3 - Permission Granted for Public, 4 - Permission Denied for Public, Effects of RPG, 1 - No Public Permission Yet, correlative research, 2 - Pending Request For Public Permission, Computer gaming/gamers tabletop RPG Dungeons & Dragons - D&D, Discipline: Psychology, Discipline: Hypnosis, empathy, Aspect: Empathy, Peer Reviewed, absorption, Computer Gaming, hypnosis, research, Material to read
Rivers A1, Wickramasekera IE 2nd2, Pekala RJ3, Rivers JA4. Am J Clin Hypn. 2016 Jan;58(3):286-94. doi: 10.1080/00029157.2015.1103696.
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The Personality of Fantasy Game Players: by Hawke Robinson — published Apr 29, 2017 — last modified Dec 08, 2022 03:00 PM — filed under: archived article, Full Text, Child Abuse, Assault / Abuse, Potential RPG Research Question, correlative research, Discipline: Psychology, 2 - Pending Request For Public Permission, Others' research, Peer Reviewed, Personality
Neil A. Douse & Ian Chris McManus (1993). The Personality of Fantasy Game Players. British Journal of Psychology, 84 (4), 505-509.
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1991 - RELATIONSHIP OF ROLE-PLAYING GAMES TO SELF-REPORTED CRIMINAL BEHAVIOUR: by admin — published Jun 13, 2018 — last modified Dec 08, 2022 02:59 PM — filed under: archived article, Full Text, Others' research, Peer Reviewed: Unconfirmed, Discipline: Psychology, research, stereotype(s) disproved, Archive, Material to read
SUZANNE ABYETA AND JAMES FOREST. University of Manitoba. Psychological Reports, 1991, 69, 1187-1192. O Psychological Reports 1991
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2011 - RPGR-A00005 Analysis of the Report “Alienation and the Game Dungeons and Dragons”: by Hawke Robinson — published Apr 03, 2016 — last modified Dec 08, 2022 03:00 PM — filed under: Full Text, hawke robinson, Others' research, Effects of RPG, correlative research, Discipline: Psychology, Analysis, RPG Research Essay
This is an analysis of the report "ALIENATION AND THE GAME DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS" by Lisa A. Derenard and Linda Mannik Kline. Psychological Report, 1990, 66, 1219-1222. O Psychological Reports 1990. The Analysis and commentary on the report is written by W.A. Hawkes-Robinson.
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