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RPG Research on SpoCon Panel, Psychology of Gamers and Hackers from the Information Security Perspective
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Hawke Robinson
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Jun 20, 2015
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filed under:
Potential RPG Research Question,
anecdote,
Discipline: Psychology,
Spocon,
Convention,
News,
blog posting,
Audio,
RPG Research Project Updates,
Discipline: TR/RT
Here is the audio recording from the SpoCon 2017 panel on "Psychology of Gamers and Hackers". Panelists included: Dr. Mark Rounds and Hawke Robinson.
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Mockery of Gamers
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Hawke Robinson
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published
Jun 20, 2015
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last modified
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filed under:
hawke robinson,
LARP,
Potential RPG Research Question,
MMORPG - Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game,
blog,
Anti-rpg,
Christians & RPG,
Stigma,
blog posting,
Archive
In a Facebook group posting, someone stated: "I question why America sees LARPing as something to be mocked". Here is a response...
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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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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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published
Jun 20, 2015
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last modified
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filed under:
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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Story #4: incorporating Real Drum Circles as part of LARP/RPG Storyline - RPG Story of the Template
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by
Hawke Robinson
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Jun 20, 2015
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filed under:
Anecdotal Story of the Day,
Potential RPG Research Question,
anecdote,
blog posting,
Muscular Dystrophy / MD / MDA
Story #__: ____________________. A series of anecdotal postings sharing observations, comments, and other relevant experiences, about the effects of role-playing gaming...
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RPG Story of the Day Folder
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Story #5: Orc Tribes Turn On Each Other When Bored - RPG Story of the Template
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by
Hawke Robinson
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Jun 20, 2015
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last modified
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Anecdotal Story of the Day,
Potential RPG Research Question,
anecdote,
blog posting,
Muscular Dystrophy / MD / MDA
Story #__: ____________________. A series of anecdotal postings sharing observations, comments, and other relevant experiences, about the effects of role-playing gaming...
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RPG Story of the Day Folder
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Notes from experiments on RPG optimization - Maximizing enjoyment, benefit, immersion, flow, safety, etc.
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by
Hawke Robinson
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published
Jun 20, 2015
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last modified
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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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RPGs, Working Memory, Thinking Illustratively and Elaborately
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by
Hawke Robinson
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published
Jun 20, 2015
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filed under:
Function: Cognition,
blog posting,
Potential RPG Research Question,
Function: Memory
In a TED talk by Peter Doolittle, he talked about two memory constructs, multitasking and working memory, and in this particular talk focused on Working Memory. This is something where role-playing games may support his recommendations in trying to improve how important things are remembered...
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4 Big Questions
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by
Hawke Robinson
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published
Jun 20, 2015
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filed under:
Potential RPG Research Question,
blog posting
As summarized in Babylon 5, and applicable to RPG character development, and player goals...
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Using Role-Playing Games to Treat PTSD at the VA Hospital
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by
Hawke Robinson
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published
Jun 20, 2015
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last modified
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filed under:
Potential RPG Research Question,
Disabilities,
RPG Research Interview,
Diagnosis: PTSD
Timothe Loya served six years as a U.S. Marine, also serving in Iraq, and has proposed using tabletop role-playing games to treat returning veterans struggling with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) at the VA Puget Sound Health Care System.
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