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Mockery of Gamers: by Hawke Robinson — published Jan 20, 2016 — last modified Jun 11, 2020 04:36 PM — 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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Amalgamation of News Coverage, Panels, Q&A, Hangouts, Broadcasts, Interviews, & Presentations on RPG Research Studies on the Effects of RPG, and RPG used for Therapy & Education by Hawke Robinson: by Hawke Robinson — published Oct 12, 2015 — last modified Jul 10, 2018 12:38 AM — filed under: Conference, schizoid / schizophrenic, therapeutic role-playing game, RPG Market, correlative research, rpg for education, suicide / suicidal, video, role-play, Convention, blog posting, sociological / sociology, Presentation, questionnaire, gender bias, Language learning, Effects of RPG, rpg research website, research, blog, sasquan, stereotype(s) disproved, recreation therapy, stereotype propagation, News, therapeutic recreation, RPG Research Project Updates, public meeting, hangout, pdd / asd / autism spectrum, anecdote, RPG and psychiatric disorders, Computer gaming/gamers tabletop RPG Dungeons & Dragons - D&D, Youth, 73rd worldcon, rpg trailer, rpg for therapy, therapeutic rpg, worldcon, ethics, Audio, broadcast, hawke robinson, LARP, RPG Research Presentation, TBI - Traumatic Brain Injury, RPG Research Interview, MMORPG - Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game, interview / media mention, Learning disorders/disabilities (LD), Social Skills Development through RPG, Stigma, RPG Research Essay, recreational therapy, Role-Playing Gaming Therapeutic Recreation Handbook of Practice, 73rd world science fiction convention
It has been a VERY busy 10 months. we have spoken at many conventions/conferences, sat on panels, provided presentations, been in live Q&A chat session, and had many interviews. All about the effects of role-playing games, and their use to achieve therapeutic and educational goals for many different populations. Here is a listing of all these in one location for your convenience...
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Social Workers’ Perceptions of the Association Between Role Playing Games and Psychopathology: by Hawke Robinson — published Oct 04, 2017 — last modified Aug 02, 2020 08:55 AM — filed under: Abstract Only, Others' research, 1 - No Public Permission Yet, Potential RPG Research Question, research, Peer Reviewed, Discipline: Social Work, stereotype propagation, Stigma, blog posting, Material to read
Whereas role-playing and table-top role-play games (RPGs) have been proven to have potential as therapeutic tools, playing RPGs is often stereotypically associated with social incompetence and psychiatric disorders.
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Gender bias issues in RPG Industry: by Hawke Robinson — published Jun 06, 2016 — filed under: 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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1995 - Role-playing games: their stigmas and benefits: by Hawke Robinson — published Apr 18, 2012 — last modified Sep 15, 2015 05:06 PM — filed under: archived article, Others' research, Effects of RPG, correlative research, research, Anti-rpg, suicide / suicidal, stereotype(s) disproved, stereotype propagation, Stigma, sociological / sociology, TODO, Material to read
Walton, William J. (1995, December). Role-playing games: their stigmas and benefits. Wilmington College. RPGs "are a harmless and occasionally beneficial mode of entertainment that has been misrepresented in the past." 29 pages.
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2001 - Pathologizing play: by Hawke Robinson — published Apr 17, 2012 — last modified Sep 17, 2015 06:15 AM — filed under: archived article, Others' research, correlative research, research, stereotype(s) disproved, stereotype propagation, Stigma, sociological / sociology, TODO, Material to read
Dyszelski, Christopher (2001. March 16). Pathologizing play. 32nd Popular Culture Association, Toronto, ON. Those claiming that the imaginal is devient versus gamers who use the imaginal to reflect and clarify reality but have no difficulty going from one to the other. 31 pages.
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What is D&D?: by Hawke Robinson — published Apr 29, 2017 — last modified Jun 27, 2020 02:22 PM — filed under: archived article, Full Text, Child Abuse, Assault / Abuse, Potential RPG Research Question, Violence, suicide / suicidal, Sexual Assault / Abuse / Rape, Anti-rpg, Occult, Satanists, etc., Christians & RPG, stereotype propagation, Stigma, morality
Dungeons and Dragons™ (commonly known as D & D™) is an elaborate fantasy game which evolved from the war games popular in the late 1950's. Instead of a historical battlefield and battle, D&D™ games are fought in the minds of the players as the DM (dungeon master, or god) sets the stage in the fantasy world. Each player assumes the identity of the character he creates. His creature is based on chance roll of the dice. Each character will have six basic abilities: strength, intelligence, wisdom, constitution, dexterity, and charisma. The manual guideline will determine whether the character will be "good" or "evil."
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