-
Therapeutic Role-Playing Games (RPG Therapy) for older adults. & Cohort Considerations
-
by
Hawke Robinson
—
published
Jun 20, 2015
—
last modified
Feb 05, 2023 12:22 PM
—
filed under:
Population: Adults,
Aspect: Memory,
Population: Older Adults / Elderly / Geriatric,
blog posting,
Population: Older Adults,
Effects of RPG,
recreation therapy,
therapeutic role-playing game,
In-patient,
therapeutic recreation,
Aspect: Cognition,
Discipline: Psychiatry,
RPG and psychiatric disorders,
therapeutic rpg,
Informal / Less formal - Observations,
rpg for therapy,
Opinion,
Case study(ies),
Aspect: Assessment Tool(s),
Discipline: Psychology,
anecdote,
recreational therapy,
Setting: Long-term care
In the past 10 years I have been receiving increasingly frequent inquiries about using RPGs in therapeutic settings for older adults. Here is a summary of information to help you get started with this population...
Located in
Blog
-
Story #X: Story Title - RPG Story of the Template
-
by
Hawke Robinson
—
published
Jun 20, 2015
—
last modified
Feb 05, 2023 12:22 PM
—
filed under:
Anecdotal Story of the Day,
blog posting,
Muscular Dystrophy / MD / MDA,
anecdote
Story #__: ____________________. A series of anecdotal postings sharing observations, comments, and other relevant experiences, about the effects of role-playing gaming...
Located in
Blog
/
RPG Story of the Day Folder
-
Story #3: Wheelchair Elven Cavalry Drives Back Orcs - RPG Story of the Day
-
by
Hawke Robinson
—
published
Jun 20, 2015
—
last modified
Feb 05, 2023 12:22 PM
—
filed under:
Anecdotal Story of the Day,
blog posting,
Muscular Dystrophy / MD / MDA,
anecdote
Story #__: ____________________. A series of anecdotal postings sharing observations, comments, and other relevant experiences, about the effects of role-playing gaming...
Located in
Blog
/
RPG Story of the Day Folder
-
Story #2: Look Dorky to Looks Cool - RPG Story of the Day
-
by
Hawke Robinson
—
published
Jun 20, 2015
—
last modified
Feb 05, 2023 12:22 PM
—
filed under:
Anecdotal Story of the Day,
blog posting,
Muscular Dystrophy / MD / MDA,
anecdote
Story #__: ____________________. A series of anecdotal postings sharing observations, comments, and other relevant experiences, about the effects of role-playing gaming...
Located in
Blog
/
RPG Story of the Day Folder
-
Story #1: Camper Drawn Out of Shell - RPG Story of the Day
-
by
Hawke Robinson
—
published
Jun 20, 2015
—
last modified
Feb 05, 2023 12:22 PM
—
filed under:
Anecdotal Story of the Day,
blog posting,
Muscular Dystrophy / MD / MDA,
anecdote
Story #1: Camper Drawn Out of Shell. A new series of postings sharing observations, comments, and other relevant experiences, about the effects of role-playing gaming...
Located in
Blog
/
RPG Story of the Day Folder
-
How “Dungeons & Dragons” saved my autistic son
-
by
Hawke Robinson
—
published
Jun 20, 2015
—
last modified
Feb 05, 2023 12:22 PM
—
filed under:
blog,
blog posting,
pdd / asd / autism spectrum,
anecdote
" D&D has always appealed to introverts with rich inner lives. For my boy, it was a lifeline to the outside world. Delani Bartlette, The Good Men Project"
Article from Salon.com archived here in case it disappears...
Located in
Blog
-
TRPG in Online Format - Observation, Analysis, and Commentary
-
by
Hawke Robinson
—
published
Jun 20, 2015
—
last modified
Feb 05, 2023 12:22 PM
—
filed under:
hawke robinson,
Case study(ies),
Analysis,
broadcast,
anecdote,
blog posting
This article provides observation, analysis, and commentary on efforts to "port" face-to-face Tabletop Role-Playing Games (RPG / TRPG) to an online and entertainment medium.
Located in
Blog
-
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
Jun 20, 2015
—
last modified
Feb 05, 2023 12:22 PM
—
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...
Located in
Blog
-
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.
Located in
Blog
-
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.
Located in
Blog