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Using Role-Playing Games to Treat PTSD at the VA Hospital
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Hawke Robinson
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Jun 20, 2015
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last modified
Feb 05, 2023 12:22 PM
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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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Using Role-playing Games To Assist Recovery of Traumatic Brain Injury Patients
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by
Hawke Robinson
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published
Jun 20, 2015
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last modified
Feb 05, 2023 12:22 PM
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filed under:
RPG Research Presentation,
TBI - Traumatic Brain Injury,
Disabilities,
Research Question / Discussion Topic,
Computer-based: solo, multiplayer, VR, AR, etc.,
News,
Presentation,
RPG Research Project Updates,
RPG Research Module
Originally presented as a slide show presentation for Eastern Washington University class "Recreation Therapy for People with Disabilities". This video is a presentation on the hypothetical use of role-playing games to help a patient with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) progress through various recovery stages. This includes Choose Your Own Adventure (CYOA), Computer-based RPG, Tabletop, and Live-action role-play (LARP).
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RPG Research at Spocon 2013
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by
Hawke Robinson
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published
Jun 20, 2015
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last modified
Feb 05, 2023 12:22 PM
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filed under:
gender bias,
Convention,
blog,
convention,
blog posting,
RPG Research Project Updates,
Spocon
I will be at Spocon throughout the weekend in Spokane, Washington performing research...
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Live from TolkienMoot IX - RPG Research First Public Discussion. August 3rd at 1:00 pm Pacific Time.
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by
Hawke Robinson
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published
Jun 20, 2015
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last modified
Feb 05, 2023 12:22 PM
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filed under:
public meeting,
RPG Research Presentation,
Convention,
convention,
tolkienmoot,
Presentation,
RPG Research Project Updates
RPG Research First Public Meeting, August 3rd 1:00 pm (Pacific) - The Role-Playing Gaming Research Project will be having their first public discussion meeting on the therapeutic and educational effects of role-playing games on participants. This will be both in-person, and simulcast live over the Internet from the Tolkien and gaming convention, TolkienMoot IX....
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Live from Tolkien Moot IX - Middle-earth Talk Show Episode 50! August 4th at 5:00 pm Pacific Time.
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by
Hawke Robinson
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published
Jun 20, 2015
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last modified
Feb 05, 2023 12:22 PM
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filed under:
convention,
tolkienmoot,
Middle-earth Talk Show,
Convention
Be sure to join Michael Martinez, Hawke Robinson, and special guest Professor Chris Seeman for the 50th episode of Middle-earth Talk, broadcast live from Tolkien Moot IX, Sunday, August 4th, 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm Pacific Time. Live Broadcast of Middle-earth Talk Episode 50 - August 4th at 5:00 pm Pacific Time. Don't miss the 50th episode of Middle-earth Talk, with special guest Professor Chris Seeman, live at Tolkien Moot IX!
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RPG Research First Public Meeting, August 3rd 1:00 pm (Pacific)
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by
Hawke Robinson
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published
Jun 20, 2015
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last modified
Feb 05, 2023 12:22 PM
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filed under:
broadcast,
public meeting,
hangout,
RPG Research Project Updates
We are going to have our first public discussion meeting discussing the therapeutic and educational effects of role-playing games on participants. This will be both in-person, and simulcast live over the Internet via TolkienMoot IX streams.
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RPG Research at Spocon 2013 - Gender-bias Questionnaire, Stage 2
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by
Hawke Robinson
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published
Jun 20, 2015
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last modified
Feb 05, 2023 12:22 PM
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filed under:
gender bias,
Convention,
convention,
RPG Research Project Updates,
Spocon
Just received the good news that I will be allowed to perform the gender-bias questionnaire at Spocon this year, August 9-11.
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Should We Create Monthly RPG Research Discussion Group Meetings?
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by
Hawke Robinson
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published
Jun 20, 2015
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last modified
Feb 05, 2023 12:22 PM
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filed under:
blog posting
Just curious if folks would attend (on site and/or online) a monthly community discussion meeting group, if it was formed, discussing the therapeutic and educational aspects of role-playing gaming?
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Theory and Hypothesis of the Role-playing Gamer "Floater"
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by
Hawke Robinson
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published
Jun 20, 2015
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last modified
May 08, 2023 09:10 AM
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filed under:
Research Question / Discussion Topic
Originally posted Jun 04, 2013 02:35 PM: I have a new hypothesis as to why the stereotypes about role-playing gamers have become stronger over the decades rather than being disproved over time (as all the research indicates). I call it a hypothesis of the "Role-playing Gamer Floater"...
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My best ICT lesson: algorithms and binary meets fantasy scenarios
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by
Hawke Robinson
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published
Jun 20, 2015
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last modified
Feb 05, 2023 12:22 PM
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filed under:
Discipline: Education / Formal Classroom Setting,
rpg for education
Inspired by the book Computational Fairy Tales, Chris Leach created a fantasy world for his ICT class to introduce them to computational thinking - Re-posted here for archival purposes, an interesting article on how an information and communication technologies instructor used fantasy settings, that could be tied into role-playing gaming to help explain mathematical and computer science based concepts in ways that might be more accessible to a wider audience....
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