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                                      "Are you available to develop a therapeutic role play video game?"
                                    
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                                      Someone just emailed me this question today. Considering my 30+ years in tech, my 30+ years in RPGs, and 12+ years in recreation therapy and RPG therapy, certainly my overall default answer would be a resounding YES! But in reality it depends on the details of course... Located in
                                          
                                          
                                              
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                                      "Gamer folk are more cunning than most"
                                    
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                                      An entertaining quote from the Serenity RPG... Located in
                                          
                                          
                                              
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                                      "Knock it off" Shows and Writers Still Perpetuating Negative RPG Gamer Stereotypes, Even in Webisodes
                                    
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                                      As Mike Rugnetta, host of the PBS Idea Channel, said to the writers of Big Bang Theory, that keep perpetuating all the negative stereotypes about role-playing gamers, "Knock it off." A challenge to writers to try something different. Located in
                                          
                                          
                                              
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                                      "Time Wasting" May Improve Resilience.
                                    
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                                      2 Day Workshop Intro to Compassion Focused Therapy
                                    
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                                      I am attending a 2 day workshop on CFT this week, all day Thursday & Friday, in Spokane, Washington... Located in
                                          
                                          
                                              
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                                      2nd Attempt RPG Research Wheelchair Friendly RPG Trailer Prototype Purchase
                                    
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                                      UPDATE 20160926 Second Attempt:  Well, I did it, I went ahead and bought the Forest River Vengeance 19V using my own funds. I didn't dip into the donation funds. Still saving donations money for the more optimal custom-build down the road, while I use the prototype to work out logistics, legal, and other hoops... Located in
                                          
                                          
                                              
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                                      3 Years in a Row - RPGs Booming, while Video Games are Down
                                    
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                                      For three years in a row now, the sales of hobby games including tabletop role-playing games, have been experiencing a significant boom in sales growth, while the video game industry has been down year after year since 2010. Apparently equal to the Pokemon CCG boom of early 2000's, but spread across a broader range rather than a single product, the entire hobby and role-playing gaming industry is benefiting...
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                                      4 Big Questions
                                    
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                                      As summarized in Babylon 5, and applicable to RPG character development, and player goals... Located in
                                          
                                          
                                              
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                                      8 foot RPG Research WorldCon Poster At Printers
                                    
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                                      Among other activities, I am speaking on 3 panels, and have a poster presentation on "Super Science Saturday" at WorldCon 73 (Sasquan), August 19-23 in Spokane, Washington. For the poster, I have delivered the file to the printers to create an 8 foot by 4 foot poster summarizing my 10+ years (so far) of work on the RPG Research Project... Located in
                                          
                                          
                                              
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                                      10 Days To TolkienMoot XIII. RSVP Today! 
                                    
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                                      Tolkien Moot XIII begins in just 10 days! 7:30 am, July 15th, 2017!  Located in
                                          
                                          
                                              
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