Blog Collection

by Hawke Robinson published 2018/08/28 18:05:29 GMT-7, last modified 2022-11-12T08:43:47-08:00
In this collection you will find the latest RPG Research community Blog Postings throughout the entire RPG Research website. These are less formal but usually more timely postings, provide the more human community connection with the international volunteers helping make RPG Research possible. Remember, we are all unpaid volunteers, doing what we can to help improve the overall human condition, so please be kind and supportive.
Call for Participants - ASL Gaming!
by Jennifer Siegel — last modified Nov 12, 2022 08:45 AM

Do you know ASL? Are you Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or Hearing with ASL? Do you like fun games? There is a group putting together an online (via video) gaming group, and they would love to hear from you!

Evil Campaigns
by Hawke Robinson — last modified Nov 12, 2022 08:45 AM

Have you ever run or played in an "evil campaign"? How long did your group last? How long did the campaign last? What were your experiences compared to non-evil campaigns? I have run a handful of evil campaigns over the decades, here are a few examples of my observations.

Mockery of Gamers Mockery of Gamers
by Hawke Robinson — last modified Nov 12, 2022 08:45 AM

In a Facebook group posting, someone stated: "I question why America sees LARPing as something to be mocked". Here is a response...

Escapism and Gaming Escapism and Gaming
by Hawke Robinson — last modified Nov 12, 2022 08:45 AM

The arguments about "Escapism" often recur, and I recently saw someone posting about it again. This topic is addressed in the presentations at Washington State and Pacific Northwest American Therapeutic Recreation Association Conferences, so here is a snippet on the topic...

Notes from experiments on RPG optimization (Standard Non-therapeutic/education settings)
by Hawke Robinson — last modified Nov 12, 2022 08:45 AM

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.

Preparing for RPG Research Presentation at WSTRA 17 Preparing for RPG Research Presentation at WSTRA 17
by Hawke Robinson — last modified Nov 12, 2022 08:45 AM

UPDATE: UNFORTUNATELY DUE TO A CLERICAL OR OTHER ERROR, THEY ARE NOT INCLUDING MY PRESENTATION IN THE SCHEDULE, SO IT TURNS OUT I WILL _NOT_ BE SPEAKING AT THIS YEAR'S WSTRA. - - - May 6th is the 17th annual conference for the Washington State Therapeutic Recreation Association. I will be presenting on Using Role-Playing Games to Achieve Therapeutic & Educational Goals: The First Steps, and showing the 50-100+ professionals the Wheelchair Friendly RPG Trailer.

4 Big Questions 4 Big Questions
by Hawke Robinson — last modified Nov 12, 2022 08:45 AM

As summarized in Babylon 5, and applicable to RPG character development, and player goals...

Test 1
by admin — last modified Nov 12, 2022 08:45 AM

testing

Oriental Adventures and Alternatives
by Hawke Robinson — last modified Nov 12, 2022 08:45 AM

There have been an increasing number of articles (and people?) protesting against the Dungeons & Dragons books and settings titled "Oriental Adventures". What are some of the issues expressed? What are the published past and currently in-print alternatives (are there any)?

2013 - Using Role-playing Games To Assist Recovery of Traumatic Brain Injury Patients 2013 - Using Role-playing Games To Assist Recovery of Traumatic Brain Injury Patients
by Hawke Robinson — last modified Nov 12, 2022 08:45 AM

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).

2015 - Avedon's Interaction Patterns Analysis RPG Summary Page 2015 - Avedon's Interaction Patterns Analysis RPG Summary Page
by admin — last modified Nov 12, 2022 08:45 AM

I have found Avedon's Interaction analysis very useful in explaining and developing role-playing games for various intervention goals. I created a "cheat sheet" that summarizes many pages of the concepts into one page, with specific notes for all forms of RPG.

Role-playing Gaming for Incarcerated Populations - Personal Experience From the "Grandfather of Therapeutic [Role-playing] Gaming" Role-playing Gaming for Incarcerated Populations - Personal Experience From the "Grandfather of Therapeutic [Role-playing] Gaming"
by Hawke Robinson — last modified Nov 12, 2022 08:45 AM

With the recent kickstarter for the documentary "Let's Play: D&D Behind Bars" by producer Elisabeth de Kleer launching, our efforts related to researching the effects of RPGs in Prison have once again come to light. RPG Research's founder, W.A. Hawkes-Robinson (aka Hawke Robinson), called by professional peers the "grandfather of therapeutic gaming", is directly involved with this documentary as a behind-the-scenes consultant and on-camera "Advisor" for the film. Mr. Robinson's personal involvement with this topic spans decades...

2015 - The RPG Research Trailer Updated Information 2015 - The RPG Research Trailer Updated Information
by Hawke Robinson — last modified Nov 12, 2022 08:45 AM

This was too long to post in full on some sites such as GeekAndSundry.com, so I have the full-length version here to be linked to.This was too long to post in full on some sites such as GeekAndSundry.com, so I have the full-length version here to be linked to.

Document Actions