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AI Journey 1977-2025: Part 5 of 5 - SIIMPAF - Four Decades of Technology Lessons in One System
This is Part 5 of a 5-part series documenting the technical evolution from early introduction to role-playing gaming in 1977 and hobby programming in 1979 to modern distributed GPU computing and self-
AI Journey 1977-2025: Part 3 of 5 Professional Applications and Breakthroughs (2005-2020)
This is Part 3 of a 5-part series documenting the technical evolution from early introduction to role-playing gaming in 1977 and hobby programming in 1979 to modern distributed GPU computing and self-
AI Journey 1977-2025: Part 4 of 5 - Building Distributed GPU Infrastructure When Centralization Threatens Innovation
This part addresses the GPU scarcity challenge and demonstrates how decades-old distributed computing patterns apply to modern AI infrastructure.
AI Journey 1977 to 2025: Part 2 of 5 - IRC Bots, Beowulf Clusters, and Distributed Computing on Commodity Hardware
This is Part 2 of a 5-part series documenting the technical evolution from early introduction to role-playing gaming in 1977 and hobby programming in 1979 to modern distributed GPU computing and self-
Part 1 of 5: How Role-Playing Games and Early Computing Shaped Four Decades of AI Development
This is Part 1 of a 5-part series documenting the technical evolution from early introduction to role-playing gaming in 1977 and hobby programming in 1979 to modern distributed GPU computing and self-
RPG Research Status Update June 21, 2025
This is a June 21st, 2025 status update on RPG Research, the RPG Community Center, etc.
Shutting Down RPG Community Center - RPG Research & RPG Museum Continue
Research is the core of our existence. Sometimes we get it right and sometimes we do not. However, we always learn, document, grow, adapt, and move forward based on what we learn from the empirical da
Keep the Donations Coming, You Are Helping To Save the RPG Center and Turn Things Around
Keep the donations coming, you are making a difference saving RPG Research, RPG Museum, RPG Community Center, RPG Mobile, BCI RPG, etc.
Save the RPG Community Center and RPG Museum, Serving thousands - Help Re-open the doors to the public in 2024!
Serving thousands in Spokane and across 6 continents online each year: Help save the East-Central Spokane Community Center by donating, to re-open the doors to the public, or this unique and amazing r
Status Update on Development of the Basic Fantasy Role-Playing Game Introductory Adventures
A status update on our development of the Basic Fantasy Role-Playing Game (BFRPG) partnership with Chris Gonnerman and his community around this d20 opensource RPG clone, creating introductory modules
Donate to RPG Research, Through Your Support Helping Improve Thousands of Lives Each Year
Donate today! Since 2017 RPG Research's community programs across 6 continents have directly helped more than 100,000 people, and indirectly helped millions more! Keep the dream alive and growing.
East-Central Spokane RPG Community Center Public Hours Temporarily Suspended Pending Donations
East-Central Spokane Role-Playing Game Community Center must temporarily suspend public Drop In & RPG programs until more donations are received to cover the costs of being free & open to all.
Status Update on the Role-Playing Game Professional Books, Apps, and more
The Third Edition of the Role-Playing Game Professional training programs, books, workshops, mobile and web apps, are nearing publication and release to the public very soon. Here is an overview.
No Longer Open To Public on Fridays! DONATE Today: East-Central Spokane Role-Playing Game Community Center New Hours Update July 20th, 2023
Due to an increasing power bill for air conditioning and decreased donations, we can no longer be open on Fridays to the public. We're still open Saturdays. DONATE TODAY TO KEEP THE CENTER OPEN.
Why It is So Difficult For Us To Provide Concise Pithy Messaging: 13+ Diverse Audiences We Serve!
One of the number one challenges we have is organizing our content, website, media, and messaging in more concise and accessible ways. This is difficult due to serving at least 13 different audiences
Healthy Escape versus Unhealthy Escapism
Some people assume all forms of escape are unhealthy, but decades of research shows a much better understanding, there are adaptive and maladaptive forms of escapism.
No Longer Open Fridays. DONATE TODAY! New Role-Playing Game Community Center Hours Effective June 1st, 2023
Role-Playing Game Community Center hours changing for Fridays to 5-9 pm. Saturdays still 1-5 pm. UPDATE JULY 2023: SEE https://www.rpgresearch.com/calendar FOR CURRENT SCHEDULE CHANGES.
Role-Playing Games and Politics
Can tabletop role-playing games (TRPGs) be used to provide a space to work through sociopolitical issues and strategies?
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Keep the RPG Community Center Doors Open to the Public, hurry and Donate Today!
The RPG Community center urgently needs to donations to keep the accessible free programs open to the community it serves.