Role-Playing Game Research - October 5th 2020 RPG Research Monthly Update

Tons of updates to the website, training program, book publishing, and more!

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Greetings everyone!

There has been a LOT going on during the past month, and a lot of updates, tweaks, improvements, and enhancements to the volunteer training programs.

Here is a quick list of just a few highlights:

* Training program adjusted from 12 weeks to 16 weeks (much better!) brings back Top Secret, AiMe, & D&D5e training for level 1 training. https://rpgresearch.com/rpg-trainee-1 

* Nearing completion of the Level 1 Trainee Workbook, shooting for publication this month! - https://rpg.llc/rpg-trainee-workbooks

* Major updates on the RPG Model: 4 RPG Formats diagram (more updates even if you saw it yesterday): https://rpgresearch.com/rpg-player/gm-learning-levels 

* Updates to the volunteer color rankings for hours: https://rpgresearch.com/roygbiv 

* Game Tiers ranking listing updates expanded and growing: https://rpgresearch.com/game-tiers 

* Documents section of Odoo getting adding to daily.

* Hundreds of updates to the website

* Archivists have moved about 1,000 content items from www2 to w3.

* Great progress on our Brain-Computer Interface controlled Electronic Role-Playing Game development project - http://bcirpg.com 

* Planning to begin RPG Museum unboxing broadcasts this October - https://rpgmuseum.org 

And so much more!


There have been some schedule changes that some of you may have missed. Here is a summary:

* Mondays Administrative weekly meeting 5:30 - 6:15 pm (all PST8PDT) - https://meet.rpgresearch.com/admin 

* Mondays RPG training level 1-3 6:30 - 10:30 pm - https://meet.rpgresearch.com/training 

* Wednesdays RPG training level 4+ - Noon - 4 pm - https://meet.rpgresearch.com/training 

* Wednesdays BECMI D&D campaign levels 1-36+ 6:30 -9:30 pm - https://meet.rpgresearch.com/rpg 

* Thursdays Researchers meeting 9:00 - 11:00 am - https://meet.rpgresearch.com/researchers 

* Thursdays RPG Talk Show 3-4 pm - https://meet.rpgresearch.com/talkshow 

* Saturdays ERPG Developers weekly meeting - https://meet.rpgresearch.com/erpgdev 

* Saturdays ASL Study group 1 for beginners 3-4 pm - https://meet.rpgresearch.com/asl 

* Saturdays ASL Study group 2 for intermediate 4-5 pm - https://meet.rpgresearch.com/asl 

* Saturdays (1st & 4rd) Drop In & RPG sessions 12-2:45 pm - https://meet.rpgresearch.com/<varies-depending-on-table-see-events-page> 

* Saturdays (2nd & 4th) ASL RPG group 12-2:45 pm - https://meet.rpgresearch.com/aslrpg 

* Sundays Archivists meeting 9-10 am - https://meet.rpgresearch.com/archives 

* Sundays Researchers meeting 10 am to Noon - https://meet.rpgresearch.com/researchers 

* Sundays RPG Training levels 1-3 12:30 - 4:30 pm - https://meet.rpgresearch.com/training 

* Additional changing events each week all listed here: https://rpgresearch.com/events 


We also have a number of special events coming up, so see the Events page, and watch for emails from John, Danielle, and others about additional upcoming events for:

  1. Save Against Fear convention by The Bohdana Group
  2. We'll be on the KYRS FM talk show
  3. Mindcrack Podcast
  4. and more!


  1. We also still plan to run our annual Halloween special October 31st 9:00 pm to 1:00 am, for those that want to play Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition campaign: Masks of Nyarlathotep (this will possibly become a regular game session), we can take up to 6 players, so sign up today!
  2. We also still plan to run our annual Paranoia New Year's celebration, December 31st, 9:00 pm to 1:00 am for up to 8 players. 

If you have been out of the loop, check in our plethora of videos, our volunteers have been doing amazingly wonderful things!

If you having trouble accessing anything, or have other questions, you can contact: info at rpgresearch dot com or call US Toll-free phone/fax: (833) RPG-INFO (774-4636).


Cheers!

-- 

-Hawke Robinson

President & Founder, RPG Research

http://www.rpgresearch.com 

"International non-profit accessible & inclusive music & role-playing

game research & community programs." Washington State Department of

Health Registered Recreation Therapist.

http://www.rpgtherapy.com/about/our-staff/hawke-robinson

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5620159/


Toll-free Phone: (833) RPG-INFO (774-4636) x710


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Spokane, WA, 99218

USA 


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RPG Research is a 501(c)3 non-profit charitable multi-disciplinary

research organization studying the effects of all role-playing game

formats. Providing an open international online research repository

as well as research-supported community programs enabling participants

to achieve their educational, recreational & therapeutic goals.

http://www.rpgresearch.com





Hawke Robinson

Known across multiple industries as "The Grandfather of Therapeutic Gaming" because he has been studying the effects and uses of role-playing games and their potential to achieve therapeutic goals longer than anyone else, Hawke Robinson is a Washington State Department of Health Registered Recreational Therapist.

He has a diverse and deep background in Therapeutic Recreation / Recreation Therapy, computer science, neuroscience, cognitive neuropsychology, neurotech, research psychology, nursing, play therapy, education, music, and role-playing gaming.

  • Hawke Robinson has been involved with role-playing games in community settings since 1977.
  • Studying methods for optimizing the experience of role-playing games, software development, and online since 1979.
  • A paid professional game master since 1982.
  • Studying the effects of role-playing games upon participants since 1983.
  • Providing role-playing games in educational settings and for educational goals since 1985.
  • Working with incarcerated populations since 1989.
  • Researching and using role-playing games to achieve therapeutic goals for a wide range of populations from 2 years old through senior adults since 2004.
  • Founder and Executive Director of the non-profit 501(c)3 charitable research and human services organization, RPG Research.
  • Founder and CEO of the for-profit RPG Therapeutics LLC and RPG.LLC.
  • Author of multiple books in technology and gaming W.A. Hawkes-Robinson books available on Amazon.
  • Creator of the wheelchair accessible RPG Mobile fleet vehicles and trailers.
  • Founder of the experiential learning Role-Playing Game RPG Museum, and much more.
  • Creator of the Brain-Computer Interface Role-Playing Game (BCI RPG) and many other related projects.
You can learn more about Hawke Robinson at www.hawkerobinson.com.

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