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Role-Playing Game Research - Role-Playing Games in Educational Settings

Role-Playing Games in Educational Settings - Since 1985 we have been using RPGs in-schools and other settings to enhance the efficacy learning

October 12, 2021 · 1 min read

We have been running RPGs IN-CLASS (on and off) around the world since 1985 (in addition to out-of-class, after school, and asynchronous learning approaches). It most certainly is effective in a classroom setting.

Research and evidence-in-practice supports the enhanced efficacy, but it requires some experience with an eye for appropriate planning to keep course curricula on track.

This is for decades in K-12 and college level settings, as well as alternative education settings, adult learning, and executive/professional development.

We share the data, theories explaining the potential why's of the effects, provide howtos, assessments, planning, implementation, and evaluations of these approaches using RPGs as intervention modalities for education (as well as therapeutic) programs through RPG Research and RPG Therapeutics. www.rpgresearch.com www.rpg.llc

Also Rebecca L. Thomas (Becky) has been doing so nearly as long specifically focused on using RPGs for education, in Oakland, California since the late 80s through her wonderful Abantey program.

See the 501(c)3 non-profit RPG Research's research archives for more details.

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.