This page is a rough, basic, and not all-inclusive, amalgamation of media mentions, events, panels, published papers, interviews, presentations, and other highlights from and/or about RPG Research.


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Amalgamation of News Coverage, Panels, Q&A, Hangouts, Broadcasts, Interviews, & Presentations on RPG Research Studies on the Effects of RPG, and RPG used for Professionals, Therapy, and Education



Below is a combined listing about the RPG Research project, and the project founder Hawke Robinson, including: panel sessions, Q&A sessions, interviews, articles, essays, presentations on the effects of role-playing games, rpg therapy program plans, rpg education, research and examples from using role-playing games to achieve therapeutic and educational goals for many populations including Autism spectrum (ASD/PDD/Asperger's), ADHD, brain injury (TBI, stroke, etc.), spinal cord injury (SCI), at-risk youth, incarcerated youth and adults, the Deaf and hard of hearing, Muscular Dystrophy (MD), Cerebral Palsy (CP), and others.

 

Listed in reverse order from most recent to oldest



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2012

 

2011

 

2008

 

2007

 

2006

 

2004

  • ESSAY - Eastern Washington University - An Overview History and Potential Therapeutic Value of Role-Playing Gaming - http://www.rpgresearch.com/documents/rpg-research-project/archives/an-overview-of-the-history-and-potential-therapeutic-value-of-role-playing-gaming
  • RESEARCH & PROGRAM PLANS - Experiments in optimizing the tabletop role-playing game (RPG / TRPG) experience.
  • RESEARCH - Beginning of "Gamer Floater" & "Gamer stereotypes self-fulfilling prophecy" hypotheses development.
  • RESEARCH - Inclusion of diagnosed Autism Spectrum (ASD / PDD) participants in game sessions, concerted effort to help them work on better social skills, frustration/anger management, working cooperatively to problem solve, impulse control, etc.
  • MILESTONE - Sections on Hawke Enterprising, Hawkes Haven, Merp.com began to share, discuss, and aggregate RPG Research data, essays, public sharing, interaction, discussion, etc.

 

2000

  • RPG SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT - SuiteGM Software -


1999


 

1998

  • MILESTONE - Creation of Merp.com (Middle-earth Role-Playing Community) - .


1997

  • RPG RESEARCH MUSEUM CARDWELL ESTATE: Cardwell, Paul, Jr. (1997, August). Is alignment really necessary? CAR-PGa Newsletter, page 1. Argues no one has alignment in real life, but a conflict of loyalties; game characters should be equally complex.

 

1996

  • RESEARCH - Running Tabletop RPG over Internet using CuSeeMe & Other Tools.

 

1995

  • RPG SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT - MerpMaker Software -


1994


1993

  • RPG RESEARCH MUSEUM CARDWELL ESTATE: Role-playing games and the gifted student


1989-1990

Begin using RPGs with incarcerated populations - Hawke using RPGs in Salt Lake County/City Jail

 

1988

  • RESEARCH - Merging 3 weekly full groups, 20+ players in overlapping shared campaign

 

1987

  • CONVENTION - RPGA, Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st Edition (AD&D1) - Organized, hosted, trained Dungeon Masters (DM), supervised event. RPGA-based 2-day convention, 60 participants. Millcreek Library, Salt Lake City, UT

 

1986

  • CONVENTION - RPGA, Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st Edition - Organized, hosted, and ran RPGA-based 12 hour mini-convention. 12 players. Hosted at home, Salt Lake City, UT.

 

1985

  • PROGRAM PLAN/CURRICULUM - Realms of Inquiry "A School for Gifted & Talented Children", Salt Lake City, UT - Learn How to Play and Run Role-Playing Games. Monday through Friday, 5 weeks. - (missing, searching).
  • Hawke running 3 paid groups per weekend.

 

1983

  • ESSAY - Realms of Inquiry - "Role-playing Games, The Myths and Reality" - (8 pages) - (missing, searching).
  • Hawke begins getting paid to run RPG sessions

 

1982

  • MILESTONE - Professional Game Master - Charging players for game sessions, 3 groups weekly.

 

1980

  • Begin experiments in optimizing the RPG environment and experience for maximum enjoyment levels from respondent surveys.


1979

Hawke begins coding text-based RPGs on various platform.



1978

Hawke begins playing AD&D periodically.

 

1977

Hawke first introduced to D&D by cousin.

 

1974

The world's first published Role-playing game: Dungeons & Dragons.

 

Contact Information

Email: rpgresearcher at gmail dot com

Phone/Text: (509) 481-5437

Twitter: rpgresearch

Youtube: http://youtube.com/rpgresearch

 

Essays/Papers Citing RPG Research

 

 

WARNINGS/CORRECTIONS

There are now some fake and/or questionable articles floating around that claim to cite the efforts of W.A. Hawkes-Robinson (aka Hawke Robinson). While I hate to perpetuate their showing up in searches, some may be worth comment/correction.


 

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