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#1 rpgresearch Aug 06, 2015 0:36:14

In case you are going to be at WorldCon 73, please come by and say "hi"! I will be on 3+ panels, a poster presentation, and running some AL games. Would love to meet you. Two different groups ("Science Saturday" and "WorldCon Gaming") requested my participation in WorldCon 73 (Sasquan) so as per request here is my short bio and schedule from August 19th to 23rd. I hope to see some of you there. Happy Gaming! http://www.sasquan.org Also listed as W.A. Hawkes-Robinson. Please donate to the Wheelchair Friendly Role-Playing Gaming Trailer today: http://www.gofundme.com/rpgtrailer   Gaming Background Role-playing gamer since 1979. Game Master since 1984. Founder of the Eä Tolkien Society, Tolkien Moot, Other Minds Magazine, Middle-earth Talk Show, & Eä RPG. Founder of RPG Research & RPG Therapeutics LLC, studies on the therapeutic & educational effects of all forms of role-playing games (tabletop, live-action & computer-based).   Favorite Game Systems/Games/Settings Middle-earth (any system). Prefer detailed systems that do not interfere with role-playing.   Preferred Gaming Style Prefer ROLE-playing over ROLL-playing but do not like overly abstracted RPG systems.   WorldCon Schedule     Panel/Discussion: Gaming for Therapy, Gaming for Education, with John Welker. Wednesday 1:00 pm to 1:45 pm. 303A (CC) - https://sites.grenadine.co/sites/sasquan/en/items/303/Gaming%20for%20Therapy%2C%20Gaming%20for%20Education .     Dungeon Master: 5th Edition D&D Adventurer's League, Elemental Evil Campaign: Cloaks & Shadows module DDEX2-10. Thursday 8:00 am to Noon. Main Gaming Area ___, Table #__. http://www.spokanerpg.com/worldcon     Panel: The Game Designer's Toolbox, with Ken Burnside, John Welker, Alan Stewart, & Ari Goldstein. Thursday, Noon to 12:45 pm. 303A (CC) - https://sites.grenadine.co/sites/sasquan/en/items/299/The%20Game%20Designer%27s%20Toolbox .         Panel: Game Mastering 101, with Brian Campbell, Annie Bellet, & John Welker. Friday, 5:00 pm to 5:45 pm. 303A (CC) - https://sites.grenadine.co/sites/sasquan/en/items/302/Game%20Mastering%20101 .     Co-Facilitator for Games for Children Program. Friday, 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm. 206 BCD - https://sites.grenadine.co/sites/sasquan/en/items/1266/Games%20for%20Children%27s%20Program .     Presenting for RPG Research at the Super Science Saturday Poster Competition. Event Hall C. Saturday Noon to 2:00 pm. http://www.rpgresearch.com/poster-presentation     Dungeon Master: 5th Edition D&D Adventurer's League, Either Elemental Evil Campaign: Cloaks & Shadows module DDEX2-10, or DDEX3-1 Adventure. Sunday 8:00 am to 1:00 pm. Main Gaming Area ___, Table #__. http://www.spokanerpg.com/worldcon  Survey on Role-playing game Experiences in the gaming communities (tabletop, live-action (LARP), and computer-based) (throughout all 5 days).   Additional information Registered Recreational Therapist for Washington State Department of Health - Nearing completion of Interdisciplinary Bachelors in Recreation Therapy, Music Therapy, Neuroscience, & Research Psychology at Eastern Washington University.   http://rpgresearch.com/staff/hawke-robinson