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#1 rpgresearch Sep 10, 2013 8:50:28

Greetings, In case folks weren't aware, there is a long term project implementing a series of research studies on the therapeutic and educational causal aspects of role-playing gaming, attempting to establish CAUSALITY rather than just correlative data. There have previously been about 90 research projects related to role-playing gaming and psycho-social impact, but they have been almost entirely metadata and/or correlative, or very small case studies, very few offer much in the way of causal information. This project hopes to address the dearth of causal research on the effects of role-playing gaming. So, as fellow RPGers, folks might want to swing by, check out some of the site, and post comments and questions here, and if you are so inclined to also spread the word. This project is being approached from the cognitive/behavioral paradigms using recreation therapy related methodologies for research. Some of the research is performed online, other aspects are in person at various universities and private research facilities around Washington State and Northern Idaho. This is a non-commercial endeavor at this point. Mature discussions on the topic are welcomed. The RPG Research site is at: rpgr.org or rpgresearch.com The research does include computer gaming (solo RPG, MMORPG, etc.), LARP, and especially tabletop RPGs in the research. Enjoy!