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Theory and Hypothesis of the Role-playing Gamer "Floater"

I have a new hypothesis as to why the stereotypes about role-playing gamers have become stronger over the decades rather than being disproved over time (as all ...

First Send of RPG Questionnaire to a Senator and a Representative

I just sent the first two government representatives, on my extensive list, a form of the questionnaire about their views regarding role-playing games and ...

Miscellaneous RPG Research Reports Out There

I was recently performing some general searching for any other research related to role-playing games that I might have previously missed, and found a few odds ...

Health and obesity rates of different types of role-playing gamers? LARP, Computer-based, Tabletop.

Another variable to consider when researching different RPG medium participants (LARP, Computer-based, Tabletop) is the physical health and conditioning of ...

Any differences between different types or role-playing gaming? Tabletop, LARP, Computer, etc.

Do different role-playing game mediums have either different correlative data or causal results?

Any causal differences on participants between heroic versus evil campaigns?

If there are indicators that role-playing games have a causal impact on participants, attempt to determine if there are any differentiations in impact on test ...

Cooperative RPG Versus Competitive RPG

Tabletop role-playing games are generally speaking a cooperative play situation (of course there are exceptions). LARP and video-game-based "RPG" are generally ...

How do different physical settings impact tabletop sessions?

I'm getting ready to get a couple of new groups together, and was thinking about how to setup the seating and such. Here are some thoughts (additional thoughts ...

Oops! Stepped on a transgender argument landmine in rpg.net

Two of the polls on rpg.net have been closed because they triggered transgender debate. No offense was ever intended, and the listed of transgender separate ...

Anecdotal Experiences of Stigma as a tabletop role-playing Gamer

This is a copy of the posting I made on the rpg.net forum back around June 2012, regarding role-playing gamer stigma. It is a very long post. What have your ...