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Links For Good Gab Podcast Interview of Hawke Robinson

Steve McBride’s show, Good Gab, kindly had RPG Research’s founder, Hawke Robinson “The Grandfather of Therapeutic Gaming”, on their show in January 2024, and released the podcast and video February 13th, 2024, just in time for Valentine’s Day.

Youtube: https://youtu.be/X5lBZWsoVnY

Podcast RSS: https://rss.com/podcasts/skilskin/1344159/

Show your love by helping keep the RPG Community Center open and donate to the 501(c)3 non-profit RPG Research. https://rpgresearch.com/donate


Here are the various links, photos, papers, and resources mentioned during the jam-packed interview:

* RPG Research 100% volunteer-run 501(c)3 non-profit: https://rpgresearch.com/donate

* RPG Research History and Amalgamation of Highlights: https://rpgresearch.com/media-amalgamation

* Inlander includes RPG Research Drop In and RPG: https://issuu.com/theinlander/docs/inlander_12-20-2018 and https://www.inlander.com/spokane/rpg-community-center/Location?oid=24760139 and https://www.inlander.com/spokane/drop-in-and-rpg/Event?oid=24008832 and https://www.inlander.com/spokane/role-playing-game-drop-in/Event?oid=24760142

* College Humor Media, Dropout.tv’s Dimension 20’s Crown of Candy Miniatures Auction and donation to RPG Research and the RPG Community Center back in 2022: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgQFO0MO8Mc

* Realms of Inquiry School for Gifted and Talented Children: https://www.realmsofinquiry.org/

* Other Papers and Publications by W.A. Hawkes-Robinson: https://www.hawkerobinson.com/publications

* MaladNet Wireless ISP: https://web.archive.org/web/20030524063059/http://www.maladnet.net/

* The Computer Schools: https://web.archive.org/web/20030624033306/http://www.thecomputerschools.com/

* Synthetic Zen Music (royalties donated to non-profit RPG Research): https://syntheticzen.com

* RPG Therapeutics for-profit professional services in education, therapy, professional development, and more: https://rpg.llc

* Overview of the negative claims and myths about gaming and gamers: https://w3.rpgresearch.com/blog/why-waste-so-much-time-on-the-past

* Mockery of gamers references: https://w3.rpgresearch.com/blog/mockery-of-gamers

* Hawke at ZoeCon I in Seattle, WA: https://youtu.be/TRzPz_y3Wl4

* How Role-Playing Games Help Neurodiverse and Autism Spectrum Individuals: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-role-playing-games-help-neurodiverse-autism-hawke-robinson/

* Role-Playing Games, Brain Health, Brain Injury, and Neuroscience: https://rpgresearch.com/rpg-brain-health

* ASD/PDD Toddlers RPG / Larp Pilot Program through EWU: https://www2.rpgresearch.com/documents/rpg-research-project/archives/rpg-handbook/wiki-version/using-live-action-role-playing-adapted-activities-for-asd-toddlers

* Drop In and Drum Spokane programs: https://rpgresearch.com/drop-in-and-drum

* Optimizing the RPG Experience: https://rpgresearch.com/optimized-rpg

* Correction: 3 to 4 hours is the “sweet spot”, 2.5 hours is bare bones minimum for weekly TRPG sessions.

* Hawke is “the Grandfather of Therapeutic Gaming” introduction in 2018: https://www.hawkerobinson.com/testimonials/the-grandfather-of-therapeutic-gaming-adam-johns-game-to-grow-executive-director

* The East-Central Spokane RPG Community Center: https://rpgcenter.org

* KREM2 News RPG Trailer: https://www.krem.com/article/news/local/spokane-county/local-man-opens-unique-mobile-therapy-unit-to-help-physically-disabled/293-333302903 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYMnkgWeh7E

* The Wheelchair Accessible RPG Mobile "fleet": https://rpgmobile.com

* The US-wide RPG Tours raising awareness about accessibility and gaming: https://rpgtour.com

* Role-Playing Game theory and models: https://rpgresearch.com/rpg-theory-models

* The Brain-Computer Interface Role-Playing Game (BCI RPG) open source project: https://bcirpg.com

* The Neurotechnology RPG, NeuroRPG: https://neurorpg.com

* Game Consent app: https://gameconsent.com/

* RPG Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools: https://rpgai.org/

* RPG Research 2020 in review with video interviews and more: https://rpgresearch.com/blog/blog-news-category/2020-rpg-research-year-in-review

* Zombie Orpheus Entertainment: https://www.zombieorpheus.com/

* WorldCon 2020 CoNZealand: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0O_ZiYnuzIqEQ4cfRMenYQ/videos

* 2022 Dropout.tv Donation of $28,250 (the largest single donation we’ve ever received): https://www.instagram.com/dropouttv/p/CmXVk4BNLQW/ made it possible to open the East-Central Spokane RPG Community Center. https://rpgcenter.org But now we need your help to keep it open! https://rpgresearch.com/donate

* RPG Center Grand Opening: https://youtu.be/sMgPnQ07xLg?t=3

* Photo referenced around 28:24 with Muscular Dystrophy youth and 86 year old senior, and mix of others at the RPG Center’s table #1: https://rpgresearch.com/files/rpgcenter-20221118a-Fh40OWqaMAAX5rw.jpeg

* RPG Research Impact Statement: https://rpgresearch.com/impact

* More about Hawke Robinson, The Grandfather of Therapeutic Gaming: https://hawkerobinson.com

* More information on Hawke Robinson's technology background: https://hawkenterprising.com

* RPG Research history (still a work in progress): https://rpgresearch.com/our-history

* Spokane Drop In and RPG programs: https://rpgresearch.com/drop-in-and-rpg

* Spokane Amtgard Larp group in Manito Park: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DuchyofStormhaven/

* About Recreational Therapy:

** https://www.nctrc.org/about-ncrtc/about-recreational-therapy/

** https://www.atra-online.com/page/AboutRecTherapy

* RPG Therapeutics LLC (for profit) Professional services: https://rpg.llc

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