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The Relationship between Role-Playing and Computer Games
In the last year, I’ve reflected upon the relationship between role-playing and the rise of computer gaming, and how that relationship has shaped…
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When LARPs, RPGs, and Dungeons & Dragons Make the World Better
When we were writing Dungeons & Dreamers, John and I spent a great deal of time whittling away various themes and ideas…
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A Modest Proposal: The Jam
So my summer project: to create The Downtown Writers Jam, an event that brings together a little bit of music, a little…
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In Which the Internet Creates Ways for Museums to Incorporate RPGs
A few days ago, I gave a lecture to at Eastern Illinois Historical Administration Symposium, a day-long conference that brings together museum…
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When Dungeons & Dragons Went to the Museum Curators Symposium
**I’ve launched a Reddit discussion about how to incorporate RPGs and D&D at Museums. You can join the discussion there, or begin…
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Why Computer Games Don’t Make You Violent, but Frustration Might
While writing the Second Edition of Dungeons & Dreamers, John and I spent a great deal of time discussing Part IV: A…
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The Renaissance of TableTop Games
I suppose had John and I really thought through Dungeons & Dreamers back in 2001, we might have considered creating a little…
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The Devil, a Vampire, and an RPG, a story of a Florida candidate
If you don’t completely love the fact that in Florida, a Republican congressional candidate faced a scandal because pictures of him LARPing hit…
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The Importance of Roles and Playing, a Tabletop Gaming Story
If you’ve been reading the blog (or part of the Dungeons & Dreamers Google+ page), you’ll know that we’ve been having a…
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Do Role-Playing Games Dream of Encompassing Rule Sets
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Media Tidbits about D&D
I love watching Dungeons & Dragons and other role-playing games seep into the public consciousness. (Well, maybe not so much when South Park did…
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Oh the Larp (and RPG) School Days
Outside my fancy and lucrative writing career, I’m also a professor at Ball State University where I’m the director of our Digital Media…