Interviews & Media Mentions
Amalgamation of Media, Events, Publications, etc.
https://rpgresearch.com/media-amalgamation
AWARD - Trustee of the Year Award, The RPG Brain Trust - http://www2.rpgresearch.com/blog/rpg-brain-trust-2017-trustee
Interviews & Events
- 2018 Wizards of the Coast, Dragon Talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5IaxXgKs5o Archived Article and Podcast: https://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/hawke-robinson-rpg-research
2024
- Spokane's Good Gab Podcast (recorded January published mid-February): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5lBZWsoVnY
- 🌟 Hawke Robinson's expertise and the fascinating research conducted by RPG Research.
🌟 Insights into the therapeutic and educational benefits of RPGs for diverse populations.
🌟 The impact of role-playing games on cognitive, social, and emotional development.
🌟 Innovative approaches to using RPGs in therapy, education, and community building.
🌟 Hawke's vision for the future of RPG Research and its role in promoting inclusivity and well-being. - Short excerpts:
- The Grandfather of Therapeutic Gaming A Journey of Innovation and Engagement: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/mvkqc-DyOLc?feature=share
- Breaking Barriers Uniting Gang Members in One Cell Without Issues: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/u2xh2xtv4IU
- Transformative Tabletop Games A New Era of Socially Cooperative Fun: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BT0lgYQSx7o
- Building Global Communities Through Music and Role Playing Games: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/kwlVsuYGim0?feature=share
- How to Improve Computer Skills with Fun Games and Typing Practice: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qpHYLv7wAu8
- From Zoom to Success How We Dominated the Live Events Market: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/F3zRM1y8TKs
- 🌟 Hawke Robinson's expertise and the fascinating research conducted by RPG Research.
- Elite Business Communications (syndicated global television release pending 2025): Interview Recorded February 29th, 2024, Noon PST.
- RPG Research and Accessible RPG Mobile Fleet (RPG Bus & RPG Trailers) at Spokane Saint Patrick's Day Parade, April 15th
- Video 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bu7N5Xeu3I
- Video 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFm4NGiweqs
- Video 3: https://youtu.be/bgnlEQ57MdY
2023
- EVENT VIDEO - RPG Mobile Fleet Saint Patrick's Day Parade - RPG Research and Accessible RPG Mobile Fleet (RPG Bus & RPG Trailers) at Spokane Saint Patrick's Day Parade- https://twitter.com/i/status/1636927614698029056 -- https://twitter.com/i/status/1634632547501236224
- PANEL: Dragon Talk at Spokane Get Lit! Greg Tito & Shelly Mazzanoble w/ Terrance MacMullan, Ph.D. EWU
2022
- College Humor Media, Dropout.tv Dimension 20 Auction including Donation to RPG Research:
- MILESTONE - RPG RESEARCH COMMUNITY CENTER GRAND OPENING
- INTERVIEW - TomorrowToday:
- S1E8: Playing With Our Future with Hawke Robinson Part 1 of 2
- S1E10: Playing With Our Future with Hawke Robinson Part 2 of 2
- INTERVIEW - Nurture Your Entrepreneurial Journey with William Hawkes-Robinson, a Legendary Recreational Therapist -- Backup Link:
- BOOK MENTION - RPG Road Tripping with Hawke Robinson and John Welker
- Book: Welcome to Dragon Talk: Inspiring Conversations about Dungeons & Dragons and the People Who Love to Play It Paperback – December 5, 2022, by Shelly Mazzanoble (Author), Greg Tito (Author): https://smile.amazon.com/Welcome-Dragon-Talk-Inspiring-Conversations/dp/1609388593
- PAPER - How To Use Knowledge of Role-Playing Game Play Styles to Optimize The RPG Experience Beware current popularity of play style segregation leading to increased "Balkanization" by W.A. Hawkes-Robinson Pre-conference paper for RPG Conference 2022 Revision G, May 28th, 2022
- PAPER - Hawkes Robinson Player Styles Beware Balkanization 20220528g
- BOOK PUBLICATION - RPG Professional Workbook Level Second Edition (18 Sessions)
- INTERVIEW - QW Talks: John Welker - Co-Founder RPG Research
- INTERVIEW August 2nd, RPG Research's Founder, Hawke Robinson (7:36) - https://youtu.be/yn7KWOCkbwE
Dungeons of the mind: Tabletop RPGs as social therapy. October 25, 2016. Kill Screen Magazine's Blog, page 36. https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7075293.Kill_Screen_Magazine/blog?page=36
SEP 20, 2015 AT 4:44 AM - Interview with Hawke Robinson, Part I - https://www.patreon.com/posts/3339244
SEP 20, 2015 AT 5:05 AM - Interview with Hawke Robinson, Part II - https://www.patreon.com/posts/interview-with-3349315
SEP 20, 2015 AT 5:18 AM - Interview with Hawke Robinson, Part III - https://www.patreon.com/posts/interview-with-3349364
Podcast TomorrowToday: S1E8: Playing With Our Future with Hawke Robinson Part 1 of 2
Podcast TomorrowToday: S1E10: Playing With Our Future with Hawke Robinson Part 2 of 2
CAR-PGa INTERVIEW/PANEL - CAR-PGA Virtual Panel (February 2021)
- INTERVIEW - Game Master Certification:
- Hawke Interview - Episode 1 - Getting to Know Hawke
- Hawke Interview - Episode 2 - Role Playing Games as Recreational Therapy
- Hawke Interview - Episode 3 - Rules, Flow and the Profession of Being a Game Master
- Hawke Interview – Episode 4 – Learning to Be A Game Master, Milestones, and Analyzing Performance
- Hawke Interview - Episode 5 - Final Thoughts from Hawke
INTERVIEW - Rolling For Change: RPG Research with Hawke Robinson
INTERVIEW - Ludology 208 - Playing With Purpose. Emma and Gil welcome the multitalented Hawke Robinson.
INTERVIEW - Psychology at the Table; Accessibility with Hawke Robinson
INTERVIEW - Our Fractured Minds: OFM S1 E10: (Dungeon) Mastering the Mind w/ Hawke Robinson, Recreational Therapist
- 2018 Wizards of the Coast, Dragon Talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5IaxXgKs5o Archived Article and Podcast: https://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/hawke-robinson-rpg-research
INTERVIEW - Columbia Chronicle (Miranda Manier) - Interviewed November 7th - Published November 27th, 2017 - http://www.columbiachronicle.com/arts_and_culture/article_9706e6ee-cf10-11e7-b35e-636cd3e15551.html
INTERVIEW - Men's Health Magazine - Pending publication.
INTERVIEW - Shippensburg University (Hunter Wolfe) - Pending publication.
INTERVIEW - Kills Screen - Chris Berg - Tabletop RPGs as Social Therapy - https://killscreen.com/articles/dungeons-mind-tabletop-rpgs-social-therapy/
INTERVIEW - High Level Games, Josh Heath - Unpublished? June 2017.
INTERVIEW (AUDIO) - Ego Check with The Id DM (Michael Mallen) – Episode 7 – Hawke Robinson - https://theiddm.wordpress.com/2017/01/17/ego-check-with-the-id-dm-episode-7-hawke-robinson/
ARTICLE/INTERVIEW: "Dungeons of the Mind: Tabletop RPGs as Social Therapy": https://killscreen.com/articles/dungeons-mind-tabletop-rpgs-social-therapy/
- ARTICLE: Article: "PNW RPG Research – RPG Therapy": https://gastrogamer.org/2016/01/27/pnw-rpg-research-rpg-therapy/
- ARTICLE/INTERVIEW: "Fun and Function: How RPGs Can Heal Your Mind and Body": https://unicornbooty.com/fun-and-function-how-rpgs-can-heal-your-mind-and-body/ - Jennifer Partin (interviewed 2015, published 2016).
ARTICLE/INTERVIEW: Michael Tresca 3 part interview of Hawke Robinson, founder of RPG Research & RPG Therapeutics LLC. - http://www.rpgresearch.com/documents/rpg-research-project/interviews/michael-tresca-interview-of-hawke-robinson-part-1-of-3
VICE Media
At This Danish School, LARPing Is the Future of Education
ARTICLE/INTERVIEW: - HBO's VICE Documentary Article Includes Interview of Hawke Robinson of RPG Research - "Denmark - LARPing Is the Future of Education"
KREM2 News & NorthWest Cable News Network
Local man opens unique mobile therapy unit to help physically disabled
INTERVIEW (Facebook broadcast): KREM2 / Northwest Cable News broadcast on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KREM2/videos/10153881882091301/
INTERVIEW (TV broadcast & article): Northwest Cable News: "Local man opens unique mobile therapy unit to help physically disabled": http://www.nwcn.com/news/local/spokane-county/local-man-opens-unique-mobile-therapy-unit-to-help-physically-disabled/333306503
INTERVIEW (TV broadcast): KREM2 News "Local man opens up mobile therapy unit": http://www.rpgresearch.com/blog/RPG-Research-on-KREM-2-News
GenCon TV TableTakes Talk Show (Rare Recurring Guest)
- INTERVIEW - GenConTV
- Hawke's second time on GenConTV and TableTakes, now in Seattle at the GenConTV Studios, August 16th, 2019
- Hawke's third time on GenConTV and TableTakes, November 29th, 2019
- Hawke's fourth time, December 6th, 2019
- January 3rd, 2020
- February 7th, 2020: RPG Research Hawke Robinson Neurodiversity in Gaming and more!
- March 20th, 2020
- July 3rd, 2020
- August 21st, 2020
- December 11th, 2020
INTERVIEW - GenCon TV TableTakes: "RPGs for social good"
INTERVIEW - GenConTV TrableTakes: Neurodiverse & Social Benefits in Gaming, Hosted by Hawke Robinson from RPGResearch
PANEL - GenConversations: RPG Research Hawke Robinson - GenCon TV - GenCon Roundtable: GenConVersations - Socializing Distantly & General Well Being
PANEL - GenConTV - Gen Con Roundtable: GenConVersation - Mental Health And Socializing Distantly
Hasbro's Wizards of the Coast Dragon Talk
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The Spartan Show (Recurring Guest)
Website: middle-earthtalk.com
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Quotes from Book & Other Media Mentions
Book: Welcome to Dragon Talk: Inspiring Conversations about Dungeons & Dragons and the People Who Love to Play It Paperback – December 5, 2022
by Shelly Mazzanoble (Author), Greg Tito (Author): https://smile.amazon.com/Welcome-Dragon-Talk-Inspiring-Conversations/dp/1609388593
- BOOK MENTION - RPG Road Tripping with Hawke Robinson and John Welker
- Book: Welcome to Dragon Talk: Inspiring Conversations about Dungeons & Dragons and the People Who Love to Play It Paperback – December 5, 2022, by Shelly Mazzanoble (Author), Greg Tito (Author): https://smile.amazon.com/Welcome-Dragon-Talk-Inspiring-Conversations/dp/1609388593
Media Mentions
PBS Idea Channel Mentions and recommends RPG Research for more information: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnWIdLt6Mco
MEDIA MENTION - Let's Play: Dungeons & Dragons Behind Bars - Documentary
MEDIA MENTION - Inlander Magazine: Try turning off the screens and playing a game together
MEDIA MENTION - Saving the Game
MEDIA MENTION: Ivan Van Norman Says Kind Things about RPG Research & RPG Therapeutics on Wizards DragonTalk!
VIDEO - Zombie Orpheus Entertainment - Journey Quest, Support the RPG Trailer & RPG Research - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GS3Ty7Hn27I
ARTICLE MENTIONS - Adolescents roll high on unique mental health-care options
VIDEO - Andy, Scott, Brian, Two Bards, Gamers, JQ, Happy Holidays - Wheelchair Friendly RPG Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I53H3_XwGgM
ARTICLE: "Hawkes-Robinson's RPG Research Project": http://elthosrpg.blogspot.com/2015/09/hawkes-robinsons-rpg-research-project.html
ARTICLE: Autism & Role-Playing Games: http://www.bordeglobal.com/foruminv/index.php?showtopic=322640
Panels
- CONFERENCE PANEL: Meaningful Religions for Your Game
- CONFERENCE PANEL: How to Write a Game Module
- CONFERENCE PANEL: Gaming With Children
- CONFERENCE PANEL: House Rules: Some Love, Others Hate.
- CONFERENCE PANEL: Game Design in the 21st Century August 2018
- EVENT - PAX East Unplugged - Philadelphia
- PANEL - Roll for Healing: Therapeutic Game Master Roundtable
- PANEL - Bringing Others to the Table [ audio ]
- CONVENTION PANEL - Role-playing Gaming as Therapy - http://www2.rpgresearch.com/blog/spocon-role-play-as-therapy https://w3.rpgresearch.com/research/archives/public/public-blogs-test/rpg-research-on-spocon-panel-role-playing-gaming-as-therapy
- CONVENTION PANEL - SpoCon - SpoCon - Cultivating Long-term Role-Playing Gaming Groups - http://www2.rpgresearch.com/blog/spocon-long-term-group
- CONVENTION PANEL - SpoCon - Psychology of Gamers & Hackers - http://www2.rpgresearch.com/blog/spocon-2017-psychology-of-gamers-and-hackers -- https://sites.grenadine.co/sites/spocon/en/spocon-2017/schedule/427/Psychology+of+Gamers+and+Hackers
- AUDIO - 73rd Annual World Science Fiction Convention Panel - Game Mastering 101 Panel, August 21, 2015. Panel Members: Annie Bellet , John Welker , W. A. Hawkes-Robinson
- AUDIO - WorldCon 73 / Sasquan Panel - Game Designers Toolbox Panel, August 20, 2015. - Panel Members: Ken Burnside , John Welker , W. A. Hawkes-Robinson , Alan Stewart Moderator , Ari Goldstein
VIDEO - WorldCon / Sasquan Panel - Gaming for Therapy, Gaming for Education, August 19, 2015. Panel Members: John Welker Moderator , W. A. Hawkes-Robinson
LARPing as a Form of Therapy - Panel Hangout Broadcast - Wed. March 26 6:00 pm Pacific https://w3.rpgresearch.com/research/archives/public/public-blogs-test/larping-as-a-form-of-therapy-panel-hangout-broadcast-wed-march-26-6-00-pm-pacific
Others
Founder's Courier: Nurture Your Entrepreneurial Journey with William Hawkes-Robinson, a Legendary Recreational Therapist: https://www.founderscourier.com/nurture-your-entrepreneurial-journey-with-william-hawkes-robinson-a-legendary-recreational-therapist/ -- https://www.rpg.llc/blog/our-blog-1/post/nurture-your-entrepreneurial-journey-with-william-hawkes-robinson-a-legendary-recreational-therapist-28
RPG Talk Show
Website: https://www.rpgtalkshow.com/
Live Streams: https://www.twitch.tv/rpgresearch
Recordings: https://www.patreon.com/rpgresearch and/or https://www.youtube.com/rpgresearch
Live Schedule (if applicable): Varies weekly
Status: Active (though have not been a guest since they had a significant "changing of the guard")
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