Tag: gaming
Text-Based Roleplay Tips for Larpers
For many people like me, the foray into the world of role playing as a young adult began with...
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Gaming for Veterans: Why the VA Uses Video Games to Help Veterans with Disabilities
The military has been using video games to help veterans with their recovery from physical and...
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Why the E-Sports and Larger Gaming Community Must Address Mental Health
It’s pretty obvious to anyone involved in gaming at large: mental health issues are common, and...
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How to Game on Halloween Without Playing Horror Titles
During Halloween, one of the most popular suggestions for having fun is to play horror video...
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New Year’s Resolutions? Consider Gaming Goals
As the New Year gets underway, there’s a lot of talk about resolutions and goals for the coming...
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Exploring Metatopia: Gaming’s Best Kept Secret
A little over a week ago, I had the privilege of attending Metatopia 2017 in Morristown, New...
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In Defense of Video Games, Part I: Conquering Disabilities
To say I’ve got a lot of tattoos is an understatement, especially since one of my tattoos goes the...
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A Female Roleplayer’s Reflections on Metatopia 2015
In November of 2015, I headed to Metatopia: The Game Design Festival with our RPG editor Chris....
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Discouraging Murderhoboism in RPGs: An Introduction
Hello – I’m Chris Bell, the RPG editor for The Geek Initiative. In this series of articles I’m...
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Choice of Games: Play the Gender and Orientation You Wish
As far as diversity in games goes, it’s hard to find one that allows options of gender beyond...
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Games For Change: ‘Other: Redefining Arab Stereotypes’
By far, my favorite talk of Games for Change so far was The Arab World and Its Digital Now....
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Women in Video Games Series: An Interview with Momodora Creator, rdein!
Last week Jason covered the Momodora franchise, in his on-going “Women in Video Game” series. This...
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