Tabletop Roleplaying Games as Social Practice | John Arcadian | TEDxOhioStateUniversity

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Social skills are vitaly important to success in life, but where do we find practice space for them? John Arcadian, a writer and publisher of tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons and Dragons, talks about the benefits that can be gained from playing out characters in Tabletop Role-playing Games. Discover an amazing world of social improvement alongside the incredible worlds of swords and sorcery, and learn how the kind of play done in these sorts of games mirrors the developmental play that helps us learn social skills while young.
John Arcadian is a writer, art director, and freelancer in the tabletop role-playing game industry. John has been writing gaming books and material for 15 years, and is the owner of Gnome Stew - a multiple award winning industry blog. John Arcadian is a writer, art director, and freelancer in the tabletop role-playing game industry. John has been writing gaming books and material for 15 years, and is the owner of Gnome Stew - a multiple award winning industry blog. John's work in tabletop gaming focuses on the social situations connected to the games we play, and how those experiences can give insight into our personal growth. John has written and produced many books of gaming advice and content (The Book of the Tarrasque, Focal Point, Fated Minions of the Source, Masks, Unframed, et. al) and has art directed many more (Odyssey, Never Unprepared, Life and Moon, Rockerboys & Vending Machines, .et al). John has previously shared his thoughts on gaming and its social impact as a Featured Presenter at the Midwest PCA/ACA Conference in 2012 and at the P/ACA in the South in 2013. When John isn't writing in the tabletop role-playing game industry, he works as a front end web developer. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

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@jeffryJEFFRYWITH1Ewillis 6 лет назад

Running RPGs has greatly improved my ability to tell stories and generally communicate with people. Its a valuable hobby

@drummyt7166 3 года назад

Oddly enough, it could also be called an invaluable hobby. I always thought that was weird.

@scottplumer3668 5 лет назад

My son is on the autism spectrum, and I introduced him to the game a few years ago. It's done wonders for his social skills. A friend of his who is also autistic plays with him and has benefited greatly from it too.

@graograman1000 4 года назад

I want to try it, I'm also on the spectrum.

@ispecter3 4 года назад

@@graograman1000 I highly recommend it. I am on the spectrum, and run a weekly game in my area friendly to those on the spectrum. It's great for the social practice. I credit having played since I was 15 for part of my 'high functioning' and social integration. For my group, it is very nice to have a place where stimming isn't attacked or seen as giving offense, but where controllable social errors, like talking over people, isn't tolerated.

@miawuff3997 4 года назад

Scott Plumer I’m on the spectrum and tabletop taming has been great fun for me. I’m gonna be DMing my first game this weekend and I’m super looking forward to it!

@TorSverre 4 года назад

I highly recommend you check out Critical Core from Game to Grow.

@MrDarkweaver Год назад

Your story is amongst a number I've heard about and read about. There are quite a number of groups now that are using TTRPGs as a way of helping people on the spectrum to understand how to process emotional content and develop ways of reading it and dealing with it. It helps people practise social skills, from persuasion, to discussion and co-operation. It helps people use their imagination and best of all, it helps people learn how to work well within a team. All of these can be learnt in a safe environment where people can have fun. I can honestly say that D&D sessions have been amongst the most fun times I've ever had, and I've learnt a huge amount about people and storytelling from it.

@terrybowman5870 4 года назад

I believe roleplaying games taught me more social interaction, problem solving, and thought processes than school did. On the whole, school was rote mechanics, roleplaying was stepping outside the box, outside yourself, and learning a new method of thought.

@nellychingo2010 4 года назад

I have anxiety talking to people and after 8 months of playing D&D and being a DM for many sessions - I noticed I approach and can speak to stranger a bit easier. Maybe it is a bit more confident? I also notice I am extremely good a interviews. 9/10 if I get a phone interview I get 2nd and 3d interview or offered a job. Just being able to articulate your thoughts, emotions, feelings, etc. provided me with a edge that takes people years of trial and error to hone.

@Baraz_Red 4 года назад

In live-role-playing weekends (LARP), seeing young and awkward teenagers role-play as assertive, courageous or confident characters was great and it was really fascinating to see how it helped them become more assertive, courageous and confident in real-life! One could begin more silent and hidden in the shadows, yet end the year as the new king of a region with a lot of duties and leadership.

@iansneddon2956 4 года назад

These games made my life. Not only helping me develop social skills from being a pretty much de-socialized loner in school, but the ability to absorb and understand complex game rules from multiple game systems ultimately helped me be a better accountant (and specialize in a technical area for more money). And through gaming I made the friend who introduced me to the woman I married. Happily married, 19 years. And they told me back when I was a kid that those games wouldn't help me meet girls. ;-)

@EstherXiao94 4 года назад

DnD, Takahashi Kazuki's most favourite game... He loves games with real life interactions, and thats one of the reasons he created YuGiOh...

@Shane-The-Pain 5 лет назад

Thanks for bringing this to the forefront. Narrative RPGs are an excellent way to overcome developmental challenges. PS: Die Philosophie des Als Ob (The Philosophy of As If) was written by Hans Vaihinger in 1911. Adler and Freud referred to that book when they spoke of 'As If'.

@nyssaluna6443 4 года назад

It’s a kilt. Kilts are cool.

@hypatian9093 5 лет назад

I think I'd have liked to play with Son - he seems to be an interesting fellow ;)

@_claymore 4 года назад

of course this dude is into dnd. his last name is friggin Arcadian..!

@jellewils3974 Год назад

We can always practice this stuff by joking around with new people during night life. They don't know you, you might not ever see them again, they're all there to have fun so even a "failed" attempt is often appreciated. It's how I got over the social defecits of my autism.

@KyleMaxwell 6 лет назад

I play D&D several times a week. But maybe I should bring my kind characters to the fore more often as practice.

@robertmaxwell1016 4 года назад

Kyle Maxwell I enjoy playing chaotic characters lol

@CityKanin 4 года назад

Chaotic all the way! :D

@BunnyCoffeeAddict 4 года назад

I need this hobby in my life. I think I'll role a dice and see how t goes.

@cwimalas 4 года назад

Hope it is/was a natural 20.

@realexony 3 года назад

Good talk, blacksmith.

@n-key2171 4 года назад

Well, that's one kind of magic from tabletop games. Another is, if you play yourself in the near future, manifesting becomes incredibly easy. I played a version of myself in a Mage the Ascension game in which, early on, the character found some money and bought a van. Two weeks later I got a $500 tip while cab driving, and managed to buy a van.

@ausferret 2 года назад

Sometimes, I think like some of my tabletop RPG characters in real life situations.

@The_Cowwwthem 3 года назад

Truth

@wollwo 5 лет назад

I would like to play :/ but I have only really bad (what would you call) friends with many excuses. And I could not find any community in my town.

@tedankhamenbonnah4848 5 лет назад

Check out Constantcon

@mikroman1818 5 лет назад

i play DnD online via a site called Roll20, and with voice chat with a group, from all over. You don't need to find "local" people, look around on forums, some times a dm will be looking for players to try a campain on. the most important thing and probably the hardest part is to find a good group, the group you play with will make/break the game for you. hope this was helpfull.

@TRivera0517.v2 5 лет назад

download an app called Meet Up. it is a social app to find communities that share the same interest as you. I was able to find a group to play with and it is the very first time ever. Good Luck!

@CityKanin 4 года назад

Go check out rpgtablefinder! :)

@n-key2171 4 года назад

Roll20, Discord, Google them.

@pr4vus.studios Год назад

True, but you're kind of in a bubble, a safe space when playing these games. You can sure learn how to interact with others, but I don't think it will efficiently prep you for conflicting situations IRL. It's a start though.

@GreenLanternCorps2814 4 года назад

Scaly goblin feet? But... Goblins don't have scales...

@zynthio 3 года назад

unless they do? Its fantasy In my game goblins could breath fire and have pink hair if i wanted it to be

@fuzer909 3 года назад

@@zynthio The best goblins are the ones no one knows about.

@5thgen691 5 лет назад

Gta v !

@joeedh 4 года назад

Oh come on. Endeavors with shared goals and/or interests have different social dynamics then what most people find themselves doing in real life. It's easy to function socially with your nerd friends, what's hard is when you're in a group of people with varying levels of commitment, competency, viewpoint, etc and lack the strong pull of a shared goal.