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About Hawke Robinson
RPG Research
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RPG LLC

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Therapeutic Recreation, Recreational Therapy, Role-Playing Game, RPG, RPG Therapy, RPG Education, Role-Playing Game Therapy, Therapeutic Role-Playing Gaming, Applied Role-Playing Gaming, Applied Role-Playing Games, Role-Playing Game Theory, Role-Playing Games, roleplaying game, role-playing gaming, cognitive neuropsychology, research psychology, BCI RPG, TRPG, TTRPG, ERPG, Larp, LRPG, HRPG, Serious Games, Role-Playing Game Eduction, Professional Role-Playing Gamer, Traumatic Brain Injury, PPTP, Information Security, VPN, RPG Research, Professional Game Master, Game Master, Grandfather of Therapeutic Gaming, Applied Role-Playing Gaming, Applied RPG, Therapeutic Application of Role-Playing Games, Therapeutic Application of Role-Playing Gaming, Therapeutic Application of RPG

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United States

Biography

Known as the "Grandfather of Therapeutic Gaming" for his research on the effects and applications of role-playing games (to achieve measurable results. W. A. Hawkes-Robinson (RT(R)) is a Washington State Department of Health Registered Recreational Therapist, Executive Director of the 501(c)3 non-profit research and human services charitable organization RPG Research, President of RPG Therapeutics LLC, Chief Technology Officer of Manufacturing Power and iNSUPPLi, associated with Eastern Washington University (EWU) and associated research at Washington State University (WSU). He is a recreational therapist and educator with additional background in music and therapeutic recreation, neuroscience, cognitive neuropsychology, play therapy, compassion focused therapy (CFT), research psychology, information technologies and computer science, including brain computer interface (BCI RPG) and artificial intelligence technologies (AI). He has been involved with RPGs since 1977, researching optimizing the RPG experience since 1979, studying their effects since 1983, using in school and other educational settings since 1985, with incarcerated and high-risk populations since 1989, and other therapeutic applications since 2004.
Contact: rpgresearcher@gmail.com

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Employment (15)

Practicing Musician SPC: Bellevue, WA, US

2024-01-01 to present | Chief Technology & Information Officer (CTIO)
Employment
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William Hawkes-Robinson

NeuroRPG.com: Dover, DE, US

2023-12-04 to present | Founder (Neurotechnology)
Employment
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William Hawkes-Robinson

DOTS RPG: New York, NY, US

2020-01-01 to present | Voting Board Member (Board of Directors)
Employment
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William Hawkes-Robinson

RPG Therapeutics LLC: Spokane, Washington, US

2014-09-01 to present | Chief Recreational Therapist (Therapeutic)
Employment
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William Hawkes-Robinson

RPG Research: Spokane, Washington, US

2004 to present | Principle Investigator (PI), Research Director (Research and Development)
Employment
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William Hawkes-Robinson

Dev 2 Dev Portal LLC: Dover, Delaware, US

2002-01-01 to present | President
Employment
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William Hawkes-Robinson

Kforce (United States): Tampa, Florida, US

2025-03-01 to 2025-05-01 | Developer (Client: MotivHealth)
Employment
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William Hawkes-Robinson

WebTPA / GuideWell: Plano, TX, US

2024-04-01 to 2025-02-28 | Developer (IT)
Employment
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William Hawkes-Robinson

Manufacturing Power: Minneapolis, MN, US

2022-04-01 to 2024-04-30 | Chief Technology & Information Officer (CTIO)
Employment
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William Hawkes-Robinson

Zombie Orpheus Entertainment: Bellevue, WA, US

2016-10-01 to 2022-08-30 | Chief Information & Technology Officer (CIO / CTO / CITO) (Technology)
Employment
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William Hawkes-Robinson

LearningMate: Mumbai, Maharashtra, IN

2021-01-28 to 2022-04-01 | Senior Technical Lead, Architecture, Research & Development (Education Information Technology Architecture Research & Development)
Employment
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William Hawkes-Robinson

MightyWords Inc: Santa Clara, California, US

2000 to 2002 | Chief Technology Officer
Employment
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William Hawkes-Robinson

Franklin Covey Inc: Salt Lake City, Utah, US

1998 to 2000 | Corporate Architect (Education)
Employment
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William Hawkes-Robinson

PC Easy: Salt Lake City, Utah, US

1996 to 1998 | Chief Information Officer
Employment
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William Hawkes-Robinson

Broadview University: West Jordan, Utah, US

1993 to 1996 | Instructor (Education)
Employment
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Education and qualifications (4)

Washington State Department of Health: Tumwater, Washington, US

2014 to present | Registered Recreational Therapist (Health Systems Licensing)
Qualification
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William Hawkes-Robinson

Eastern Washington University: Cheney, Washington, US

2004 to present | Bachelors (Interdisciplinary)
Education
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William Hawkes-Robinson

Sans Institute: Bethesda, MD, US

2002 to present | GCIH
Qualification
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William Hawkes-Robinson

Certified Careers Institute: Salt Lake City, Utah, US

1996 to 1998 | Associates (Computer Science)
Education
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Professional activities (6)

Washington State Therapeutic Recreation Association: Spokane, Washington, US

2014-09-01 to present | Professional
Membership
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William Hawkes-Robinson

American Therapeutic Recreation Association: Nashville, Tennesee, US

2014 to present | Professional (Membership)
Membership
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William Hawkes-Robinson

Project Management Institute: Newtown Grant, Pennsylvania, US

1999 to present | Member
Service
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William Hawkes-Robinson

IEEE: New York, NY, US

1999-01-01 to present | Member
Service
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William Hawkes-Robinson

RPG Brain Trust: London, GB

2017-09-02 | Trustee of the Year
Distinction
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Role Playing Game Association: Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, US

1983 to 1988 | Member
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Works (16)

Serious Games as a Complementary Tool for Social Skill Development in Young People: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Simulation & Gaming
2021-07-24 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1177/10468781211031283
Part of ISSN: 1046-8781
Part of ISSN: 1552-826X
Source: Self-asserted source
William Hawkes-Robinson

Overview List of the Pros and Cons of Each Role-Playing Game Format

Unpublished
2021-01-25 | Preprint
DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.36817.15203
Source: Self-asserted source
William Hawkes-Robinson

Role-Playing Game (RPG) Interaction Patterns Summary Diagrams Based on Avedon (1974) Interaction Patterns by Hawkes-Robinson 20140218d-rev20191201f1.pdf

2020 | Other
DOI: 10.31219/osf.io/nh5jq
SOURCE-WORK-ID: BASE:246df0f7682c5a0d3637b869d18bd592ff43d034fb92388bb42af5fd6b3723e4
Contributors: Hawkes-Robinson, W.A.
Source: Self-asserted source
William Hawkes-Robinson via BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine

Improving Access to Tabletop Role-Playing Games by Overcoming High Barriers to Introductory Play

RPG Research
2020-12-29 | Working paper
DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.21688.06401
Source: Self-asserted source
William Hawkes-Robinson

Role-Playing Game Professional Level 1 Training Workbook

RPG Publishers dba
2020-11-28 | Book
ASIN: B08P3SBV51
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William Hawkes-Robinson

Larp Larp ERPG ERPG NOT RPG Tetris R O L E - P L A Y Boardgames Cardgames TABLETOP & MINIATURE WARGAMES Revision 20201004r Fuzzy boundaries NOT clearly defined lines SCA Reenactment Groups

RPG Research
2020-10-01 | Working paper
DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.12429.97769
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William Hawkes-Robinson

Observations on the Current State of RPG Professionalism: An Immature but Growing Profession

RPG Conference 2020
2020-07-10 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.29670.34889
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William Hawkes-Robinson

Transtheoretical Model (TTM) of Change, Therapeutic Recreation and Role-Playing Games

Unpublished
2019-02-15 | Preprint
DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.26082.86725
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William Hawkes-Robinson

Using Role-Playing Games to Enhance the Learning Process, from the Cognitive Neuropsychology Perspective

2017 | Report
DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.11073.66408
SOURCE-WORK-ID: BASE:70a58163c41530486d1a5f7e9b976d1df3b3066373e5fe5f78fedc8f9dce03e3
Contributors: W A Hawkes-Robinson
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William Hawkes-Robinson via BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine

Through Texas State University (TSU) Role-Playing Games (RPG) as Intervention Modalities to Achieve Therapeutic & Educational Goals for Individuals and Groups from the Therapeutic Recreation / Recreation Therapy Perspective.

2016 | Other
DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.3791.5769
SOURCE-WORK-ID: BASE:560d58ba39098a3f4d0848d88ec9bd626e7ba33364632122793df63dfbc86044
Contributors: William Hawkes-Robinson
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William Hawkes-Robinson via BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine

RPG Research Project Poster for WorldCon 73 (Sasquan) 10 years summary of research.

2015 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.2366.1289
SOURCE-WORK-ID: BASE:6026046e9e1817fbc8e4684903f11b2e1a38c6ec69942ef9eae4b1cd6c2c9ebd
Contributors: William Hawkes-Robinson
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William Hawkes-Robinson via BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine

RPG Research Project WorldCon 73 Research Summary Poster 2004-2015

2015 | Other
DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.2891.7848
SOURCE-WORK-ID: BASE:6145b70580730137efa19fa224cfd0ebad21a95ba594b0f5bbfff4b60bfbe1b1
Contributors: William Hawkes-Robinson
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William Hawkes-Robinson via BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine

For those discussion #InteractionPatterns, especially in the context of #RPG, here is a refresher on my adaptations of the Avedon 1974 Interaction patterns as applied to typical uses of all 4 formats of role-playing games: #TRPG, #LARP, #CRPG, #SABM (Solo Adventure Books & Modules). This illustrates the typical interaction patterns found in these recreational activities.

2014 | Report
DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.19550.54089
SOURCE-WORK-ID: BASE:4d145a74b597ba6c0af61ee83b5e218d47376b86329b068fd194304fad140040
Contributors: William Hawkes-Robinson
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William Hawkes-Robinson via BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine

Use of Role-Playing Games (RPG) in All Formats (Tabletop, Live-Action (LARP), Choose Your Own Adventure (CYOA), and Computer-based) in the Treatment of Brain Injury.

2013 | Other
DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.1847.8162
SOURCE-WORK-ID: BASE:09c7767401bc0675f00d2997fa03152b0066c51b74981a1d5e83a2d2afe3365d
Contributors: W A Hawkes-Robinson
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William Hawkes-Robinson via BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine

J.R.R. Tolkien’s Love of Trees and the Environment revised the U.K. Tolkien Society.

2011 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.13140/2.1.1131.4881
SOURCE-WORK-ID: BASE:983a926d4952ebf11fd0befe9d7d0d57c8f090e659f0f89c139480a8d849d22b
Contributors: William Hawkes-Robinson
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William Hawkes-Robinson via BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine

Microsoft PPTP VPN Vulnerabilities - Exploits in Action

SANS Institute
2002-08-22 | Dissertation or Thesis
DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.34838.47685
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William Hawkes-Robinson
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