Fantasy tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons has drawn a cult following since its launch in the 1970s, but one researcher says its real takeaway could be transferable skills for the office. University of Melbourne senior business and marketing lecturer Jesse Olsen said he revived the game during COVID-19 lockdowns and started noticing skills used in the workplace.
Read MoreFor many years, storytelling was often seen as one of the weaker selling points of any video game. At first, video games didn't replicate real-world experiences in any meaningful way; they simply played with your senses with vibrant colors and tested your hand-eye coordination.
Read MoreIt wasn't safe to play tabletop RPGs for most of 2020. A lot of games had to continue online, in a continuing effort to keep roleplayers together. Tabletop gaming usually involves people meeting up in order to play, but fans had to take their sessions online throughout the year so that groups could keep going. The popularity of streaming shows has allowed people to see tabletop RPGs played by professionals, showing prospective fans how great the experience can be.
Read MoreWant to design a tabletop RPG? These open-source game systems are flexible enough to fit many different concepts and ideas for aspiring game devs. Tabletop RPGs like Dungeons & Dragons are cool, but building a new tabletop RPG is even cooler.
Read MoreNow a much wider audience is finally getting a good look at what Pondsmith has been imagining this whole time, with a new video game adapted from his life's work.
Read MoreA great solution to solving the problem of having fun with friends during this time can be overcome with tabletop role playing games, a genre of boardgames that might look different from the familiar family games that many may be used to seeing and playing.
Read MoreVirtual role-playing gives learners the possibility to interact with each other, as well as to be in each other's shoes, which is extremely important when a classroom is made up of people from varied multicultural backgrounds.
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