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Experimenting with architectures for video games inspired by tabletop games (blogspot.com)
I have been tinkering the last several months with a videogame prototype inspired by some of the tabletop roleplaying games that my boys and I have been playing.

Video Games, Tabletop Games, Game Development

23 points by thunderbong 95 days ago | 7 comments

Blizzard co-founder Mike Morhaime is making a tabletop RPG party game (engadget.com)
Blizzard co-founder and ex-CEO Mike Morhaime’s publishing company Dreamhaven just announced a new game that mixes elements of tabletop RPGs with party games like Jackbox.

Tabletop Games, Video Games, Blizzard, Gaming

19 points by bookofjoe 173 days ago | 2 comments

Dungeon-mastering emotions: D&D meets group therapy (arstechnica.com)
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG) Dungeons & Dragons (D&D). A game of creativity and imagination, D&D lets players weave their own narrative, blending combat and roleplaying in an immersive gaming experience. And now, psychologists and therapists are working to turn it into a tool by exploring its potential benefits as a group therapy technique.