Comments on: Why Play is Vital — No Matter Your Age

By: RPP-310: Roleplaying Promotes Wellbeing | Mad Brew Labs

RPP-310: Roleplaying Promotes Wellbeing | Mad Brew Labs — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:27:55 +0000

[...] this year, Tony Law posted a video on RPG Centric from the TED (Technology, Entertainment, & Design) Conference. The video features Dr. Stuart [...]

By: reveal

reveal — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 21:02:14 +0000

@Mad Brew – I think too many adults look on play as nothing more than a waste of time; a “childish” practice that accomplishes nothing. But I’ve always seen it as more of a way of exercising our cognitive functions. Hide and Seek helps kids learn how to follow clues and try to stay one step ahead of the person they’re looking for, although it’s a completely unconscious act. Same with tag; they watch body language and try to figure out where they will go next. How many times as a DM have we had to make connections on-the-fly in order to progress the story or solve a problem? That’s something easily transferable to adult life.

By: Mad Brew

Mad Brew — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:54:54 +0000

You know, I saw this awhile back, and bookmarked it so I could come back and listen to it when I had time, and I am glad I finally got back to it. The science of play is very intrigueing and I'm glad there is some headway. How many years did I hear from people, "Haven't you grown out of that yet?" Well, no! It's sort of like I knew it at a subconcious level that play is vital. Most parents who observe their children know that development is often a direct product of play! Thanks for sharing this. Mad Brew´s last blog post..10 Reasons to Play Games at the Table

By: reveal

reveal — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 12:06:26 +0000

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By: Chris Tregenza

Chris Tregenza — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:57:59 +0000

Thanks for the link and the video. I've been working my way through the TED talks (nearly all of them are brilliant) but I've not seen this one. I like the inclusion of the Twitter ID in the comments. You are the first blog anywhere I've seen doing this and my immediate response was "what great idea, I should do that!" Chris Tregenza´s last blog post..5 Adventure Hooks for Times of War