Session Zero Porter Green and Steve Discont

Steve Discont can be found on twitter at @bearlynormal, and Porter Green at @DagmarRugosa.
Shareef Jackson, his writing, and his social media can be found at his website, and can be found on the Dungeon & Dragons Actual Play show Rivals of Waterdeep.
You can go to the following URLs or research articles to learn about some of the topics discussed in this episode:
Rosselet, J. G., & Stauffer, S. D. (2013). Using group role-playing games with gifted children and adolescents: A psychosocial intervention model. International Journal of Play Therapy, 22(4), 173–192. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0034557
Salonius, Pasternak, D. E. & Gelfond, H. S. (2005). The Next Level of Research on Electronic Play: Potential Benefits and Contextual Influences for Children and Adolescents. Human Technology, Volume 1 (1), pp. 5-22. URN:NBN:fi:jyu-2005123. Retrieved from http://www.humantechnology.jyu.fi
“Top of the Table - Introducing Kids to RPGs” by Matt Miller
Mermaid Adventures, an RPG by Third Eye Games
Fate Accelerated, an RPG by Evil Hat Productions
No Thank You Evil, an RPG by Monte Cook Games
The Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set
Epyllion, an RPG by Magpie Games
Autonomic, a YA RPG actual play podcast
Skyjacks: Courier’s Call, a YA RPG actual play podcast

Steve Discont can be found on twitter at @bearlynormal, and Porter Green at @DagmarRugosa.
You can go to the following URLs or research articles to learn about some of the topics discussed in this episode:
“Why outbreaks like coronavirus spread exponentially, and how to “flatten the curve”,” by Harry Stevens at The Washington Post.
Holt-Lunstad, J., Smith, T. B., Baker, M., Harris, T., & Stephenson, D. (2015). Loneliness and Social Isolation as Risk Factors for Mortality: A Meta-Analytic Review. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 10(2), 227–237. https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691614568352
Umberson, D., & Karas Montez, J. (2010). Social Relationships and Health: A Flashpoint for Health Policy. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 51(1_suppl), S54–S66. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022146510383501
Wilkinson, A., Bowen, L., Gustavsson, E., Håkansson, S., Littleton, N., McCormick, J., Thompson, M., & Mulligan, H. (2019). Maintenance and Development of Social Connection by People with Long-term Conditions: A Qualitative Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(11), 1875. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16111875
Virtual Tabletops: Roll20, Fantasy Grounds, Astral TableTop, Playcards.io
Viewscream, a LARP created for online play.
Discord RPG Jam, a collection of games created to be best played on Discord, organized by Lucian Kahn
Storium, an online play-by-text/creative writing RPG platform

Steve Discont can be found on twitter at @bearlynormal, and Porter Green at @DagmarRugosa.
You can go to the following URLs or research articles to learn about some of the topics discussed in this episode:
“Tabletop Roleplaying for the Shy and Cerebral” on The Mary Sue by Becky Chambers.
Blackmon, W. D. (1994). Dungeons and Dragons: The use of a fantasy game in the psychotherapeutic treatment of a young adult. American Journal of Psychotherapy, 48(4), 624-632.
Scudder, S. (2019). Reflections: the Positive Effect of Cooperative Roleplaying Games on Anxiety Disorders.
*Here is the Reflections of Fate campaign book if you want to try running Sacha’s module specifically designed to target anxiety through RP. 
Some great workbooks  to help learn skills for managing social anxiety and shyness:
The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Social Anxiety and Shyness by Jan E. Fleming, Nancy L. Kocovski, and  Zindel V. Segal 
In This Moment: Five Steps to Transcending Stress Using Mindfulness and Neuroscience by Kirk D. Strosahl, and Patricia J. Robinson 
Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life: The New Acceptance and Commitment Therapy by Steven C. Hayes

CW: Discussion of human predation by a fantasy species
Steve Discont can be found on twitter at @bearlynormal, and Porter Green at @DagmarRugosa.
Hee-nod was portrayed by Shelby Green (Porter’s wife)! Shelby can be found on twitter at @kamber.
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Steve Discont can found on twitter at @bearlynormal, and Porter Green at @DagmarRugosa.
You can go to the following URLs or research articles to learn about some of the topics discussed in this episode:
“Tabletop Roleplaying for the Shy and Cerebral” on The Mary Sue by Becky Chambers.
Blackmon, W. D. (1994). Dungeons and Dragons: The use of a fantasy game in the psychotherapeutic treatment of a young adult. American Journal of Psychotherapy, 48(4), 624-632.
Scudder, S. (2019). Reflections: the Positive Effect of Cooperative Roleplaying Games on Anxiety Disorders.
*Here is the Reflections of Fate campaign book if you want to try running Sacha’s module specifically designed to target anxiety through RP.
Some great workbooks to help learn skills for managing social anxiety and shyness:
The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Social Anxiety and Shyness by Jan E. Fleming, Nancy L. Kocovski, and Zindel V. Segal
In This Moment: Five Steps to Transcending Stress Using Mindfulness and Neuroscience by Kirk D. Strosahl, and Patricia J. Robinson
Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life: The New Acceptance and Commitment Therapy by Steven C. Hayes

Steve Discont can found on twitter at @bearlynormal, and Porter Green at @DagmarRugosa.
Our guest Ben Aldred can be found at @sleepingscholar. You can find a blog of Ben’s thoughts on gaming here.
You can go to the following URLs or research articles to learn about some of the topics discussed in this episode:
Ben Aldred’s graduate thesis on the folkloric study of roleplaying
Ben Aldred’s study of the use of humor at the gaming table
“Tuskegee Experiment: The Infamous Syphilis Study” by Elizabeth Nix at History.com
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Office for Human Research Protections
“Peer Review” by the American Psychological Association