Reflection Journal 1: Safety, Autobiographical Games, and You
Watch (0:33:00 – 01:05:00) from Angie Bandhoesingh’s “Roleplaying with Kids: Creating Transformative Experiences for Children Under 12.”
Watch Bowman’s “Safety in Role playing Games Part V: Cultivating Safer Communities.”
Read Kim’s “Writing an Autobiographical Game.”
If needed, review Bowman’s “Safety in Role playing Games Part I.”
Then, answer the following questions:
- Discuss one (1) recommendation that Bandhoesingh mentions with regard to safety and working with children.
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- How might this recommendation relate to your own practices, if at all? Be specific.
- Describe one (1) safety issue you have witnessed or experienced in communities to which you belong, whether role-playing game related or otherwise.
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- If you have not witnessed or experienced safety issues, why do you think that might be?
- Describe one (1) practice that Bowman discusses that you have seen or implemented yourself in communities to which you belong, whether role-playing game related or otherwise.
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- How effective was this strategy? Be specific.
- If you have not seen these practices, which one (1) did you find the most surprising or intriguing? Be specific.
- In 1-2 sentences in your own words, describe autobiographical games as discussed by Kim. Have you ever designed a game with autobiographical elements, whether in this course or elsewhere? If so, describe.
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- If not, why not?
- Consider an aspect of your own life you would be interested in exploring through role-playing game design. Briefly brainstorm how you would integrate this aspect into a game, whether directly or metaphorically.