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 Research

Here you can find our academic articles, video’s of presentations and other more formal research

Raindrops

Top Hats, Investigators, and Immersion: Bringing a TTRPG to life

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How do you make a mystery TTRPG come to life? A scrap of paper flutters across the ground before dissolving into the puddles, its ink bleeding into nothingness. The case…

My Reddit Escapades

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Being part of a social research project is great. Because I hopped on an already moving train, the goals of the project were clear, which gave me a clear purpose.…
Victorian London

Cobblestones, Detectives, and Funky NPCs: Staging an Investigation

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How do you set the stage for a TTRPG murder investigation?
pie distribution graph of Yes (35,7%) and No (64,3%) answers to an unspecified question

Social Science Through a Macro Lens

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When I first heard about scientism/quantification in the humanities, it felt like I could put my finger on everything wrong with the world. It represented the neoliberalization of the academy,…

Candles, Dice, and Case Files: Writing a Murder Mystery

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How do you create the perfect murder (TTRPG)?

Fog, Murder, and Too Many Browser Tabs: The Start of a TTRPG Journey

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Is it possible to make a TTRPG module without any prior experience? Let’s find out!

Counterjam!

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Playtime organized its very first Game Jam from June 5th-7th. For three days, our participants and us were working on a game around the theme of counterfactual play at the…

Historical Games Network – Panel Alternatives

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The contribution to the Historical Games Network's panel on 'Alternatives'.

CIFI Framework

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The CIFI framework is created to analyze games. The key elements are Context, Interactivity, Fun and Immersion.