Are Role-Playing Games a Positive Force For Kids? | Joseph Laycock

Joseph P. Laycock talks to us about the positive aspects of popular role-playing games such as Dungeons and Dragons. Could all the "moral panic" over such games cause kids to feel more isolated? Could these "dangerous games" actually help kids see how the world could be rather than feel despair over what the world seems to be now? For instance: Dungeons & Dragons, like nearly every other roleplaying game out there, is about teamwork. A group of friends in the game’s fictional world help each other, even in the face of adversity. This is the same for other modern-day roleplaying games (RPG).

Listen to the full interview: https://youtu.be/8acA6irjIuM

Listen to clips from our interview with Joseph Laycock:

Is Dungeons & Dragons to Blame for any Suicides? Joseph P. Laycock
https://youtu.be/1cBZ-MN2puI

Did Dungeons & Dragons Escape the Stigma of Satanic Panic?
https://youtu.be/jYwns9L3AFM

How Did Satanic Panic Get Started in the '70s | Joseph P. Laycock
https://youtu.be/Ebx6oFomd3E

How Dungeons & Dragons Set Off a Moral Panic | Joseph P. Laycock
https://youtu.be/n5HePI3xY34

Does Modern Day Satanic Panic Exist? Interview with Joseph P. Laycock
https://youtu.be/zaw3yaddGT0

Check out Joseph P. Laycock's book:
Dangerous Games: What the Moral Panic Over Role-Playing Games Says about Play, Religion, and Imagined Worlds
https://bit.ly/2X1jwze

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