Professor Lisa Given from RMIT University joins Richard Watts for a chat to celebrate the 50th anniversary of influential roleplaying game Dungeons & Dragons.

From its origins in dusty basements to the current era of actual play podcasts, television shows and popular YouTube channels – Dungeons & Dragons has allowed generations of young people to learn social skills and participate in collaborative storytelling in safe environments.

“it’s something about the simplicity of the game – even in our high tech world… there’s something about that notion of not needing a lot of stuff to play this game other than your imagination, a group of friends you like to hang with and that storytelling element”.

You can read Lisa’s piece about Dungeons & Dragons at The Conversation here.

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