In a previous post, we shared that Game to Grow’s founders and a handful of our players were featured in a documentary on TIME.com! We’re happy to now be able to announce that the entire documentary is now on YouTube as well! It’s embedded below, so you can watch right from here! If you were […]
The May/June 2023 issue of Seattle’s Child Magazine has an article about Game to Grow! The article covers Game to Grow and foundry10’s recently published whitepaper and research collaboration. Click the image below to read: “What helps put a child back on the friend-making, social skill-building track? Seattle-based nonprofit Game to Grow has one […]
Six years ago, Greg Tito and Shelly Mazzanoble of Dragon Talk: An Official Dungeons & Dragons Podcast, spoke with Adam Davis and Adam Johns about Wheelhouse Workshop. (You may have also seen a full chapter about Wheelhouse Workshop, the precursor to Game to Grow, in Tito and Mazzanoble’s podcast-turned-book, Welcome to Dragon Talk.) Now, Adam […]
Yesterday’s 5-o’clock news featured a story about Game to Grow’s research partnership with foundry10! It was a great segment covering how Game to Grow collaborated with foundry10 to study the impact of our work using tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons and Dragons to help build player’s SEL skills. We used storylines from our Critical Core […]
Have you heard of Dragon Talk? It’s an official Dungeons & Dragons podcast. Each week, Shelly Mazzanoble and Greg Tito sit down with guests from across gaming and pop culture to discuss Dungeons & Dragons. They recount their most memorable interviews in their new book, Welcome to Dragon Talk: Inspiring Conversations about Dungeons & Dragons […]
We’re wired up! Game to Grow was recently featured in the article “How Therapists Are Using Tabletop Games to Help People”! Wired interviewed Adam Davis about the use of tabletop roleplay games in a therapeutic space: “A lot of therapists and educators speak the languages of gamers and therapists, or the language of educators, but […]
Ready to learn what being a great game master and being a great parent have in common? Dr. Elizabeth Kilmer sat down with Brendan Mahan of ADHD Essentials to talk about how the SPARK of good game masters (spontaneity, playfulness, attunement, restraint, and knowledge) are valuable both around the table and in the real world. […]
Check us out! LX News interviewed Adam Davis about the impact of Dungeons & Dragons on mental health: For Some D&D Players, Tabletop Roleplaying Is More Than Dice and Magic – It’s a ‘Sanity Saving’ Mental Health Boost Alongside some well-known D&D names, Adam shares what he’s observed. “At the end of the day, the […]
Grab your headphones! Adam and Adam sat down with BJ Shea’s Geek Nation “Board Game Alliance” podcast to chat about Game to Grow. Learn more about Critical Core as well as Game to Grow’s current programs and projects dedicated to the use of games for therapeutic, educational, and community growth. The full episode is available […]
I sat down with Steph at TTRPG Kids to talk about the history of Game to Grow, how and why we build Critical Core, the beginners box for TA-RPG, and gave some input on best practices for playing RPGs with kids. It was a great chat, so head over to the TTRPGKids website to check […]