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Message: <blockquote data-quote="rpgresearch" data-source="post: 6182799" data-attributes="member: 6691105">The public versus private portion would be a correlative series of studies, not causal studies.The  causal studies are multi-stage, multi-variable, and longitudinal. Thus  overall it is a lengthy explanation.The short version (which leaves out a lot  of important details) would include longitudinal studies with people that initially were non-gamers.They would be baseline tested (IQ,  personality, mood, problem-solving, social skills, etc.). There would be  multiple variables tracked.They would then participate in RPG for  various lengths of time (one of the experimental variables). Then tested  again to look for any delta.Another group would participate in RPG  in different physical surroundings (lighting, tables versus floor, room  temperature, etc. (another experimental variable), then tested again for  any changes, and compared to other results.They would participate in RPG in different styles or settings (yet another experimental variable), etc.There are many others, these are just a few (we are talking about years of research here).Then they would be tested again, and compared to their baseline, to look for any changes. If  changes are found, compared with the control groups, then potential  causality would be indicated, and further iterations of refining studies would take place  based on the data.This is all summed up in bullet-list form on the site, with numbers #1 through #23 of the front page. Which also includes the use of bio-feedback, neuro-feedback, PET, and fMRI scans, etc, as additional measurements.</blockquote>

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