Playing a Role; Notes for Participants
 by
Phil Bartle, PhD

Workshop Handout

Introduction to the role playing game

 This is an opportunity to engage in an interesting and useful group
 exercise. Some of you will be assigned roles by the
 facilitator. These may be roles that you could expect to find in the
 field, or totally different roles from an imaginary situation.

 As with many things in life, what you get out of this exercise will
 be a function of what you put into it. Be enthusiastic, and play the
 role you are assigned with energy, imagination and enjoyment.

 When you have been assigned your role, think of what that means to a
 person in real life who has that position. What would be your goals,
 your aims, your purpose? What position do you want to defend?

 What methods would you use? How would you expect to reach your
 goals? How would you behave? What kind of a personality would you
 have? Put all these considerations into the role you have been
 assigned for the play.

 How would you interact with persons having the other roles in the
 play? What do you want from each of the others? What would you
 expect from each of them? How would you treat each of them?

 Keep your plans and considerations in mind, and be ready to discuss
 them after the play during the discussion period. Keep it light;
 remember this is a "play," so play with your role.

 Enjoy!

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Updated: 2003 April 21