Agency versus Sovereignty
Agency versus Sovereignty

Agency versus Sovereignty

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This video was recorded during the 2025 Nordic Larp Talks, in Oslo.

Many people believe larps and immersive experiences will give them the agency they lack in everyday life. Adrian Hon argues this is merely relative to other media, and that the promise of “sovereignty” exerts an even stronger, darker pull.

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Adrian (he/him) is Associate Artist at the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh, and a game designer, author, and former CEO of Six to Start. At Six to Start, Adrian co-created Zombies, Run! and won Best of Show at SXSW. Other works include the Perplex City alternate reality game and You’ve Been Played, a critique of gamification. Adrian is currently writing a book about the history and future of immersive experience.

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