Author: Johannes Axner
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Nordic Larp Wiki Edit-a-thon
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It’s time for another edit-a-thon! Previous events made many qualitative new articles and changes in the Wiki. An edit-a-thon is an event where we gather and work very focused on putting in content into the Nordic Larp Wiki. Let’s make the great Nordic Larp Wiki even grander! The edit-a-thon will be coordinated over at Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/875866419122959/
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College of Wizardry 2014 Round-up
College of Wizardry is a Harry Potter themed larp made by the organizations Rollespilsfabrikken (Denmark) and Liveform (Poland). You can read more about the individual team members at the College of Wizardry Team page. The larp is set in the beautiful Polish Czocha Castle and the first run was helt in November 2014 with follow-ups planned for April
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Photo Report: Mare Incognitum
Mare Incognitum was a Swedish Lovecraftian horror larp set on a ship (familiar to visitors to Monitor Celestra) in the 1950s. It was organized by Berättelsefrämjandet and had 78 players, spread over three runs, from Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Estonia, Spain, UK and the US. All three runs were held during the weekend of 28-30
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Larp Census 2014
The international larp census of 2014 has been launched, this is what the authors have to say about why you should answer it: Although some countries have rough estimates of their larp population, there has not been a comprehensive global census taken of self-identifying larpers on this scale. We really want to count everyone who
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Life Under Occupation: The Halat Hisar Book
Documentation of larp is an important form to share knowledge and experience about the games being run. Life Under Occupation is a book documenting the larp Halat Hisar (2013) and it was just released in digital format. We caught up the books editor Juhana Pettersson, who also was one of the larps main organizers, to ask
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Larp Writers Summer Retreat 2014
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Swedish larp organizer group Berättelsefrämjandet will run a retreat for larp writers in early June: We want to gather creators, critics and scholars of larp for an extended weekend of gaining insight and inspiration to create better larps. We will discuss, reflect on and produce larp ideas in an organized manner. The retreat starts Thursday
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International Larp Pride Day
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We got this from Italian larper Nazareno Palange. The idea is to have an international larp pride day: With other Italian associations we were thinking to create a “LARP DAY”. A day in which every players around the world share their pride with a banner on Facebook that says for example “I PLAY LIVE ACTION ROLE
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Flowers from Exile Sign-Up Open
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Sign-up has opened for the Swedish larp Flowers from Exile. The larp will be played in English and first time larpers are very welcome. Read more and sign up here: http://beratta.org/flowersfromexile/signup
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Larp out of Character
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Larp out of Character is an American blog with video interviews of larpers and larp designers. Here is they’re own description of the blog: As a LARPer for about 20 years now, I have probably been in more LARP theory discussions than in actual games. I have tried a lot of LARP styles, and in my experience
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Larpwriter Summer School 2014 Open for Applications
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The 2014 edition of the Larpwriter Summer School is now accepting applications. This is how they describe the project: We believe larp can change the world. That it’s harder to disrespect, have prejudices against, or start a war with someone when you have been in their shoes. By creating international networks, sharing experiences and reflecting