Author: Laura Wood

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Performance and Audience in Larp
“When we larp, some of the time we are in a performing role, and some of the time in an audience role. And that is ok! It’s the same in real life, after all. We shouldn’t see this as larp falling short of an aesthetic ideal in which such concepts don’t apply. Larp doesn’t have…
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Flagging: A Response
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While flagging is not perfect, it addresses manifest abusive behaviour from predatory individuals within the increasingly internationalizing larp community.
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Challenging the Popularized Narrative of History
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The popular version of history will always be tempting for larp designers to draw upon – but it brings a load of cultural baggage and assumptions.
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Description of Larps using Textual Parameters
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At The Smoke, larps submitted for the programme are described by answering a set of questions about various aspects of their design.
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Sex, Romance and Attraction: Applying the Split Attraction Model to Larps
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The Split Attraction Model can be used to expand language in describing larps, in setting expectations, and in player negotiations, in order to reduce struggles and misunderstandings.
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Body Positive
This article introduces tools for body positivity and acceptance. It discusses what other people can do and how to avoid larps and larpers that might not be safe for you, but I also want to focus on what we internalize and the way that larp can help.