Nordic Larp

Author: Johannes Axner

  • Nordic Larp Talks: Three Ways to Make Games More Inclusive

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    How do you, as a game designer, work to get a diverse group of participants to feel welcome and included? Lars Nerback talks from his experience in working with educational larps in schools, and gives three examples for making inclusive games.

    Lars Nerback is one of the owners of LajvVerkstaden (”The Larp Workshop” directly translated), a Swedish company that designs and runs educational larps for children, teenagers and adults. Apart from his work as game designer and project manager, Lars is deeply involved in issues of social justice and equality.

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  • Nordic Larp Talks 2013: Welcome to Larp. Let’s Play

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    In this talk Jana Pouchlá describes some basic arrangements that make new larpers feel safe and enjoy the game. She also argues why newbies sometimes are better larpers than super experienced players.

    Jana Pouchlá is a professional lecturer of larp and soft skills. Her favourite challenge is to connect these two worlds as larp is a great way to guide adults towards participation and active learning. Pouchla has an education from theatre university and currently works in the larp company Court of Moravia.

    Here is the movie Jana shows in her presentation. Make sure to turn on the English captions if you don’t speak Czech:

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  • Nordic Larp Talks 2013: What does Nordic Larp mean?

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    Now there is something at stake. In this talk one of the editors of the Nordic Larp book explains what he thinks the term means, where it came from, who gets to define it, and what is so damn special about it anyway.

    Jaakko Stenros (M.Soc.Sc.) is a game researcher at the Game Research Lab at the University of Tampere, Finland. Currently he is working on a dissertation on the limits of games. Together with Markus Montola, Jaakkohas edited three books on larp, Playground Worlds (2008), Beyond Role and Play (2004) Nordic Larp (2010). They are also authors of Pervasive Games: Theory and Design (2009).

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  • Nordic Larp Talks 2013: Knutepunkt 2013 Book Project Presentation

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    Larps, people, theories and ideas are crossing international borders, and we want to know what it’s like! In what ways is it encouraging us to explore our own, personal preconceptions and habits? What does it all look like? The two editors will be interviewed by Johanna Koljonen, explaining what kind of book they set out to do – and showing what it has become.

    Karete Jacobsen Meland is a larper, organizer and now editor, from Oslo. Currently living in Trondheim, she is supposed to be studying towards becoming a clinical psychologist, while being a part of “the gaffa” (organizer crew) at the Larp Factory in Trondheim, an actress at the students’ theatre and writing a play for the student festival UKA-13.

    Katrine Øverlie Svela is the other editor and the graphic designer of this year’s book. She comes from Oslo, but studies industrial design in Trondheim, where she also is one of the organizers at the Larp Factory. Currently Katti writes a children’s play for the student festival UKA-13, organizes seks:førti about design and architecture, and dreams of a larpful summer.

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  • Nordic Larp Talks 2013

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    Soon it’s time for this years edition of the Nordic Larp Talks. They will be held during the event A Week in Norway which is an extended part of the Knutepunkt 2013 conference.

    The organisers describe the talks like this:

    Nordic Larp Talks is a series of short, entertaining, thought-provoking and mind-boggling lectures about projects and ideas from the Nordic tradition of live action roleplaying games.

    The talks will be held on Wednesday April 17 at Litteraturhuset Wergelandsveien 29 in Oslo.

    You can read more about the individual talks and see them streamed lived here:
    http://nordiclarptalks.org/

    The starting time for the live stream will be the following for different time zones:

    20:00 CEST (UTC+2 hours)
    Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Czech republic, France

    21:00 EEST (UTC+3 hours)
    Finland, Palestine, Israel

    22:00 MSK (UTC+4 hours)
    Russia – Moscow

    19:00 BST (UTC+1 hour)
    United Kingdom

    14:00 EDT (UTC-4 hours)
    U.S.A. – New York

    11:00 PDT (UTC-7 hours)
    U.S.A. – California

  • Knutepunkt 2013 Book Preview

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    This years Knutepunkt book is available in a preview format without final layout. The production team has this to say on the matter:

    Finally! The texts from the four anthologies that together constitute this year’s Knutepunkt book project are now available through knutepunkt.org. They have been edited by Karete J. Meland and Katrine Ø. Svela, and are published by Fantasiforbundet.

    The published file is a layoutless version of the final books. All the texts can now be read and explored, enabling you to prepare questions and input for our contributors, before Knutepunkt hits us all. On April 17th, the same day as Nordic Larp Talks and the official book launch, the complete and final version of the books will be made available as well. They are filled with small surprises and editorial choices that we hope will please all of you. The graphic design is by Katrine Ø. Svela, and the beautiful illustrations are made by Rebecca Egebjerg.

    The books hold papers on visions, reflections, design choices and experiences. With contributions from large parts of Europe, the US and even Brazil, all we can do is watch, share and enjoy how larp is crossing borders. We hope that the texts included this year will help us move even further, and that you will continue to keep the ball rolling.

    We are looking forward to hear your comments and reactions, and to meet a lot of you in just a few days.

    Read the book preview here:
    http://www.knutepunkt.org/page/book/

    Read more about earlier Knutepunkt books in the Nordic Larp Wiki:
    http://nordiclarp.org/wiki/Knutepunkt-books

  • Forum 2013: Call for Program

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    Forum 2013 is a Danish larp convention organised by Bifrost. It’s being held September 20-22 at Midtfyns Fritidscenter in Ringe. Now they are asking partipants for their contribution to the convention program.

    Read more about the call to program here (Danish only):
    http://forum2013.dk/?page_id=40

    The event is organised by Bifrost:
    http://www.landsforeningenbifrost.dk/

    Discuss Forum 2013 in the Nordic Larp Forum:
    http://nordiclarp.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=26

  • Yxengaard – A Permanent Larp Area in Denmark

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    Tipster Troels Barkholt-Spangsbo sent us this interesting piece of news:

    A danish organisation is very close to being able to build a permanent area for live action roleplaying. The just need the last bit of funding to get the entire project rolling. One of the ways they hope to get the last few hundred thousand danish crowns is by being supported by the danish ‘board of nature’ under the department of environments. They are currently part of a competition, and could really use your help – so please follow the link and ‘like’ the project! It’s what part of the danish community has been wishing for the last 20 years – please help the wish come true!

    The “Synes godt om” link means “like”, so click it if you wish to support the project!
    http://idestorm.naturstyrelsen.dk/friluftspolitik/ideas/162

  • PanoptiCorp 2013

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    PanoptiCorp 2013: A satirical larp about an advertising agency is a larp organised by Rollespilsakademiet in Denmark in June. They summarise the larp with these words:

    PanoptiCorp is meant to be a satirical reflection of the early 21st century, seen through the eyes of a trendier-than-thou transnational advertising/PR corporation. Central concepts for the larp are: generation Y culture and pop culture, the new workplace, mechanisms of power and controll in “network” organisations, the ethics (or lack of such) of creativity, and – obviously – that tired old dog called “capitalism”.

    Location: Huset-KBH (Rådhusstræde 13, 1466 Kbh K, Denmark)
    Time: June 14, 12:00 – June 16, 14:00 (50 hours)
    Age Limit: 18 (due to alcohol being part of the larp)
    ​Players: 40​
    Language: English

    Read more and sign up here:
    http://rollespilsakademiet.wix.com/panopticorp

  • Fantasy Larp in Serbia

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    We’ve received a tip about a fantasy larp in Serbia in May this year. The organisers sent us this information:

    It is biggest larp event we have in Serbia. It is placed in Serbia/Vladimirovac. Vladimirovac is north-east of capitol city Belgrade. Place is big and have GREAT capacity. We have Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian and soon Turkey larpers. Every year number of larpers is growing and this year there is 400 persons that wants to come. Everything is free, and all you need to bring it is your own shelter, tents and food. You do not need to pay for participation. Every year we have more new larpers so we set simple rules. There is only three class to choose. Priest, Mage and Warrior but you can choose any race and outfit. You must have safe weapons

    Read more on the larps Facebook event:
    https://www.facebook.com/events/183747921773463/

    Check out the website of the organisers, United Southeastern Europe Larpers:
    http://usel.weebly.com/