Category: Opinion
Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in these texts are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Nordiclarp.org or any larp community at large.
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Good Cakes, Bad Cakes: Character and Contact Design as a Factor of Personal Game Experience
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Compared to free player-driven contact creation, contact design by the organisers is a stronger promise to me and other players struggling with uncertainty on whether we too will be relevant and included.
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Seeds of Hope: How to Intertwine Larp and Ecological Activism
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What could we bring into larp from the climate crisis? And what can we take home that could have an actual influence on how we act to mitigate the disaster we are living in?
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For Design
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A response to the recent article ‘Against Design’ by Widing & Nordwall, arguing for the essentialness of design in larp practice.
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Naked at Nordic Larp
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All bodies are suited to being naked in larps, no matter how close or far they are to living up to societal beauty standards.
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In the Limits Below the Line – An Interview with Brazilian Larpers
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A discussion on in-game and off-game limitations with a diverse group of larpers, players, and designers from different regions in Brazil.
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Tears in the Rain
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We should care about documenting our larps: and we should find a way to not only preserve that history, but to make it publicly available.
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Words of Advice from an Old Witch to Aging Larpers
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As we grow older as larpers, do we have to end up as a petrified version of our younger self? Inge-Mette Petersen with some wise advice.
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Experience vs. Imagination – Effects of Player Age
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It is often stated that imagination is the limit – that anyone can play any role – but is that the reality?
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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.
