Category: Theory
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Sceneing and Storying
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The experiences we make in larping are collective. However, no two players share the same exact experience, even when playing in the same scene together.
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Ensemble Play
This article draws insights from different ensemble-driven art forms, and demonstrate how ensemble skills facilitate better play in larp.
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Know Yourself
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Once you understand what you can and can’t do, want and don’t want to do, it becomes easier to have good larp experiences and to co-create them with others.
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Emotions as Skilled Work
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This text is focused on the social and cultural aspects of emotion work and on our understanding of the skills involved in the context of larp.
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Metareflection
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When larping, we are often aiming to feel immersed. This article shows how other internal processes are active as well when we are roleplaying.
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Maps, Loops and Larp
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This article outlines a framework for analyzing how players decide on their actions moment to moment, as well as on longer time scales throughout the larp.
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Leaving the Magic Circle: Larp and Aftercare
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The transition from larp to everyday life can be messy sometimes. Some thoughts on aftercare in a larp context: how to do it and why.
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On the Commodification of Larp
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An exploration of the development of larp in the face of a growing tendency of contemporary culture to become commodified.
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Transformative Role-Play: Design, Implementation, and Integration
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A framework for how to design, organize, and play intentionally for transformative impacts throughout the role-play experience and beyond.
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The Impact of Social Capital on Larp Safety
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We cannot discuss exploring outside of our comfort zones in larp without taking into account imbalances of social capital, influence, and power.