Tag: Blog Post
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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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Report from H.P. Lovecraft Horror Larp Terra Incognita
Swedish larper Petter Karlsson has written a report from the HP Lovecraft themed horror larp Terra Incognita (Sweden, April 2013) Here is a short video report to complement the longer text report: Read the whole report here: http://petterkarlsson.se/2013/10/21/terra-incognita-a-swedish-1920s-lovecraft-larp/
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Reports From the 2013 Larpwriter Summer School
Finnish blog Loki has posted a report in three parts from the 2013 Larp Writer Summer School Read them over at Loki: http://loki.pelilauta.fi/wordpress/?p=1842
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Nordic Style Battlestar Galactica Larp in the US
American larpwrite Shoshana Kessock has written a report from a Battlestar Galactica larp she took part in writing and organizing at a recent convention. Here is a small excerpt from the text: Tales of the Rising Star was an ambitious idea inspired by the amazing work done by the Monitor Celestra team overseas and fantastic
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Eirik Fatland on Safety
Famous larp theorist Eirik Fatland has written a piece about safe words and safety at larps. Here is the first paragraph of his text: So, there is a fairly standardized pair of safewords used at a lot of larps around here – “kutt” which means “Cut! Stop!” and “brems”, which literally translates as “brake!” and
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The Verge Covering The Monitor Celestra
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American tech site The Verge has written av The Monitor Celestra, a large scale Nordic style larp played in Sweden this spring. Check it out! http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/3/4391736/real-life-battlestar-galactica-larp-could-be-coming-to-america
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Meeting Larp for the First Time in Lebanon
Norwegian larp organization Fantasiforbundet are doing a project in Palestinian refugee camp Rashedie in Lebanon making larp for children. Here are the words of Jacob, exiled Palestinian living in the refugee camp, talking about his first meeting with larp: Hi my name is Jacob in ordinary life, but when I play larp game I become
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Lessons From Knutepunkt 2013 by Arjen de Jong
Dutch larper and game designer Arjen de Jong has written a report from Knutepunkt 2013: http://whatsthehubbub.nl/blog/2013/05/lessons-taken-from-knutepunkt-2013/ Read more about Knutepunkt in the Nordic Larp Wiki: http://nordiclarp.org/wiki/Knutepunkt Discuss and read more about Knutepunkt 2013 in the Nordic Larp Forum: http://nordiclarp.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=6
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Knutepunkt 2013 Recap by Tomas B., Part 4
French larper Thomas B. has written a recap of his experience at Knutepunkt 2013, here’s the fourth and final part: http://www.thomasbe.com/2013/05/02/knutepunkt-2013a-subjective-recappart-4-aka-the-end-finally/ You can read part one through three are here: http://www.thomasbe.com/2013/04/23/knutepunkt-2013a-subjective-recap-part-1/ http://www.thomasbe.com/2013/04/25/knutepunkt-2013-a-subjective-recap-part-2/ http://www.thomasbe.com/2013/04/29/knutepunkt-2013-a-subjective-recappart-3/ Read more about Knutepunkt in the Nordic Larp Wiki: http://nordiclarp.org/wiki/Knutepunkt Discuss and read more about Knutepunkt 2013 in the Nordic Larp Forum: http://nordiclarp.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=6
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Play: The Soul of Knutepunkt by Markus Montola & Jaakko Stenros
Larp scholars Markus Montola & Jaakko Stenros have written a text about their view on the spirit of the Knutepunkt larp conference. Here is a short excerpt: Knutepunkt is a playful space. It is a summer camp, a student club, and a rock festival. It is a place where like-minded people gather to think outside