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{{Infobox book|name=Seasons of Larp|image=|published=2026 (Knutepunkt 2026)|pages=496|country=Sweden}}

'''Seasons of Larp''' is the journal of Knutepunkt 2026. It is available in two versions: preordered handed out at KP ([[Special:BookSources/9789153182597|ISBN 978-91-531-8259-7]]), free pdf ([[Special:BookSources/9789153182603|ISBN 978-91-531-8260-3]]). Two physical copies are available in the public library system of every Knutepunkt host-country. 

== Contributors ==
'''Main editor:''' [[Anna Erlandsson]]

'''Editors:''' [[Martine Svanevik]], [[Mo Holkar]], [[Simon Brind]]

'''Graphic design:''' [[Anne Serup Grove|Anne]] [[Anne Serup Grove|Serup Grove]], [[Maren Wolf]]

'''Illustrator:''' [[Kirsten van Werven]]

'''Additional editors:''' [[Andreas Lindegren]], [[Christian Schneider]], [[Elin Dalstål]], [[Marlies Kok]], [[Ylva Otting]]

'''Proofreaders:''' [[David Thorhauge]], [[Elin Dalstål]], [[Emma Voutilainen]], [[James Lórien MacDonald|Jamie MacDonald]], [[Jukka Särkijärvi]], [[Linnea Gladh]], [[Majo Espinosa]], [[Marlies Kok]], [[Sagalinn Tangen]], [[Ylva Otting]]

'''Authors:''' [[Adrian Hon]], [[Alessandro Giovannucci]], [[Amanda Rose Villarreal]], [[Anna-Karin Linder]], [[Anne van Barlingen]], [[Annika Waern]], [[Bjorn Long]], [[Bruno Setola]], [[Charles Bo Nielsen]], [[Charlie Haldén]], [[Cheryl Bates]], [[Elin Dalstål]], [[Evan Torner]], [[Frederikke Sofie Bech Høyer]], [[Freja Gyldenstrøm]], [[Frida Lindegren]], [[Garett Kopczynski]], [[Gijs van Bilsen]], [[Ilan Norwood]], [[Inge-Mette Petersen]], [[J.D. Lade]], [[James Lórien MacDonald|Jamie MacDonald]], [[Josefina-Luisa Jelínková]], [[Juhana Pettersson]], [[Julia Greip]], [[Julia Leśniewska]], [[Karin Johansson]], [[Karolina Fairfax]], [[Katrine Björklund Svela]], [[Katrine Wind]], [[Ken Pickering]], [[Kes Ward]], [[Lara Hartung]], [[Lorenzo Angeli]], [[Lyssa Greywood]], [[Marijke Van Hauwaert]], [[Marlies Kok]], [[Mátyás Hartyándi]], [[Max Metzger]], [[Mia Kyhn]], [[Mike Pohjola]], [[Mikkel Funch Brunberg]], [[Mina Hovland]], [[Mish Liddle]], [[Mo Holkar]], [[Nór Hernø]], [[Olivia Fischer]], [[PerOla Öberg]], [[Piper Fraser]], [[Rachel Hoekendijk]], [[Sandy Bailly]], [[Sean Wang]], [[Severin Quell]], [[Sheila Poor]], [[Simon Brind]], [[Siri Sandquist]], [[Sophie Green]], [[Susan ''Suus'' Mutsaers|Suus Mutsaers]], [[Tara M. Clapper]], [[Teddy Karlsson]], [[Tia Carolina Ihalainen]], [[Trine Lise Lindahl]], [[Weronika Szatkowska]]

== Table of Contents ==

=== '''Welcome''' ===

=== '''Spring''' ===

* Relational Larp - ''or: Towards a Shared Understanding of a Common Form of Larp,'' [[Olivia Fischer]]
* Designing Vessels of Meaning, [[Teddy Karlsson]]
* How to run a cheap weekend larp - ''for about 25 players, with only a small crew,'' [[Elin Dalstål]]

* The Importance of  Local Larp Communities Through the Lens of Project Liminal, [[Frederikke Sofie Bech Høyer]]
* Using ChatGPT in Character Creation, [[Charles Bo Nielsen]]
* Translating Culture, [[Siri Sandquist]]
* Designing and playing for hope in a hopeless world, [[Sandy Bailly]]
* Larp against sexism, [[Julia Leśniewska]]
* Beyond Bleed: How ‘Mixability’ and ‘Human-Centered Design’ Help Design for Learning, [[Mátyás Hartyándi]], [[Gijs van Bilsen]], [[Anne van Barlingen]]
* Beyond Vampires and Campfires: Engaging with Democracy in Larp, [[Annika Waern]], [[Karin Johansson]], [[Weronika Szatkowska]], [[PerOla Öberg]]
* Embodying Future Cyborgs - ''Larp as an Anticipatory Practice for Socio-technological Change,'' [[Lorenzo Angeli]]
* How Do You Value Creative Work? ''Perspectives on Collaborating (Respectfully and Productively) with Creatives – and Why it’s Still Worth it in the AI-Era,'' [[Tia Carolina Ihalainen]], [[Freja Gyldenstrøm]]

=== '''Summer''' ===

* Shadow Relations, [[Lara Hartung]]
* Play to Loop ∞ ''Larping conflict as a loop as a way to sustain drama,'' [[Anna-Karin Linder]], [[Frida Lindegren]], [[Severin Quell]], [[Katrine Björklund Svela]], [[Mikkel Funch Brunberg]]
* Designing Characters for Resilience - ''Reverie Studio’s Abstraction Approach,'' [[Garett Kopczynski]], [[Ken Pickering]], [[Max Metzger]]
* ‘Let’s Just Add Another Neighbourhood If We Get More Players’ - ''Scalable Character Creation in Trohetslöften,'' [[Trine Lise Lindahl]]
* Crying Alone for the Invisible Audience -''VR Roleplay Design and Traditions,'' [[Sophie Green]]
* A Crowded Field - ''Squeezing Larp into “Immersive” Entertainment,'' [[Evan Torner]]
* The Magic Circle - ''How Larp Gives Power to Queer Larpers,'' [[Lyssa Greywood]]
* Approaching the Sacred in Larp, [[Kes Ward]], [[Mish Liddle]]
* Games are Rituals - ''How the Human Capacity for Religious Ritual Makes Playing Games Possible,'' [[Bjorn Long]]
* Much Ado About Flagging - ''Discussion of survey results on the implementation of and opinions on flagging in larp,'' [[J.D. Lade]]
* The Devil’s Advocate - ''Applying Kink Perspectives for Top Drop and Aftercare in Larp,'' [[Ilan Norwood]], [[Amanda Rose Villarreal]]
* The Spirit of Glarping, [[Sheila Poor]]
* The Rise of Larp in Malaysia, [[Sean Wang]], [[Cheryl Bates]]
* Types of Fun, Flavors of Experiences, [[Rachel Hoekendijk]]
* The Blue Note Manifesto - ''“What does it matter how many lovers you have''  ''if none of them gives you the universe?” (“Lacan”),'' [[Simon Brind]]
* You Must Be This Bold to Enter, [[Simon Brind]]

=== '''Autumn''' ===

* Facilitating Metareflections - ''From Individual Universes to a Collective Multiverse through Workshop Design,'' [[Nór Hernø]]
* SWAT – a System for Care within Larp, [[Piper Fraser]]
* Expanding the Language of Consent, [[Marlies Kok]], [[Susan ''Suus'' Mutsaers|Suus Mutsaers]]
* The House of Bravery - ''Built with Safety Measures,'' [[Katrine Wind]]
* Type Two Food, [[Marijke Van Hauwaert]]
* Editing for Character Sheets, [[Mia Kyhn]]
* The Art of Adversarial Play - ''The Narrative Purpose of a Well-Designed Villain,'' [[Karolina Fairfax]]
* An Ode to the Elephant in the Room, [[Julia Greip]]
* How to Play to Lift, [[Katrine Wind]]
* Layering Alibi To Liberate Creativity - ''A Workaround to Silence the Perfectionism Goblin,'' [[Charlie Haldén]]
* Autumn, the Season for De-roling, [[Bruno Setola]]
* Larp Engines - ''What They Are and How to Use Them,'' [[Alessandro Giovannucci]]
* Harvesting Resistance Tactics through Historical Larp, [[Tara M. Clapper]]
* Dancing with Monsters - ''How to Play Toxic Characters Without Being a Toxic Player?'' [[Mike Pohjola]]

=== '''Winter''' ===

* Nikolai Evreinov and a Larp for Oneself, [[Adrian Hon]]
* School of Larp, [[James Lórien MacDonald|Jamie MacDonald]]
* Cooking up Tasty Games - ''the Life and Times of The Game Kitchen,'' [[Mo Holkar]]
* Dressing a Nation, [[Josefina-Luisa Jelínková]]
* 10 Years of Reinventing Vampire Larp, [[Juhana Pettersson]]
* If Your Manifesto’s Not Cringe, You’re Doing It Wrong - ''Twenty-five Years Since The Publication Of The Turku Manifesto (A Discussion),'' [[Rachel Hoekendij]]<nowiki/>k
* The stories we live, [[Mina Hovland]]
* Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer, [[Inge-Mette Petersen]]

=== '''Authors''' ===

=== '''Index''' ===

== Downloads ==

* Will be published during Knutpunkt 2026 April 16-19th.