Seasons of Larp

Seasons of Larp

Seasons of Larp front cover, Knutpunkt 2026 publication. Illustration by Kirsten van Werven. Layout by Anne Grove.
Published	2026 (Knutpunkt 2026)
Publication place	Sweden
Pages	496

Seasons of Larp is the journal of Knutpunkt 2026. It is available in two versions: preordered handed out at KP (ISBN 978-91-531-8259-7), free pdf (ISBN 978-91-531-8260-3). Two physical copies will be available in the public library system of every Knutpunkt host-country.

Contributors

Main editor: Anna Erlandsson

Editors: Martine Svanevik, Mo Holkar, Simon Brind

Graphic design: Anne 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, 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, 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, Suus Mutsaers, Tara M. Clapper, Teddy Karlsson, Tia Carolina Ihalainen, Trine Lise Lindahl, Weronika Szatkowska

Table of Contents

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, 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, 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 Hoekendijk
• The stories we live, Mina Hovland
• Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer, Inge-Mette Petersen

Downloads

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