As the art form gets older, larp is increasingly moving from an oral tradition to a written one. That has consequences.
Everything I learned at Knutpunkt 2014
Knutpunkt gets culturally appropriated, sweet new terminology, the supperreal state and all the hot new larps you can’t go to this year.
A Few Cool Things I Saw at Knutpunkt 2014
A few cool social things I saw at Knutpunkt 2014.
Building Larp Communities: Social Engineering for Good
Everything I know about building larp communities and how to make them functional. My Living Games keynote.
A Primer on Safety in Roleplaying Games
Spurred by the post-Dreamation discussion, here’s most of the tactics and methods I’ve heard about for creating psychological safety in roleplaying games.
Organizer Fatigue: Larp’s canary in the coal mine
You’ve heard the story before: so and so loved larp and organized a trillion events. Until they didn’t. The story of organizer fatigue and its possible cures.
How to Run a Post-Larp Debrief
Post-larp debriefs help players process their experiences and strengthen player community. My quick and dirty guide to this steal-able Nordic technique.
New In Larp: November 2013
Palestinian larp in Finland, Polish conference proceedings, awesome photos of Swedish larpers, and of course, American Freeform in this installment of New in Larp.
How to Plan a Basic Pre-Larp Workshop
Ever wanted to add a pre-larp workshop to your game, but didn’t know how? Here’s my quick and dirty, er…detailed and possibly helpful guide.
Stockholm Scenario Festival: Super-Nordic Roleplaying
A visit to the wonderful Stockholm Scenario Festival, and a play report from the mind-blowing symbolic black box larp White Death.