Tag: Knutepunkt-books
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Translating Culture
Editorial note: This article was originally published in the Knutpunkt 2026 book Seasons of Larp. It has been reprinted from there with the editors’ and authors’ permission. It has not been edited by Nordiclarp.org. As the larp community grows more and more international, it is inevitable that we start to invite each other into larp experiences…
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Using ChatGPT in Character Creation
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Editorial note: This article was originally published in the Knutpunkt 2026 book Seasons of Larp. It has been reprinted from there with the editors’ and authors’ permission. It has not been edited by Nordiclarp.org. In 2022, ChatGPT was released to the world, and it immediately became the new hot thing. Especially in the beginning, before healthy…
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The Importance of Local Larp Communities Through the Lens of Project Liminal
Editorial note: This article was originally published in the Knutpunkt 2026 book Seasons of Larp. It has been reprinted from there with the editors’ and authors’ permission. It has not been edited by Nordiclarp.org. It’s a cold spring day in 2023. We were three friends that talked about the black box larp communities we knew of…
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How to Run a Cheap Weekend Larp
for about 25 players, with only a small crew Editorial note: This article was originally published in the Knutpunkt 2026 book Seasons of Larp. It has been reprinted from there with the editors’ and authors’ permission. It has not been edited by Nordiclarp.org. In this article I will try to live up to the title above.…
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Designing Vessels of Meaning
Editorial note: This article was originally published in the Knutpunkt 2026 book Seasons of Larp. It has been reprinted from there with the editors’ and authors’ permission. It has not been edited by Nordiclarp.org. I have never made a vase, but I have made larps, and I think there are some similarities between the two. Both…
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Relational Larp
or: Towards a Shared Understanding of a Common Form of Larp Editorial note: This article was originally published in the Knutpunkt 2026 book Seasons of Larp. It has been reprinted from there with the editors’ and authors’ permission. It has not been edited by Nordiclarp.org. What is Nordic Larp? “Oh, you’re doing Nordic larp!” is a…
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Larp Critique: Why We Need It and How To Write One
At the moment, there isn’t much in terms of culture of larp critique. There is no structured reflection on how to write a critique that is analytical, constructive and well documented. There are some very good examples, but nothing systematic or with a recurring format. However, there are a lot of discussions, because organizers and…
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The Prosocial Act of Larp Crime, and Some Thoughts on Odysseus
Author’s Note: The essay below is a design thinkpiece that contains many evidence-free assertions about player behavior. This anecdotal information has been gathered from a lifetime of gamemastering and larp organizing. Your own experience and data may vary, and I welcome rebuttals with those differences in hand. Larp is a medium of relation. We invent…
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Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser – The Blockbuster to End All Blockbusters
The Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser was an admirable foray into creating a larp-like experience for mass audiences on a gargantuan scale. It was not perfect, but it was far from a disaster.
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Design for young adult players: The relevance of designing for hope, agency and inclusion
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How can larp designers include young adults as co-creators and peers in the design and play processes?