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Bleed Before it was Cool: Early descriptions of dissimulative pretense, their unintended effects, and their impact on the evolution of roleplaying

2025-07-15 0 Mátyás Hartyándi

European sources from the 18th and 19th centuries describe phenomena occurring during, or as a result of roleplaying, that we might now recognize as bleed.

Documentation

Larp in Greece, Romania, and Switzerland

2025-07-14 0 Andrzej Pierzchała

A summary of the history of larping and the current larp scene in three European countries, as learned from local larpers, taken from the author's collection of articles on larping around the world.

Research

What Do Adult Participants Get Out of Larp? A qualitative survey based on SWORDCRAFT Australia

2025-07-11 0 Sam Barta

Knowing the answers to what motivates adults to spend time, money, and emotional energy on a game seemingly not valued, may provide insights into developing roleplay further as pedagogy beyond recreation.

Documentation

Experiencing Art from Within

2025-07-08 0 Kaisa Kangas

In Kaisa Kangas's larp Hyvät museovieraat (Eng. Dear Museum Visitors), in the Amos Rex museum, artworks came alive and possessed the bodies of the participants.

Techniques

Larp As Embodied Art

2025-07-04 0 Nina Mutik Vili Myrsky Nissinen

This article describes our artistic practice and design principles focusing on the bodily experience.

Opinion

Why I hate post-larp compliment threads

2025-07-01 0 Julia Greip

Compliment threads are a quite common phenomenon after a larp. So why does it always make me slightly uncomfortable and anxious?

Opinion

Grief in Larp: Bleeding Through Two Lives

2025-06-27 0 Lyssa Greywood

By weaving empathy, safety, and self-awareness into the fabric of larp, participants can transform grief from an overwhelming experience to an opportunity for collective healing and deeper connection, says Lyssa Greywood.

Documentation

Playing First Contact in Eclipse, a Spectacular 3-day Sci-Fi Larp

2025-06-24 0 Adrian Hon

The larp Eclipse "was like a simulated near-death experience, an attempt to convince players they were on the brink of unimaginable transformation," reflects Adrian Hon, in this detailed and thoughtful article: spoiler warning!

Documentation

Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser – The Blockbuster to End All Blockbusters

2025-06-20 0 Adrian Hon

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.

Theory

Together, Apart: Dyadic Play in Larp

2025-06-18 0 Katrine Wind

Designing characters in pairs can lead to two people locked into a singular dynamic that shapes the larp experience around them.

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