Monthly Archives: April 2014

Culture Calibration in Pre-larp Workshops

2014-04-23 2 Martin Nielsen

With a few exceptions, all larps take place in a set culture. This can be either a fictional culture or a culture based on the real world. For the previous larps where I have been part of the organizer team,…

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Larp Writers Summer Retreat 2014

2014-04-21 0 Johannes Axner

Swedish larp organizer group Berättelsefrämjandet will run a retreat for larp writers in early June: We want to gather creators, critics and scholars of larp for an extended weekend of gaining insight and inspiration to create better larps. We will…

Documentation

All the Mistakes I’ve Done Episode IV

2014-04-13 1 Petter Karlsson

A classic program item at Knutepunkt is the “All the mistakes I’ve done” session. At Knutpunkt 2014 we once more got larp designer and producers to tell some of their dark secrets. Sharing mistakes this round was Juhana Pettersson, Anna-Karin…

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New Tastes in Brazilian Larp – From Dark Coca Cola to Caipirinha with Nordic Ice

2014-04-13 1 Petter Karlsson

What’s up in the Brazilian larp scene? In this session from Knutpunkt 2014, Wagner Luiz Schmit talks about how Nordic Larp has influenced parts of Brazilian larps. The video is unfortunately cut short in the end. Debate about the recent…

Documentation

Larp Design: Theory and Practice

2014-04-11 2 Petter Karlsson

In this great talk at Knutpunkt 2014, larpwright Eirik Fatland give a very good breadown of larp design. Why do people do the stuff they do at larps, and how can you make them do other, more interesting, things? Characters!…

Documentation

Spatial Design – Experiences

2014-04-11 1 Petter Karlsson

How can we create a spatial experience with which we design the player experience? Jonas Trier-Knudsen & Troels Barkholt-Spangsbo hosted this session at Knutpunkt 2014 where several organizer shared their best practices and experiences in short talks. The video is…

Documentation

Short Presentations of Larps and Projects for 2014 and 2015

2014-04-11 1 Petter Karlsson

At Knutpunkt 2014, a bunch of larps, festivals and events was presented. It was hosted by Magnar Grønvik Müller The video is unfortunately cut short in the end. Short and sweet presentations of upcoming larps, larp festivals, larp conventions and…

Documentation

Knutpunkt 2014 – Summary

2014-04-07 11 Petter Karlsson

The larp conference Knutpunkt 2014 is now over and in this post we will gather as much material as possible. This post has been updated with all the filmed presentations, many of the slides, blogposts etc. Last updated 2014-05-08 Blog…

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