The Law of Jante in Nordic Role-playing
The good roleplayers exist, but is our naive egalitarianism scaring them away? A Danish writer, teacher and game designer takes a closer look.
Yearly Archives: 2014
Pillage the Vikings!
A thousand years ago, Viking warriors came out of the Nordic countries, raiding and conquering in Britain, Ireland, Atlantic and Mediterranean Europe, Russia and North America. They mercilessly pillaged the finest things they could find. Now it's time for the…
Russian Roulette in Practice
This article describes the selection process used for high-resolution dramatic larp called Skoro Rassvet [Breaking Dawn] >(2012, 15 players). Its advantages and disadvantages are discussed. Knowing that we could take the risk because the number of potential candidates exceeded the…
Culture Calibration in Pre-larp Workshops
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,…
Larp Writers Summer Retreat 2014
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…
All the Mistakes I’ve Done Episode IV
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…
New Tastes in Brazilian Larp – From Dark Coca Cola to Caipirinha with Nordic Ice
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…
Larp Design: Theory and Practice
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!…
Spatial Design – Experiences
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…
Short Presentations of Larps and Projects for 2014 and 2015
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…