Knutpunkt 2018

Articles written as companion pieces to the larp conference Knutpunkt 2018.

The following tracks are represented in the articles:

Hearts – Designer and organiser reflections
Diamonds – Tools, tips and tricks for larp designers and organizers
Clubs – Tools, tips and tricks for players
Spades – Larp analysis, discussion and reflection
Joker – Discussions and reflections on the larp community

Emergence, Iteration, and Reincorporation in Larp

2018-03-06 0 Evan Torner

This essay proposes an aesthetic model for apprehending narrative and play, in-game and out-of-game experiences in terms of emergence, iteration, and reincorporation. Emergence can be judged with respect to its cultivation of the themes of the larp. Iteration regards the…

Diamonds

The Operations Behind the Road Trip Experience

2018-03-05 0 Ashley Zdeb

In 2017 I was the business operations lead for the Roadtrip “rock band” larp that traveled across the United States, and never before have I dealt with such unique operations related complications in my life. The Roadtrip Experience was a…

Spades

Let’s Play with Fire! Using Risk and its Power for Personal Transformation

2018-03-01 0 Bettina Beck Aaron Vanek

A current trend in larping focuses on extensive safety and consent techniques protecting the participants from harm. Yet people participate in, enjoy, and are profoundly transformed by risky experiences. There are potentially immense personal benefits within a designed experience that…

Spades

The Narrative Experience

2018-02-28 0 Jesper Heebøll Arbjørn

The narrative experience is defined as a practical approach to larp design focused on narrativism. Through study of narrative inclined players and the toolbox of narrative concepts that are applied in contemporary larp design and larp culture the article attempts…

Clubs

Group Improvisation of Larp Rituals

2018-02-27 0 Susanne Vejdemo Elli Garperian

This article describes a 30-minute workshop which teaches on-the-spot collective improvisation of fake rituals for larp purposes.

Diamonds

Waiting Before the Beginning

2018-02-26 0 Simon James Pettitt

This article looks at the waiting time before a game or a larp. It sees this time as part of the experience, and claims, that if we design this time properly, we will help our players be in a proper…

Clubs

Play to Lift, not Just to Lose

2018-02-21 0 Susanne Vejdemo

If we can trust that other players will Lift us to wins, we can focus on Playing to Lose. This article argues that the two techniques - Play to Lift, Play to Lose - are often most effective when used…

Diamonds

Designing the Volunteer Experience

2018-02-20 0 Suus Mutsaers

When producing larps we often rely on the help of volunteers. But we are currently not actively looking at the volunteer experience from a design perspective. This article proposes several ways of looking at volunteer experiences and the way we…

Hearts

Just a Little Lovin’ USA 2017

2018-02-19 0 Evan Torner

This essay recounts the organizer experience of running the Norwegian larp Just a Little Lovin' in the USA in 2017. It specifically recounts challenges encountered with securing the site, managing controversy around the larp, and adapting it to US larpers.

Spades

The Larp Domino Effect

2018-02-14 0 Sarah Lynne Bowman

This article discusses some of the pros and cons of this larp domino effect, in which content from one area of the game spreads throughout the fiction like a wildfire as the result of emergent play. In larps where the…

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