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Larp analysis, discussion and reflection. Part of a collection of articles written as companion pieces to the larp conference Knutpunkt 2018.

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

Emergence, Iteration, and Reincorporation in Larp

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

The Narrative Experience

The Larp Domino Effect

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