Dinner Warfare
Creating subtle but strong emotional pressure based on specific relations when designing eating situations in larps.
Techniques
So, We’re Gonna Play Together
Pre-game calibration is a skill that can be developed and refined, just like most other parts of larp.
All Quiet on the Safety Front: About the Invisibility of Safety Work
Most players and some organizers might not know what the experiences before, during and after a larp are like for safety people.
How to Do Night Scenes
There is so much potential in night-time scenes. Who wouldn't love to be dragged from their bed by a monster, or woken by a ghost's gentle touch? But, they tend to turn anticlimactic. Here's a solution that can get these…
The Hated Children of Nordic Larp – Why We Need to Improve on Workshops and Debriefs
We should design specific exercises that fit the larp and the experience we want to create.
Innovations in the Drama Classroom with Larp
Larp activities for middle school students born out of a focus on emergence.
Play Boldly – Let Yourself Be Vulnerable
Challenge yourself. Go beyond your comfort zone. Decide to do something you are not sure you can actually pull off. Try something new.
Villain Self Care
Strategies for playing an antagonist in a larp in rewarding ways, as well as helping with potential negative emotional effects.
Designing Power Dynamics Between Adults and Children in Larps
A practice-based approach utilized in edu-larp and leisure larps, including a mythical fantasy campaign.
How I Learned to Stop Faking It and Be Real
Communicating about mental health issues can make us better larpers.