Together, Apart: Dyadic Play in Larp
Designing characters in pairs can lead to two people locked into a singular dynamic that shapes the larp experience around them.
Theory
The General Problem of Indexicality in Larp Design
When things are done “for real” there is always some confusion on how real is real, as there are numerous different levels of simulation, representation, and performance.
The Interaction Engine
The interaction engine is a specific type of larp design where the primary focus is on enhancing playability by ensuring that every action generates new possibilities and emotional impact.
Six Levels of Larp Participation
A hierarchy of things for you as a participant to do and take care of for the larp to work and for all the participants to have the Experience they want.
The Descriptor Model
How do you successfully communicate about your larp so as to to get the right participants with the right expectations? Here's a model for classifying and describing larps.
Defining Nordic Larp
'Nordic Larp' has a function. It still signals something to the public. These things might not be unique, or they might have other equivalents within other traditions, but to participants it still says something.
Against Design
Stop using experience product delivery as the primary factor when evaluating larp projects.
Readdressing Larp as Commodity: How Do We Define Value When the Customer Is Always Right?
In this article, the author returns to the topic of larp as a commodity, taking a look at it in a context that is defined by numerous crises.
The 4 Cs of Larping Love
Romantic play should be based on four pillars: Context, Consent, Communication, and Chemistry.
Elements of Larp Design
What is it larp designers actually design? How do players actually respond to design decisions? Are there any truths that apply to all the different kinds of larp design? Eirik Fatland presents his unpublished yet influential mid-level theory.