BAPHOMET – The Road to Damnation
BAPHOMET was a larp about personal horror with the themes terror, lust, desire, power and loss of control; a group descended into madness together.
Living Games Conference 2018
The third Living Games Conference will take place May 17-20, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts in the United States. Inspired by the Nordic Knutpunkt tradition, the conference focuses on the academic and practical aspects of larp, including scholarship, design, and…
Immerton: A Fire in the Desert
I knew as soon as I heard about Immerton that I wanted to go. I’d been to one other women-only larp — the U.S. run of Mad About the Boy (2012) — and while it was some of what I…
Tensions between Transmedia Fandom and Live-Action Role-Play
Larping in a franchise means players are familiar with the material. Yet fan practice may contradict larp's flexibility. How to address these tensions?
Let’s Talk Freak Show
An honest, possibly scrambled, and very emotional review and critique. Trigger warning: Contains coarse language and depictions of violent acts. In September 15-17, 2017, I attended the larp Freakshow by Nina Teerilahti, Alessandro Giovannucci, Dominika Cembala, Martin Olsson, Morgan Kollin,…
Road Trip Report
Road Trip was like no other larp I’ve ever done. I felt like I’d fallen down the rabbit hole, with a constant interweaving of fiction and reality. Road Trip, a joint production of Dzobiak Larp Studios and Imagine Nation Collective,…
Dragon Thrones – High Immersion in a Larp MegaGame
Dragon Thrones was a complex and novel larp, including MegaGame, escape room, and other unusual elements. How successful was it at providing immersion for participants?
Larp Counselors: An Additional Safety Net
This article advocates for the inclusion in certain larps of the unique role of a counselor, who is part of the safety team.
Knutpunkt 2018 Companion – Call for Content
We want your content for the Knutpunkt 2018 Companion! This year the publication will be online and accept many different types of content. Contribute here!
The Battle of Primrose Park: Playing for Emancipatory Bleed in Fortune & Felicity
Fortune & Felicity was an opportunity to immerse into a world, explore my academic interests, add to my fieldwork, and experience emancipatory bleed.