The True Norwegian Blackbox Manifesto
Blackbox larps today are in an immature state. Without ideals, the blackbox will never be more than a passing trend. A manifesto to rescue blackbox larp.
together/alone – Searching for a Soulmate in Summer Prague
spolu/sami (in English: together/alone) was a game about ordinary people in present-day Prague. The larp was lyric, melancholic, atmospheric, and authentic.
The Consent and Community Safety Manifesto
A discussion of principles for Community Safety in larps, with statements of support for participants and organizers to endorse.
19 Truths about Harassment, Missing Stairs, and Safety in Larp Communities
This article presents a Series of Truths about harassment, missing stairs, and community safety that exist in larp communities around the world.
Balkan Larp: A Sprouting Blossom in the Garden of Larp
This piece recounts Niclas Hell's and Johan Fors’ common experiences at the Portal 5 convention for Balkan larp in Zagreb, Croatia, March 3-5, 2017.
The Blue Ribbon Collective
For Knutepunkt 2017, we held a workshop for people who wanted to avoid or limit their drinking, which included optional blue ribbon pins to signal sobriety.
Three Roads (of Translation) Not Taken: Different Degrees of Openness of the Work (and of the Game)
Abstract From the Julio Plaza’s proposition that, based on the concept of open work of Umberto Eco, categorises the relationship author-work-reception in three degrees, and the division in cultural events in reception, interaction and participation, seen in the research of…
High on Larp: Alcohol at Larp Events
We conducted an online survey about experiences with and attitudes towards alcohol at larps and at larp-related events, receiving over 1000 responses.
Keeping Volunteers Alive
Organising larps is a multi-disciplinary exercis. A large part of my larp work consists of managing large (25+) teams of people, most of them volunteers.
The Final Nordic Larp Manifesto: The 95 Theses of Larp
THE 95 THESES OF LARP, the final manifesto of Nordic Larp. A Nordic larp manifesto made at Knutepunkt 2017 by a coalition of larpers from around the world.