Tears in the Rain
We should care about documenting our larps: and we should find a way to not only preserve that history, but to make it publicly available.
The Manifesto of Playing to Live Elsewise
For there to be a future filled with play, there needs to be a huge shift in how we play. We are imaginers, world creators, loving, thriving beings filled with infinite possibilities to live and play elsewise.
Larping Anthropology in the 1970s and 1980s: A Look Into the Birth of Performance Studies and Experiential Ethnography
The interaction between Richard Schechner and Victor Turner and how their experiments align with larp.
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.
Words of Advice from an Old Witch to Aging Larpers
As we grow older as larpers, do we have to end up as a petrified version of our younger self? Inge-Mette Petersen with some wise advice.
Experience vs. Imagination – Effects of Player Age
It is often stated that imagination is the limit – that anyone can play any role – but is that the reality?
Villain Self Care
Strategies for playing an antagonist in a larp in rewarding ways, as well as helping with potential negative emotional effects.
Designing the Designer
Every aspect of larp can be designed for particular effect. This article argues that this applies to the person of the designer as well.
The Cliff – A Case Study of Interdisciplinary Larp Methods for Artistic Research Practice
To bring her short film The Cliff to life, Katri Lassila harnessed immersive techniques borrowed from larp, integrating them into her artistic photography process.
Serious Larp at the United Nations in Geneva
Account of a Serious Larp run at the United Nations in Geneva, in which 30 staff played parents designing a new school for their children.