Larp and Prejudice: Expressing, Erasing, Exploring, and the Fun Tax
Designers of larps with a real-world setting face questions about how to deal with prejudice. This article looks at three possible approaches.
Knutepunkt-books
Review of Larp Design: Creating Role-Play Experiences
The gorgeous and impressive Larp Design book is a collection of practical and useful essays for beginners as well as experienced designers.
Larp Design Glossary
The original version of this glossary was published in the 2019 book Larp Design: Creating Role-Play Experiences. 360° illusion Larp design idea where what you see is what you get. The environment is perceived as authentic, everything works as it…
High Resolution Larp Revisited
Revisiting Andie Nordgren's 2008 article on High Resolution Larping.
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?
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!
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…
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.
Ludo-narrative Dissonance and Harmony in Larps
Ludo-narrative dissonance seems like a pompous term but actually defines a simple concept that appears when gameplay and narration diverge or oppose.
Telling Character Stories
There are many ways to tell character stories. Nordic larp design often implies that characters are written by the larpwrights. That's not always the case.