The Psychotherapeutic Magic of Larp
Connecting larp as a tool for personal development with theories from psychology and techniques from drama therapy.
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Six Magickal Techniques
Six techniques to help frame how larp characters engage each other, their perceptions, and their environment, avoiding conventional paths.
Grooming in the Larp Community
In this opinion piece Sanne Harder explores predatory behavior in larp communities. Content Advisory: Sexual abuse, mental health issues.
Why Larp Community Matters and How We Can Improve It
There are some activities that can, and as far as possible should, be taken by individuals to help improve the larp community as a whole.
Magic is Real: How Role-playing Can Transform Our Identities, Our Communities, and Our Lives
What is magic? From our perspective, at its core, magic is a form of manifestation: the ability to alter the self and the world around us through the power of intentional thought, force of will, and creative action.[1]Mat Auryn, Psychic…
An Invitation
This is your invitation to magic. To visit magic. To return to magic, again and again.
Sex, Romance and Attraction: Applying the Split Attraction Model to Larps
The Split Attraction Model can be used to expand language in describing larps, in setting expectations, and in player negotiations, in order to reduce struggles and misunderstandings.
Navigating Online Larp
There’s a lot to think about as we adapt how we design and play larps to our current constraints, but with luck the community as a whole can see that as exciting rather than offputting.
Writing Live Action Online Games
Online larps require different communication tools and design strategies to allow players and facilitators to effectively communicate. But if we use design and technology carefully our online games can bring together people from across the world and explore all sorts…
Together Forever: A Larp about Dating in a Dystopian World
This documentation piece explores Together Forever, an online larp focusing on romantic relationships and dating in a near-future dystopia.