Helicon: An Epic Larp about Love, Beauty, and Brutality
Ritual play in which group of artists, leaders, and scientists bind the Muses of antiquity to their will.
Nordic Larp
A Trip Beyond the House of Craving
Larp is sometimes thought of as a consensual hallucination, and this one was more hallucinogenic than most.
The Immortal Legacy
A documentation piece on the larp Gothic by Avalon Larp Studios. Based on true events featuring Romantic poets in a story of gothic horror.
Slow Larp Manifesto
There are larps that are not action-heavy, that don’t try to offer maximum amounts of drama or complicated plots. Lack of action or drama in a larp is often regarded as a design fault. We think Slow Larp should be…
Dragonbane Memories
We had crazy plans. We would transform fantasy larp forever. We would create the best larp in the world... or so I thought.
From Winson Green Prison to Suffragette: Representations of First-Wave Feminists in Larps
In this article, I present feedback on my experience playing and writing on suffragettes in larps set in early 20th century Europe. I present the diverse angles through which the theme and characters were approached in these larps and contrast…
What Is Nordic Larp?
What is Nordic larp? We’ve updated and expanded our definition of the term! We hope it's easy to undertstand and useful for our readers.
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,…
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.
Fortune & Felicity: When Larp Grows Up
Fortune & Felicity was a larp held at the spa village of Medevi Brunn in Sweden. Based on the work of Jane Austen, the larp lasted from May 25-28, 2017.