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'''Johanna Koljonen''' is a writer, Radio and TV host, critic, and a popular lecturer on larp and related topics. Her groundbreaking larp criticism, in essays like “Eye-Witness to the Illusion: The Impossibility of 360° Role-Playing” and “The Dragon Was the Least of it: Larp As Ephemera and Ruin” are widely quoted in the field. She is he co-author of the book-length larp autopsy [[Dragonbane]] – The Legacy. She also won the innovator category of the The Swedish Grand Journalism Prize of 2011.
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'''Johanna Koljonen''' is an experience designer and media analyst, with a continuing career as a writer, broadcaster, author and critic. She is a popular lecturer on larp and topics related to narrative participation. She was lead editor of and a significant contributor to the 2019 volume Larp Design. Her groundbreaking larp criticism, in essays like “Eye-Witness to the Illusion: The Impossibility of 360° Role-Playing” and “The Dragon Was the Least of it: Larp As Ephemera and Ruin” are widely quoted in the field. She is he co-author of the book-length larp autopsy [[Dragonbane - The Legacy|Dragonbane – The Legacy]]. She also won the innovator category of the The Swedish Grand Journalism Prize of 2011.
  
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Johanna has also been hosting the [[Nordic Larp Talks]] from 2010–2012.
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Johanna co-founded the [[Nordic Larp Talks]] together with [[Andie Nordgren]] and [[Petter Karlsson]] and has hosted them since 2010.
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==Larps==
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===Larpwright (designer/co-designer)===
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*''Fenriskampanjen'', ca 1996-1999
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===Additional Design===
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*[[Inside Hamlet|''Inside Hamlet'']], 2015, 2017, 2018, conceptual design; 2018, workshop design
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*''[[BAPHOMET]]'', additional design
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===Executive producer===
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*[[Inside Hamlet|''Inside Hamlet'']], 2018
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===Character Writing===
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*[[Hamlet Inifrån|''Hamlet Inifrån'']], 2002
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==Lectures==
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*Safety and Calibration in Larp, Larpwriter Summerschool, July 2016
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==Short Talks==
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLisM8wqUhQv3NRxtGXLrp5kWL6NtGGHbt&v=qHKLE5GOBLY Loyalty to World – Fader Talk], Larpwriter Summer School, July 2016
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iSoJhfmcfc Pressure on Player – Fader Talk], Larpwriter Summer School, July 2016
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==Editor==
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*Assistant editor, [[What Do We Do When We Play?|''What Do We Do When We Play?'']], 2020.
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*[[Larp Design: Creating Role-play Experiences|''Larp Design: Creating Role-Play Experiences'']], Bifrost 2019, with Jaakko Stenros, Anne Serup Grove, Aina Skjønsfjell, and Elin Nielsen.
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*Founder, with Jaakko Stenros, and editor in chief of the ''[[panclou]]'' role-playing game fanzine (1997-), which had a formative effect on the early developments of the live role-playing theory movement in the Nordic Countries.
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==Author==
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*'Carolus Rex. The Flagship of Enclosed Space Opera.' in Markus Montola and Jaakko Stenros, eds: ''Nordic Larp'', Fëa Livia 2010.
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*'En Stilla Middag Med Familjen. First Person Bourgeois Drama.' in Markus Montola and Jaakko Stenros, eds: ''Nordic Larp'', Fëa Livia 2010.
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*'Dragonbane. Tangible Fantasy, Plausible Magic.' (with Tiinaliisa Multamäki) in Markus Montola and Jaakko Stenros, eds: ''Nordic Larp'', Fëa Livia 2010.
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*Introduction to the catalogue for Game Continent at the Aros Modern Museum in Aarhus. Game Continent was a 2010 work by Anders Bojen and Kristoffer Ørum.
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*’The Dragon Was the Least of It: Dragonbane and LARP as Ephemera and Ruin’, Montola & Stenros (eds): ''Playground Worlds. Creating and Evaluating Experiences of Role-Playing Games''. Ropecon ry, 2008.
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*‘Eye-Witness to the Illusion. On the Impossibility of 360° Role-Playing’, Donnis, Gade, & Thorup (eds): ''Lifelike''. Knudepunkt 2007, 2007.
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*‘I could a tale unfold whose lightest word would harrow up thy soul. Lessons from ''Hamlet''’, Montola & Stenros (eds): ''Beyond Role and Play. Tools, Toys and Theory for Harnessing the Imagination''. Ropecon ry 2004.
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*‘Why do bad LARPS happen to good people?’, Gade, Thorup & Sander (eds): ''As Larp Grows Up. Theory and Methods in Larp'', Projektgruppen KP03, 2003.
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Contributor to [[panclou]], [[Roolipelaaja]] and [[Playground Magazine]].
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Latest revision as of 02:26, 19 October 2021

Johanna Koljonen
JohannaKoljonen2010.jpg
Born (1978-06-17) June 17, 1978 (age 46)
NationalityFinland
CitizenshipSweden
Years active1995-present
Organization
Websitejohannakoljonen.wordpress.com

Johanna Koljonen is an experience designer and media analyst, with a continuing career as a writer, broadcaster, author and critic. She is a popular lecturer on larp and topics related to narrative participation. She was lead editor of and a significant contributor to the 2019 volume Larp Design. Her groundbreaking larp criticism, in essays like “Eye-Witness to the Illusion: The Impossibility of 360° Role-Playing” and “The Dragon Was the Least of it: Larp As Ephemera and Ruin” are widely quoted in the field. She is he co-author of the book-length larp autopsy Dragonbane – The Legacy. She also won the innovator category of the The Swedish Grand Journalism Prize of 2011.

Johanna co-founded the Nordic Larp Talks together with Andie Nordgren and Petter Karlsson and has hosted them since 2010.


Larps

Larpwright (designer/co-designer)

  • Fenriskampanjen, ca 1996-1999

Additional Design

Executive producer

Character Writing

Lectures

  • Safety and Calibration in Larp, Larpwriter Summerschool, July 2016


Short Talks


Editor

  • Assistant editor, What Do We Do When We Play?, 2020.
  • Larp Design: Creating Role-Play Experiences, Bifrost 2019, with Jaakko Stenros, Anne Serup Grove, Aina Skjønsfjell, and Elin Nielsen.
  • Founder, with Jaakko Stenros, and editor in chief of the panclou role-playing game fanzine (1997-), which had a formative effect on the early developments of the live role-playing theory movement in the Nordic Countries.

Author

  • 'Carolus Rex. The Flagship of Enclosed Space Opera.' in Markus Montola and Jaakko Stenros, eds: Nordic Larp, Fëa Livia 2010.
  • 'En Stilla Middag Med Familjen. First Person Bourgeois Drama.' in Markus Montola and Jaakko Stenros, eds: Nordic Larp, Fëa Livia 2010.
  • 'Dragonbane. Tangible Fantasy, Plausible Magic.' (with Tiinaliisa Multamäki) in Markus Montola and Jaakko Stenros, eds: Nordic Larp, Fëa Livia 2010.
  • Introduction to the catalogue for Game Continent at the Aros Modern Museum in Aarhus. Game Continent was a 2010 work by Anders Bojen and Kristoffer Ørum.
  • ’The Dragon Was the Least of It: Dragonbane and LARP as Ephemera and Ruin’, Montola & Stenros (eds): Playground Worlds. Creating and Evaluating Experiences of Role-Playing Games. Ropecon ry, 2008.
  • ‘Eye-Witness to the Illusion. On the Impossibility of 360° Role-Playing’, Donnis, Gade, & Thorup (eds): Lifelike. Knudepunkt 2007, 2007.
  • ‘I could a tale unfold whose lightest word would harrow up thy soul. Lessons from Hamlet’, Montola & Stenros (eds): Beyond Role and Play. Tools, Toys and Theory for Harnessing the Imagination. Ropecon ry 2004.
  • ‘Why do bad LARPS happen to good people?’, Gade, Thorup & Sander (eds): As Larp Grows Up. Theory and Methods in Larp, Projektgruppen KP03, 2003.


Contributor to panclou, Roolipelaaja and Playground Magazine.


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