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− | '''Lizzie Stark''' is an American journalist and author of the book ''Leaving Mundania: Inside the Transformative World of Live Action Role-playing Games'' (Chicago Review Press | + | {{Infobox person |
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+ | '''Lizzie Stark''' is an American journalist and author of the book ''[[Leaving Mundania|Leaving Mundania: Inside the Transformative World of Live Action Role-playing Games]]'' (2012, Chicago Review Press), which explains larp to a mainstream audience from a variety of angles. Although ''Leaving Mundania'' focuses primarily on larp in the US, the last two chapters deal with the author's trip to [[Knudepunkt 2011]]. | ||
In 2012 her presentation "Playing in Graveyards: When terror collides with larp" was part of the [[Nordic Larp Talks]]. | In 2012 her presentation "Playing in Graveyards: When terror collides with larp" was part of the [[Nordic Larp Talks]]. | ||
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+ | In 2013 she co-edited [[Larps from the Factory]], a collection of Norwegian larp scripts with [[Elin Nilsen]] and [[Trine Lise Lindahl]]. In 2013 she co-edited #[[Feminism: A Nano-Game Anthology]]. | ||
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+ | ==Designer and Organizer== | ||
+ | Stark's games include the freeform game [[The Curse]], about decision making and hereditary breast cancer; [[In Residency]], about life in an artists' colony; [[This Miracle]] (with Nick Fortugno), about the origins of religion; and "Manic Pixie Dream Girl Commandos," a contribution to #Feminism. | ||
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+ | Along with many house cons, and the short lived Highland Park Players, in New Jersey, Stark served as the lead organizer of the US re-run of [[Mad About the Boy]] in Orange, Connecticut in 2012, and as a program lead for Living Games Austin 2016. | ||
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+ | ==Honors== | ||
+ | * Guest of Honor, Fastaval, 2012 | ||
+ | * Industry Insider Guest of Honor, Gencon, 2013. | ||
+ | * Guest of Honor, Living Games NYC 2014 | ||
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== Articles on Larp == | == Articles on Larp == | ||
− | * ''We hold these rules to be self evident'' - article in [[States of Play: Nordic Larp Around the World]] in the [[Solmukohta | + | * ''We hold these rules to be self evident'' - article in [[States of Play: Nordic Larp Around the World]] in the [[Solmukohta 2012]] [[Knutepunkt-books]], an essay on American larp as emblematic of American national values. |
+ | * "Trampled by the Herd" in Crossing Habitual Borders for Knutepunkt 2013
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+ | * "Mad About the Techniques" in The Wyrd Con Companion Book, 2013
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+ | * Pocket Guide to American Freeform, a monograph, 2014
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+ | * "Writing a Larpscript" with Trine Lise Lindahl and Elin Nilsen, The Cutting Edge of Nordic Larpfor Knutpunkt 2014. | ||
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− | ==External | + | ==External links== |
− | * [http://www. | + | * "#Feminism", [http://feministnanogames.wordpress.com] a collection of 34 nano games] written by feminists around the world, along with Anna Westerling and Misha Bushyager. |
− | * [http:// | + | * "The Curse", [http://leavingmundania.com/2013/05/28/the-curse-a-freeform-game-about-brca/] |
− | [[Category:People | + | * "In Residency", [http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product_reviews.php?products_id=133724] |
+ | * "This Miracle", [http://leavingmundania.com/2015/04/06/this-miracle/] | ||
+ | * "Pocket Guide to American Freeform" [http://www.amazon.com/Pocket-Guide-American-Freeform-Lizzie-ebook/dp/B00JF4Z3B8] | ||
+ | [[Category:People]] | ||
+ | [[Category:American people]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Larp creators]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Larp authors]] |
Latest revision as of 15:56, 9 January 2019
Lizzie Stark is an American journalist and author of the book Leaving Mundania: Inside the Transformative World of Live Action Role-playing Games (2012, Chicago Review Press), which explains larp to a mainstream audience from a variety of angles. Although Leaving Mundania focuses primarily on larp in the US, the last two chapters deal with the author's trip to Knudepunkt 2011.
Lizzie Stark | |
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Nationality | USA |
Website | lizziestark |
In 2012 her presentation "Playing in Graveyards: When terror collides with larp" was part of the Nordic Larp Talks.
In 2013 she co-edited Larps from the Factory, a collection of Norwegian larp scripts with Elin Nilsen and Trine Lise Lindahl. In 2013 she co-edited #Feminism: A Nano-Game Anthology.
Designer and Organizer
Stark's games include the freeform game The Curse, about decision making and hereditary breast cancer; In Residency, about life in an artists' colony; This Miracle (with Nick Fortugno), about the origins of religion; and "Manic Pixie Dream Girl Commandos," a contribution to #Feminism.
Along with many house cons, and the short lived Highland Park Players, in New Jersey, Stark served as the lead organizer of the US re-run of Mad About the Boy in Orange, Connecticut in 2012, and as a program lead for Living Games Austin 2016.
Honors
- Guest of Honor, Fastaval, 2012
- Industry Insider Guest of Honor, Gencon, 2013.
- Guest of Honor, Living Games NYC 2014
Articles on Larp
- We hold these rules to be self evident - article in States of Play: Nordic Larp Around the World in the Solmukohta 2012 Knutepunkt-books, an essay on American larp as emblematic of American national values.
- "Trampled by the Herd" in Crossing Habitual Borders for Knutepunkt 2013
- "Mad About the Techniques" in The Wyrd Con Companion Book, 2013
- Pocket Guide to American Freeform, a monograph, 2014
- "Writing a Larpscript" with Trine Lise Lindahl and Elin Nilsen, The Cutting Edge of Nordic Larpfor Knutpunkt 2014.