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{{Infobox book|name=What Do We Do When We Play?|image=What-we-do-when-we-play.jpg|editors={{Unbulleted list|[[Eleanor Saitta]]|[[Johanna Koljonen]]|[[Jukka Särkijärvi]]|[[Anne Serup Grove]]|[[Pauliina Männistö]]|[[Mia Makkonen]]}}|published=2020|country=Finland}} | {{Infobox book|name=What Do We Do When We Play?|image=What-we-do-when-we-play.jpg|editors={{Unbulleted list|[[Eleanor Saitta]]|[[Johanna Koljonen]]|[[Jukka Särkijärvi]]|[[Anne Serup Grove]]|[[Pauliina Männistö]]|[[Mia Makkonen]]}}|published=2020|country=Finland}} | ||
| − | Over the course of thirty years, the Nordic larp | + | Over the course of thirty years, the Nordic larp community has learned a huge amount about the design and analysis of larps. Now, we open the next chapter and ask the question, “what do we do when we play?” |
This book focuses on the experience, skills, and understanding of the participant. With 85 texts from 73 authors, we’re still just scratching the surface, but we hope that you'll find pieces in here that change the way you play and how you think about it. | This book focuses on the experience, skills, and understanding of the participant. With 85 texts from 73 authors, we’re still just scratching the surface, but we hope that you'll find pieces in here that change the way you play and how you think about it. | ||
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| + | [https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/1r88fm5lffz0ggqvjmxmr/2020_What-We-Do-When-We-Larp.pdf?e=1&fbclid=IwY2xjawGpXfhleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHQl8jlocRz6ZMD7IB66oLfDpgr49g_anPGP2s8ZKxs7nEbm2VuV9PMNvLg_aem_r0cOtA8kiG_ZqwyLprBGOA&rlkey=kk0f1kv2gcxpqdcpf5oudjlyl&st=lfs1u822&dl=0 Download the PDF]. | ||
==Contents== | ==Contents== | ||
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*[https://nordiclarp.org/2020/05/25/labor-and-play/ Labor and Play] by [[Evan Torner]] | *[https://nordiclarp.org/2020/05/25/labor-and-play/ Labor and Play] by [[Evan Torner]] | ||
| − | *''Preplay'' by [[Mia Kyhn]] | + | *''[https://nordiclarp.org/2020/12/24/preplay/ Preplay]'' by [[Mia Kyhn]] |
| − | *''Preparing for a Larp'' by [[Elina Gouliou]] and [[Simon Rogers]] | + | *''[https://nordiclarp.org/2020/12/21/preparing-for-a-larp/ Preparing for a Larp]'' by [[Elina Gouliou]] and [[Simon Rogers]] |
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2020/11/16/building-a-comfort-zone/ Building a Comfort Zone] by [[Anna Erlandsson]] | *[https://nordiclarp.org/2020/11/16/building-a-comfort-zone/ Building a Comfort Zone] by [[Anna Erlandsson]] | ||
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2021/01/18/personal-perspectives/ Talking to Strangers] by [[Suus Mutsaers]] | *[https://nordiclarp.org/2021/01/18/personal-perspectives/ Talking to Strangers] by [[Suus Mutsaers]] | ||
| − | * | + | *[https://nordiclarp.org/2020/11/26/fear-on-the-starting-line/ Fear on the Starting Line] by [[Benjamin A. Morrow]] |
| − | * | + | *[https://nordiclarp.org/2021/01/25/scary-new-things/ Scary New Things] by [[Ruska Kevätkoski]] |
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2020/11/12/larping-lonely/ Larping Lonely] by [[Elin Dalstål]] | *[https://nordiclarp.org/2020/11/12/larping-lonely/ Larping Lonely] by [[Elin Dalstål]] | ||
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2021/01/18/personal-perspectives/ The Larp I Won and the Larp I Lost] by [[Berber Wierda]] | *[https://nordiclarp.org/2021/01/18/personal-perspectives/ The Larp I Won and the Larp I Lost] by [[Berber Wierda]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:05, 19 November 2024
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| Country | Finland |
| Published | 2020 |
Over the course of thirty years, the Nordic larp community has learned a huge amount about the design and analysis of larps. Now, we open the next chapter and ask the question, “what do we do when we play?”
This book focuses on the experience, skills, and understanding of the participant. With 85 texts from 73 authors, we’re still just scratching the surface, but we hope that you'll find pieces in here that change the way you play and how you think about it.
Contents
Contents
- Introduction by Eleanor Saitta
- Show, Don’t Tell by Ruska Kevätkoski
- Heuristics for Larp by Magnar Grønvik Müller
Preview of Themes
- Maps, Loops, and Larps by Eleanor Saitta, Johanna Koljonen and Martin Nielsen
- Rituals of Being by Anne Serup Grove
- Larp-Related Stress by Suvi Korhonen, Ira Nykänen and Eino Partanen
- Cold Equations by Elisa Tognari
- Learning from NPCs by Simon Brind
- Steering for Survival by Jonaya Kemper, Eleanor Saitta and Johanna Koljonen
- Bleed as a Skill by Ane Marie Anderson Karete and Jacobsen Meland
Character Type
- Metareflection by Hilda Levin
- Playing an Engaging Victim by Katrine Wind and Karijn van der Heij
- Playing a Sex Worker by L.K.
- The Mum, the Boss, and the Nymph by Hanne Grasmo
- Playing a Leader by Olivia Fischer, Chris Hartford, Joanna Piancastelli and Maria Shulga
- Artificial Affluenzas by J. Tuomas Harviainen and Vili Von Nissinen
- Performing Dominant by Elina Gouliou and Muriel Algayres
Using the Body
- Emotions as Skilled Work by Sanna Koulu
- Body Positive by Laura Wood
- Beyond the Funny Hat by Holger Pick and Sagalinn Tangen
- Your Body Is Your Body by Karin Edman
- Claiming Space by Kaisa Vitikainen
- Sketch Comedy Characters by Juhana Pettersson
- Playing With Sexual Arousal by Hanne Grasmo
- Blue Valkyrie Needs Food, badly! by Simon Brind
For First-timers
- Know Yourself by Juhana Pettersson
- Constructing Your Experience by Olivia Fischer
- Inner Tension by Mo Holkar and Monica Hjort Traxl
- Ask Questions Later by Kathaleen Amende
- Making a Flat Character Sing by Joanna Piancastelli
- Building a Fail-Safe by Anne Serup Grove
Performance
- Ensemble Play by Anni Tolvanen and James Lorien MacDonald
- How to Play Erotic Larp by Olivia Fischer and Tor Kjetil Edland
- Speechcraft by Kjell Hedgard Hugaas
- You Make Me Brave by Ruska Kevätkoski
- Showtime! by Alexis Sandrén
- Epic Feels by Noora Korppi
- Strength in Numbers by Sander Burger
Props and Costumes
- Sceneing and Storying by Will Osmond
- Larping the Language Barrier by Ada-Maaria Hyvärinen
- Fake It and Make It by Kerstin Örtberg and Anne Serup Grove
- Writing a Life by Inge-Mette Petersen
- Magic Items by Ida Mia Thylstrup, Oliver Nøglebæk and Suus Mutsaers
Conflict Management
- Wyrding the Self by Jonaya Kemper
- Reading Others for Interaction by Maury Brown
- Listening for Negotiation by Alessandro Giovannucci
- Uplifting Antagonism by Jasmin Lade
- After an Overstep by Anne Serup Grove
- Larp Hacking by Martine Svanevik and Simon Brind
Self-care
- The Paradox of Inclusivity by Axelle Cazeneuve
- Addressing Self Care by Elin Dalstål
- Just Breathe by Jojjon Hamrén
- Battling Perfectionism by Julie Artula
- Recognising Disappointment by Sandy Bailly
Props and Costumes
- Labor and Play by Evan Torner
- Preplay by Mia Kyhn
- Preparing for a Larp by Elina Gouliou and Simon Rogers
- Building a Comfort Zone by Anna Erlandsson
- Talking to Strangers by Suus Mutsaers
- Fear on the Starting Line by Benjamin A. Morrow
- Scary New Things by Ruska Kevätkoski
- Larping Lonely by Elin Dalstål
- The Larp I Won and the Larp I Lost by Berber Wierda
The Punchline
- Beauty in Larp by Jaakko Stenros and James Lorien MacDonald
- Overcoming Shyness by Mátyás Hartyándi
- Larper: The Pretense by Markus Montola
Other
- Glossary
- Ludography
- Author Bios
