J. Tuomas Harviainen
J. Tuomas Harviainen is a Finnish larp researcher and game designer. His current research is focused on approaching role-playing as a phenomenon well beyond the scope of just role-playing games. A doctoral candidate in game studies at the Department of Information Studies and Interactive Media, University of Tampere, Harviainen’s minilarps have been run in at least a dozen countries. He sits on the editorial board of the International Journal of Roleplaying.
In 2010 he won The Larpwriter Challenge for his game "The Tribunal," a game about the mechanics of oppression.
Articles on Larp
- Valokaari - article in States of Play: Nordic Larp Around the World in the Solmukohta 2012 Knutepunkt-books
- "Kaprow’s Scions" - article in Playground Worlds, the Solmukohta 2008 Knutepunkt-books
- "Notes on Designing Repeatable Larps" - article in Larp, the Universe and Everything, the Knutepunkt 2009 Knutepunkt-books