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{{Infobox book|name=Liminal Encounters|image=liminal-encounters.jpg|editors={{Unbulleted list|[[Kaisa Kangas]]|[[Jonne Arjoranta]]|[[Ruska Kevätkoski]]}}|published=2024|country=Finland}}
Do you want to know what is going on in larp and where the discourse is going? Read the Solmukohta 2024 book, Liminal Encounters: Evolving Discourse in Nordic and Nordic-inspired Larp. The book contains opinions and debate, concrete tips on how to make larps, and academic style analysis. At 400 pages, with 58 contributors, it both delivers fresh perspectives and further develops established theories.
==Contents==
*''Introduction'' by [[Kaisa Kangas]]
===Design and Analysis===
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/06/04/against-design/ Against Design] by [[Andrea Nordwall]] & [[Gabriel Widing]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/03/15/readdressing-larp-as-commodity/ Readdressing Larp as a Commodity: How Do We Define Value When the Customer Is Always Right?] by [[Usva Seregina]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/05/24/accepting-limits-the-one-hour-online-role-play-experience/ Accepting Limits: The One-Hour Online Role-Play Experience] by [[Evan Torner]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/05/17/naked-at-nordic-larp/ Naked at Nordic Larp] by [[Karin Edman]] & [[Julia Greip]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/04/19/strings-and-rails-npcs-vs-supporting-characters/ Strings and Rails: NPCs vs. Supporting Characters] by [[Karolina Fido-Fairfax]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/03/04/designing-power-dynamics-between-adults-and-children-in-larps/ Designing Power Dynamics Between Adults and Children in Larps] by [[Frederikke S. B. Høyer]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/05/03/the-hated-children-of-nordic-larp-why-we-need-to-improve-on-workshops-and-debriefs/ The Hated Children of Nordic Larp – Why We Need to Improve on Workshops and Debriefs] by [[Sandy Bailly]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/03/27/designing-the-designer/ Designing the Designer] by [[Juhana Pettersson]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/06/25/the-interaction-engine/ The Interaction Engine: A Method to Engage Your Participants in Meaningful Encounters] by [[Bjarke Pedersen]] & [[Eleanor Saitta]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/06/27/the-general-problem-of-indexicality-in-larp-design/ The General Problem of Indexicality in Larp Design] by [[Jaakko Stenros]], [[Eleanor Saitta]] & [[Markus Montola]]
===Experience and Critique===
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/05/30/did-we-wake/ Did We Wake?] by [[Eirik Fatland]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/05/28/searching-for-meaning-in-house-of-craving/ Searching for Meaning in ''House of Craving''] by [[Syksy Räsänen]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/02/09/kickass-rococovid-kitsch-a-review-of-disgraceful-proposals/ Kickass Rococovid Kitsch: A Review of ''Disgraceful Proposals''] by [[Thomas B]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/04/23/on-co-creating-experiences-ifol/ On Co-creating Experiences: iFoL] by [[Katharina Kramer]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/07/02/17-years-18-runs-broken-records-why-krigslive-just-wont-quit/ 17 Years, 18 Runs, Broken Records: Why ''Krigslive'' Just Won't Quit] by [[Astrid Budolfsen]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/07/04/odysseus-in-search-of-a-clockwork-larp/ ''Odysseus'': In Search of a Clockwork Larp] by [[Markus Montola]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/02/16/extinction-now-coming-to-terms-with-dissolution-in-endless-story/ Extinction Now: Coming to Terms with Dissolution in End(less) Story] by [[Syksy Räsänen]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/07/11/seeds-of-hope-how-to-intertwine-larp-and-ecological-activism/ Seeds of Hope: How to Intertwine Larp and Ecological Activism] by [[Elli Leppä]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/04/15/the-manifesto-of-playing-to-live-elsewise/ The Manifesto of Playing to Live Elsewise] by [[Maiju Tarpila]]
===Players and Play===
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/04/01/experience-vs-imagination-effects-of-player-age/ Experience vs. Imagination – Effects of Player Age] by [[Chris Hartford]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/04/03/words-of-advice-from-an-old-witch-to-aging-larpers/ Words of Advice from an Old Witch to Aging Larpers] by [[Inge-Mette Petersen]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/06/20/six-levels-of-larp-participation/ Six Levels of Larp Participation] by [[Josefin Westborg]], [[Janusz Maxe]] & [[Gabriel March]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/02/14/a-short-guide-to-fix-your-larp-experience/ A Short Guide to Fix Your Larp Experience] by [[Alessandro Giovannucci]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/07/24/good-cakes-bad-cakes-character-and-contact-design-as-a-factor-of-personal-game-experience/ Good Cakes, Bad Cakes: Character and Contact Design as a Factor of Personal Game Experience] by [[Niina Niskanen]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/03/18/player-limitations-and-accessibility-in-larp/ Player Limitations and Accessibility in Larp] by [[Beatrix Livesey-Stephens]] & [[Bjørn-Morten Vang Gundersen]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/07/31/inclusion-in-larp-between-challenge-and-the-experience-of-limits/ Inclusion in Larp: Between Challenge and the Experience of Limits]] by [[Björn Butzen]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/02/20/how-i-learned-to-stop-faking-it-and-be-real/ How I Learned to Stop Faking It and Be Real] by [[Anna Erlandsson]]
===Borderlands of Larp===
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/04/29/larp-the-colonist/ Larp: the Colonist] by [[Mátyás Hartyándi]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/06/06/remember-that-time-we-tried-to-film-a-larp/ Remember That Time… We Tried to Film a Larp] by [[Sophia Seymour]] & [[Martine Svanevik]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/03/25/the-cliff-a-case-study-of-interdisciplinary-larp-methods-for-artistic-research-practice/ ''The Cliff'' – A Case Study of Interdisciplinary Larp Methods for Artistic Research Practice] by [[Katri Lassila]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/05/15/signas-performance-installations-walking-the-liminal-border-between-larp-and-theatre/ SIGNA’s Performance Installations: Walking the Liminal Border Between Larp and Theatre] by [[Rasmus Lyngkjær]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/02/29/actual-plays-of-live-action-online-games-laogs/ Actual Plays of Live-Action Online Games (LAOGs)] by [[Gerrit Reininghaus]] & [[Adrian Hermann]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/02/26/comments-on-vr-larp-technology-creation/ Comments on VR, Larp, Technology, Creation] by [[Nadja Lipsyc]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/05/01/innovations-in-the-drama-classroom-with-larp/ Innovations in the Drama Classroom with Larp] by [[Lindsay Wolgel]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/04/08/larping-anthropology-in-the-1970s-and-1980s/ Larping Anthropology in the 1970s and 1980s: A Look Into the Birth of Performance Studies and Experiential Ethnography] by [[Mike Pohjola]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/05/20/possibilities-of-historical-larp-court-of-justice-in-17th-century-finland/ Possibilities of Historical Larp: Court of Justice in 17th-century Finland] by [[Jenni Lares]]
===Community and Narratives===
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/03/07/challenging-the-popularized-narrative-of-history/ Challenging the Popularized Narrative of History] by [[Laura Wood]] & [[Mo Holkar]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/02/23/history-is-our-playground-on-playing-with-peoples-lives/ History is Our Playground – On Playing with People’s Lives] by [[Kristel Nyberg]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/04/16/tears-in-the-rain/ Tears in the Rain] by [[Sebastian Utbult]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/02/06/this-larp-sucked-and-everyone-should-get-to-read-about-it/ This Larp Sucked – and Everyone Should Get to Read About It] by [[Thomas B]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/08/07/debauchery-meh/ Debauchery: Meh] by Anonymous
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/08/14/nordic-larp-is-not-international-larp-what-is-kp-for/ Nordic Larp is not ”International Larp”: What is KP for?] by Anonymous
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/05/10/in-the-limits-below-the-line-an-interview-with-brazilian-larpers/ In the Limits Below the Line – An Interview with Brazilian Larpers] by [[Leandro Godoy]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/07/16/organising-larps-during-war-in-ukraine-and-palestine/ "We won't stop the larp if it's just an air raid." Organising Larps During War in Ukraine and Palestine] by [[Maria Pettersson]]
===Risks, Dangers and Brave Spaces===
* Trust and Calibration by [[Juhana Pettersson]]
* How to Get Safely Through the Woods by Anonymous
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/05/08/flagging-is-flawed/ Flagging Is Flawed] by [[Maury Brown]] & [[Nina Teerilahti]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/06/11/rules-trust-and-care-the-nordic-larpers-risk-management-toolkit/ Rules, Trust, and Care: the Nordic Larper’s Risk Management Toolkit] by [[Sergio Losilla]]
* Risk Mitigation Techniques for Organisers by [[David Thorhauge]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/03/11/please-stop-an-occupational-therapists-advice-on-how-to-avoid-burnout/ Please Stop – an Occupational Therapist’s Advice on How to Avoid Burnout] by [[Taro Friman]]
* Will Ethical Demands Limit or Liberate Larp? by [[Mikael Kinanen]]
* Rethinking the Danger of Player Age Gaps by [[Ruska Kevätkoski]]
[[Category:Books]]
Do you want to know what is going on in larp and where the discourse is going? Read the Solmukohta 2024 book, Liminal Encounters: Evolving Discourse in Nordic and Nordic-inspired Larp. The book contains opinions and debate, concrete tips on how to make larps, and academic style analysis. At 400 pages, with 58 contributors, it both delivers fresh perspectives and further develops established theories.
==Contents==
*''Introduction'' by [[Kaisa Kangas]]
===Design and Analysis===
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/06/04/against-design/ Against Design] by [[Andrea Nordwall]] & [[Gabriel Widing]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/03/15/readdressing-larp-as-commodity/ Readdressing Larp as a Commodity: How Do We Define Value When the Customer Is Always Right?] by [[Usva Seregina]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/05/24/accepting-limits-the-one-hour-online-role-play-experience/ Accepting Limits: The One-Hour Online Role-Play Experience] by [[Evan Torner]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/05/17/naked-at-nordic-larp/ Naked at Nordic Larp] by [[Karin Edman]] & [[Julia Greip]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/04/19/strings-and-rails-npcs-vs-supporting-characters/ Strings and Rails: NPCs vs. Supporting Characters] by [[Karolina Fido-Fairfax]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/03/04/designing-power-dynamics-between-adults-and-children-in-larps/ Designing Power Dynamics Between Adults and Children in Larps] by [[Frederikke S. B. Høyer]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/05/03/the-hated-children-of-nordic-larp-why-we-need-to-improve-on-workshops-and-debriefs/ The Hated Children of Nordic Larp – Why We Need to Improve on Workshops and Debriefs] by [[Sandy Bailly]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/03/27/designing-the-designer/ Designing the Designer] by [[Juhana Pettersson]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/06/25/the-interaction-engine/ The Interaction Engine: A Method to Engage Your Participants in Meaningful Encounters] by [[Bjarke Pedersen]] & [[Eleanor Saitta]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/06/27/the-general-problem-of-indexicality-in-larp-design/ The General Problem of Indexicality in Larp Design] by [[Jaakko Stenros]], [[Eleanor Saitta]] & [[Markus Montola]]
===Experience and Critique===
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/05/30/did-we-wake/ Did We Wake?] by [[Eirik Fatland]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/05/28/searching-for-meaning-in-house-of-craving/ Searching for Meaning in ''House of Craving''] by [[Syksy Räsänen]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/02/09/kickass-rococovid-kitsch-a-review-of-disgraceful-proposals/ Kickass Rococovid Kitsch: A Review of ''Disgraceful Proposals''] by [[Thomas B]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/04/23/on-co-creating-experiences-ifol/ On Co-creating Experiences: iFoL] by [[Katharina Kramer]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/07/02/17-years-18-runs-broken-records-why-krigslive-just-wont-quit/ 17 Years, 18 Runs, Broken Records: Why ''Krigslive'' Just Won't Quit] by [[Astrid Budolfsen]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/07/04/odysseus-in-search-of-a-clockwork-larp/ ''Odysseus'': In Search of a Clockwork Larp] by [[Markus Montola]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/02/16/extinction-now-coming-to-terms-with-dissolution-in-endless-story/ Extinction Now: Coming to Terms with Dissolution in End(less) Story] by [[Syksy Räsänen]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/07/11/seeds-of-hope-how-to-intertwine-larp-and-ecological-activism/ Seeds of Hope: How to Intertwine Larp and Ecological Activism] by [[Elli Leppä]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/04/15/the-manifesto-of-playing-to-live-elsewise/ The Manifesto of Playing to Live Elsewise] by [[Maiju Tarpila]]
===Players and Play===
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/04/01/experience-vs-imagination-effects-of-player-age/ Experience vs. Imagination – Effects of Player Age] by [[Chris Hartford]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/04/03/words-of-advice-from-an-old-witch-to-aging-larpers/ Words of Advice from an Old Witch to Aging Larpers] by [[Inge-Mette Petersen]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/06/20/six-levels-of-larp-participation/ Six Levels of Larp Participation] by [[Josefin Westborg]], [[Janusz Maxe]] & [[Gabriel March]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/02/14/a-short-guide-to-fix-your-larp-experience/ A Short Guide to Fix Your Larp Experience] by [[Alessandro Giovannucci]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/07/24/good-cakes-bad-cakes-character-and-contact-design-as-a-factor-of-personal-game-experience/ Good Cakes, Bad Cakes: Character and Contact Design as a Factor of Personal Game Experience] by [[Niina Niskanen]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/03/18/player-limitations-and-accessibility-in-larp/ Player Limitations and Accessibility in Larp] by [[Beatrix Livesey-Stephens]] & [[Bjørn-Morten Vang Gundersen]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/07/31/inclusion-in-larp-between-challenge-and-the-experience-of-limits/ Inclusion in Larp: Between Challenge and the Experience of Limits]] by [[Björn Butzen]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/02/20/how-i-learned-to-stop-faking-it-and-be-real/ How I Learned to Stop Faking It and Be Real] by [[Anna Erlandsson]]
===Borderlands of Larp===
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/04/29/larp-the-colonist/ Larp: the Colonist] by [[Mátyás Hartyándi]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/06/06/remember-that-time-we-tried-to-film-a-larp/ Remember That Time… We Tried to Film a Larp] by [[Sophia Seymour]] & [[Martine Svanevik]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/03/25/the-cliff-a-case-study-of-interdisciplinary-larp-methods-for-artistic-research-practice/ ''The Cliff'' – A Case Study of Interdisciplinary Larp Methods for Artistic Research Practice] by [[Katri Lassila]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/05/15/signas-performance-installations-walking-the-liminal-border-between-larp-and-theatre/ SIGNA’s Performance Installations: Walking the Liminal Border Between Larp and Theatre] by [[Rasmus Lyngkjær]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/02/29/actual-plays-of-live-action-online-games-laogs/ Actual Plays of Live-Action Online Games (LAOGs)] by [[Gerrit Reininghaus]] & [[Adrian Hermann]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/02/26/comments-on-vr-larp-technology-creation/ Comments on VR, Larp, Technology, Creation] by [[Nadja Lipsyc]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/05/01/innovations-in-the-drama-classroom-with-larp/ Innovations in the Drama Classroom with Larp] by [[Lindsay Wolgel]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/04/08/larping-anthropology-in-the-1970s-and-1980s/ Larping Anthropology in the 1970s and 1980s: A Look Into the Birth of Performance Studies and Experiential Ethnography] by [[Mike Pohjola]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/05/20/possibilities-of-historical-larp-court-of-justice-in-17th-century-finland/ Possibilities of Historical Larp: Court of Justice in 17th-century Finland] by [[Jenni Lares]]
===Community and Narratives===
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/03/07/challenging-the-popularized-narrative-of-history/ Challenging the Popularized Narrative of History] by [[Laura Wood]] & [[Mo Holkar]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/02/23/history-is-our-playground-on-playing-with-peoples-lives/ History is Our Playground – On Playing with People’s Lives] by [[Kristel Nyberg]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/04/16/tears-in-the-rain/ Tears in the Rain] by [[Sebastian Utbult]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/02/06/this-larp-sucked-and-everyone-should-get-to-read-about-it/ This Larp Sucked – and Everyone Should Get to Read About It] by [[Thomas B]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/08/07/debauchery-meh/ Debauchery: Meh] by Anonymous
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/08/14/nordic-larp-is-not-international-larp-what-is-kp-for/ Nordic Larp is not ”International Larp”: What is KP for?] by Anonymous
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/05/10/in-the-limits-below-the-line-an-interview-with-brazilian-larpers/ In the Limits Below the Line – An Interview with Brazilian Larpers] by [[Leandro Godoy]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/07/16/organising-larps-during-war-in-ukraine-and-palestine/ "We won't stop the larp if it's just an air raid." Organising Larps During War in Ukraine and Palestine] by [[Maria Pettersson]]
===Risks, Dangers and Brave Spaces===
* Trust and Calibration by [[Juhana Pettersson]]
* How to Get Safely Through the Woods by Anonymous
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/05/08/flagging-is-flawed/ Flagging Is Flawed] by [[Maury Brown]] & [[Nina Teerilahti]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/06/11/rules-trust-and-care-the-nordic-larpers-risk-management-toolkit/ Rules, Trust, and Care: the Nordic Larper’s Risk Management Toolkit] by [[Sergio Losilla]]
* Risk Mitigation Techniques for Organisers by [[David Thorhauge]]
*[https://nordiclarp.org/2024/03/11/please-stop-an-occupational-therapists-advice-on-how-to-avoid-burnout/ Please Stop – an Occupational Therapist’s Advice on How to Avoid Burnout] by [[Taro Friman]]
* Will Ethical Demands Limit or Liberate Larp? by [[Mikael Kinanen]]
* Rethinking the Danger of Player Age Gaps by [[Ruska Kevätkoski]]
[[Category:Books]]
