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=== That's Larp! ===
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{{BookInfobox book|titlename =As Larp Grows Up|coverimage =2003-As.Larp.Grows.Up.jpg|yearauthor =2003|editors=yes{{Unbulleted list|editor1=[[Morten Gade]]|editor2=[[Line Thorup]]|editor3=[[Mikkel Sander]]}}| country = Denmark|isbnpublished =87-989377-0-72003}}
'''As Larp Grows Up''' was published in conjunction with the [[Knudepunkt 2003]] conference.
== Content ==
'''[[The three way model|The Three Way Model]]''' Revision of the Threefold Model by [[Petter Bøckman]]
A classic and controversial theory originally from tabletop thinkers of how there are three main ways to approach larping, the gamist, dramatist and immersionist angles.
'''The Dogma 99 Manifesto''' The Vow of Chastity by [[Eirik Fatland]], [[Lars Wingård]]
Ten commandments for a new purist way of making larps that take away much of the baggage from our tabletop origins and put power in the hands of the players. And a really thorough follow-up explanation, by the authors.
'''[[The Manifesto of the Turku School]]''' by [[Mike Pohjola]]
The original "Immersionism good, everything else bad" manifesto, that aims at larp as an artform. It has a lovely pretentious tone, covering up some good and some bad advice to players.
===That's Larp!===
'''Why do Bad Larps Happen to Good People?''' by Joc [[Johanna Koljonen ]]
An attempt to explore the differences in creative agendas and assumptions among roleplayers in different cultures, as well as the root definition of roleplaying and larp.
'''The Meilahti School: Thoughts on Role-playing''' by [[Henri Hakkarainen ]] & [[Jaakko Stenros ]]
A great attempt at defining roleplaying. It covers a lot of good views, though it's scope is limited to gamemastered games in some form.
'''Interaction: The Key Element of larp''' by [[Morten Gade ]]
A descriptive look at larp through the lens of interactions between the elements that constitute it.
'''Relation Theory''' by [[Ryan Rohde Hansen ]]
A look at how the dynamic nature of larp emerges from a set of very simple starting situations, also some observations on the relationships of players.
'''The Diegetic Rooms of Larp''' by [[Carsten Andreasen ]]
An article explaining the differences and overlaps between fiction and real world, or diegesis / non-diegesis, plus the states of being and understandings of the players in that crossing.
'''Role-playing as Interactive Construction of Subjective Diegeses''' by [[Markus Montola]]
A primer in understanding the concept of diegesis, how it is constructed and how players will always be co-creators.
===The real world===
'''Larp as a Way to Enlightenment''' by [[Elge Larsson ]]
A positive take on the vulnerable mental state in and after larp, looking at it through various religious and psychological lenses.
'''Fuck the Audience''' by [[Juhana Pettersson ]]
A tale of a series of intentionally bad, randomly generated, sometimes fake (vampire) larps.
'''Three basic concepts for LARP organizers''' by Rune Lippert
The values and lessons of the danish Danish group Einherjerne's style of simulationist sandbox larps, especially in regards to using minimal rules and creating immediate plots.
'''Dictionary''' by [[Petter Bøckman]]
A comprehensive dictionary of various larp terms.
'''The multi-tier game immersion theory''' by [[J. Tuomas Harviainen]]
Expanding on the concept of immersion, it takes the principle apart and looks at three levels of immersion: Character, reality and narrative, as well as the different
'''Postmodernism''' by [[Elge Larsson]]
What modernism and postmodernism are and how that relates to larp / participatory art in general.
==Downloads==
* [[Media://nordiclarp.org/w/images/c/c2/2003-As.Larp.Grows.Up.pdf|As Larp Grows Up]] (PDF)[[Category:Books]]
