Erlend Eidsem Hansen

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Erlend Eidsem Hansen is a Norwegian larper, larpdesigner, larpwright coordinator, gamemaster (of other peoples games), filmmaker, specialeffects and scenography coordinator.

Editor

• The Book (2001) - The first of the Knutepunkt-book - The Knutepunktbook of 2001

Writing

• 8 Ways of Larphacking - article in Playground Magazine nr. 5 (2012)
• Trenne Byar - chapter in the Nordic Larp (2010)
• Rituals - article in Fëa Livia (Magazine) (2002)
• Guru Larp Fanzine (1993,1994) - little ranting fanzine on larping - most noted for its article on railroading, branching and marble dramaturgies in larp. Also known as the Theory of marbles.

Games

He has organised more than 40 larp-projects and participated in around 250 different games since the beginning in Norway in 1989.

He has read over 2000 characterdescriptions and been a consultant for the design of over 1000 characters over the years.

• Rød Oktober (2011)
• Dommedagsaften (2011)
• Ivans Vannhull (2010) - (Laivfabrikken Oslo)
• Marcellos kjeller (2010) - (Laivfabrikken Oslo)
• A Mothers heart (2010) - (Laivfabrikken Oslo)
• The Oasis (version I + version II) (2009,2011) - (Laivfabrikken Oslo)
• The Baader Meinhof eXperiment (2010) (Oslo,Västerås,Stockholm) - (Laivfabrikken Oslo)
• Kjærlighet i fornedringens tid (2001, 2002, 2009, 2010) - (Laivfabrikken Oslo)
• A fistful of Thyllium (2009) - only as a consultant designer and co-fascilliator of this collectivestyle larp
• Agabadan I (2008)
• Strangedays - The dream of the Appleliquor (2004)
• Reclaim (2002) - Sort of pervasive game - not really larp more activism
• inside:outside (2001) - videotechnician and runtime gamemastering
• AmerikA (2000) - scenographer, video and lights
• Elegi (2000) (Fantasy)
• The magic Loo (1999) - part larp, part tv-documentary. kind of philosophical 1-person realitytvshow
• Moirais Vev (1997)
• KyberGenesis (1997) (Videotechnician, designer of the in-game Tv-channel and the rituals worshipping videoimages of the AIs)
• Flammenes Natt (Night of the Flames) (1995) - Larp for youngsters 14-20 years old
• NÀR II (1994)
• Nosferatu Trilogy (1993, 1994, 1995(only as player), 1996)
• The Celtic and Vikinglarp (Winther 1993) (Ravn)
• The Mafia Larp (1992)
• Vingulmork 1196 (Winther 1992) (Ravn)
• Summerlarps (1990,1990,1991,1992) (Ravn)

Organizations

• Knutepunkt - (one of the founders of the first Knutepunkt i 1997, organiser in 2001, videotechnician in 2005, suborganiser in 2009, program committee in 2013)
• Laivfabrikken Oslo
• Fantasiforbundet
• Nosferatu
• Ravn

Contact

• erlendeh@gmail.com
• http://www.facebook.com/eidsem
• a list of his larp track record can be found at the archive of the Norwegian webportal of larp, laiv.org - http://www.laiv.org/laiv/DetStore.nsf/ (Search for name)