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'''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]].
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'''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 doctor of philosophy from the from the School of Information Sciences, University of Tampere, Harviainen’s minilarps have been run in at least 14 countries. He is the current executive editor 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.  
 
In 2010 he won [[The Larpwriter Challenge]] for his game "[[The Tribunal]]," a game about the mechanics of oppression.  
  
  
== Articles on Larp ==
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== Selected articles on Larp ==
 
* ''Valokaari'' - article in [[States of Play: Nordic Larp Around the World]] in the [[Solmukohta]] [[2012]] [[Knutepunkt-books]]
 
* ''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]]
 
* "Kaprow’s Scions" - article in [[Playground Worlds]], the [[Solmukohta]] [[2008]] [[Knutepunkt-books]]
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
* [http://jiituomas.livejournal.com/ Live Journal]
 
* [http://jiituomas.livejournal.com/ Live Journal]
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* [http://jiituomas.com]
  
 
[[Category:People|Harviainen, J. Tuomas]]
 
[[Category:People|Harviainen, J. Tuomas]]

Revision as of 21:54, 8 January 2013

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 doctor of philosophy from the from the School of Information Sciences, University of Tampere, Harviainen’s minilarps have been run in at least 14 countries. He is the current executive editor 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.


Selected articles on Larp

External Links