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'''Just a Little Lovin'''' is a game that was first run in [[Norway]] in the summer of [[:Category:2011|2011]], a second run took place in [[Sweden]] on the 8th - 13th of June [[:Category:2012|2012]] and a third in [[Denmark]] on the 5th - 10th of August [[:Category:2013|2013]].
Set '''Just a Little Lovin'''' is a larp set in a partially fictional New York of 1982 through -84, the game is "a larp about friendship, desire and the fear of death"[http://just-a-little-lovin.blogspot.com/2011se/01p/larp-about-friendship-desire-and-fearvision.html]. The game itself lasted for three days, with act breaks every morning to build out relations and further play.
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It was first produced in Norway in 2011 by the designers [[Tor Kjetil Edland]] and [[Hanne Grasmo]].
==Summary==
<blockquote>
''1982: It was the summer AIDS came to New York City. Two group of friends from New York City celebrate the 4th of July in upstate New York. The 1970s have been a decade of women's liberation, youth rebellion, anti-war protests and sexual promiscuity. This changed America forever, but the early 1980s is also a time of a resurging conservative movement which President Ronald Reagan is the sunny face of. Gay men are migrating to New York to become part of the vibrant and hedonistic scene in Greenwitch Village. Unbeknownst to everyone however the HIV virus has started spreading in the city. An article in the New York Times last summer described a mysterious "gay cancer", but it's cause remains still unknown.<br /><br />During the larp we play three 4th of July partys of 1982, 1983 and 1984. Every morning after breakfast there is an act break where we find out what has happened with the characters and their relationships the following year before the next act starts one year later. When the game starts neither the players nor the characters know who will become infected by the virus, but the lives of all the characters will be deeply effected by the epidemic. Our goal for the game is that all the characters will have friendships that are important to them, experience a little bit of lovin' at the summer parties and feel the fear of death as people around them start to become infected.[http://just-a-little-lovin.blogspot.com/2011/01/larp-about-friendship-desire-and-fear.html]''</blockquote>
==Statistics==
The larp has been produced four times.
* '''Norway 2011 - July 10–13:''' 60 participants.
* '''Sweden 2012 - June 8–13:''' 54 participants.
* '''Denmark 2013 - August 5–10:''' 64 participants.
* '''Denmark 2015 - June 21–26:''' 65 participants.
* '''France 2016 - July 4-9:''' ? participants.
* '''USA 2017 - August 7–12:''' ? participants.
* '''Finland 2018 - June 4–10:''' ? participants.
==Production history==
[[File:Jall2013.png|400px|In-game photo by Karin Ryding from the Sweden run in 2012.]]
===Just a Little Lovin' 2011 - Norway===
{{Infobox larp run|date={{start date|2011}}|location=Lunde Leirsted, south of Oslo, Norway|name=Just a Little Lovin' (2011)|participants=60|website={{URL|just-a-little-lovin.blogspot.com}}|producers={{unbulleted list|[[Tor Kjetil Edland]]|[[Hanne Grasmo]]}}|larp=[[Just a Little Lovin']]}}The game was first organized and written by the designers [[Tor Kjetil Edland]] and [[Hanne Grasmo]]. The location was Lunde Leirsted south of Oslowith 60 participants. {|class="wikitable sortable"|-! Country! Participants|-|Denmark|11|-|Finland|4|-|Norway|18|-|Sweden|26|-|USA|1|} {|class="wikitable sortable"|-! Country! Organizers|-|Norway|2|}
===Just a Little Lovin' 2012 - Sweden===
{{Infobox larp run|date={{start date|2012}}|location=Gålögården on Gålö south of Stockholm, Sweden|name=Just a Little Lovin' (2012)|participants=54|organizers=[[LajvVerkstaden]]|producers={{unbulleted list|[[Miriam Lundqvist]]|[[Anna-Karin Linder]]|[[Petter Karlsson]]}}|designers={{unbulleted list|[[Tor Kjetil Edland]]|[[Hanne Grasmo]]}}|larp=[[Just a Little Lovin']]}}The second run of the game was produced by [[Miriam Lundqvist]], [[Anna-Karin Linder]] and [[Petter Karlsson]] through the [[LajvVerkstaden]] association together with Tor Kjetil Edland and Hanne Grasmo. The location was Gålögården on Gålö south of Stockholmwith 54 participants. {|class="wikitable sortable"|-! Country! Participants|-|Denmark|3|-|Finland|4|-|France|4|-|Iceland|1|-|Norway|2|-|Sweden|37|-|UK|2|-|USA|1|} {|class="wikitable sortable"|-! Country! Organizers|-|Norway|2|-|Sweden|3|}
===Just a Little Lovin' 2013 - Denmark===
{{Infobox larp run|date={{start date|2013}}|location=Arresøcentret, Frederiksværk, Denmark|name=Just a Little Lovin' (2012)|participants=64|organizers=[[Rollespilsfabrikken]]|producers={{unbulleted list|[[Flemming H. Jacobsen]]|[[Nynne Søs Rasmussen]]|[[Helene Willer Piironen]]}}|designers={{unbulleted list|[[Tor Kjetil Edland]]|[[Hanne Grasmo]]}}|larp=[[Just a Little Lovin']]}}The second third run of the game was produced by [[Flemming H. Jacobsen]], [[Nynne Søs Rasmussen]] and [[Helene Willer Piironen]]together trough the [[Rollespilsfabrikken]] association with Tor Kjetil Edland. Petter Karlsson and [[Morgan Jarl]] where were co-organizers and workshop facilitators. The location was Arresøcentret that lies close to the Danish town Frederiksværk on Zealandwith 64 participants. {|class="wikitable sortable"|-! Country! Participants|-|Denmark|38|-|France|9|-|Germany|1|-|Norway|7|-|Sweden|8|-|UK|1|} {|class="wikitable sortable"|-! Country! Organizers|-|Denmark|3|-|Norway|1|-|Sweden|2|} ===Just a Little Lovin' 2015 - Denmark==={{Infobox larp run|date={{start date|2015}}|location=Lejrcenter, Tølløse, Denmark|name=Just a Little Lovin' (2012)|participants=67|producers={{unbulleted list|[[Anna Emilie Groth]]|[[Flemming H. Jacobsen]]}}|designers={{unbulleted list|[[Tor Kjetil Edland]]|[[Hanne Grasmo]]}}|crew={{plainlist|* [[Petter Karlsson]], workshop facilitator* [[Helene Willer Piironen]], workshop facilitator}}|creators={{plainlist|* [[Alex K Uth]], scenography* [[Sarah Piyannah Cederstrand]], scenography* [[Rasmus Teilmann]], scenography}}|larp=[[Just a Little Lovin']]}}The fourth run of the game was produced by [[Anna Emilie Groth]] and Flemming H. Jacobsen with Tor Kjetil Edland and Hanne Grasmo. Petter Karlsson and Helene Willer were co-organizers and workshop facilitators. It also had a scenography team consisting of [[Alex K Uth]], [[Sarah Piyannah Cederstrand]] and [[Rasmus Teilmann]]. The location was Lejrcenter Birkedal outside the Danish town Tølløse on Zealand with 67 participants. {|class="wikitable sortable"|-! Country! Participants|-|Belarus|2|-|Czech Republic|2|-|Canada|1|-|Denmark|17|-|Estonia|3|-|Finland|4|-|Ireland|1|-|Norway|9|-|Sweden|18|-|Taiwan|1|-|UK|4|-|USA|5|} {|class="wikitable sortable"|-! Country! Organizers|-|Denmark|6|-|Norway|2|-|Sweden|1|}
===Just a Little Lovin' 2017 - Minnesota, USA===
The fifth run of the game was organized near Minneapolis in Minnesota, USA in August 2017.
===Just a Little Lovin' 2018 - Finland===
The sixth run of the larp was organized in Finland June 2018.
==Techniques==
* [[Act structure]]
* [[Contextualization]]
==Related==
Before the game was played, there was a debate in the Swedish newspaper Expressen, regarding whether or not it is alright to "play" with AIDS. You can find the first entry of that debate [http://www.expressen.se/kultur/lajv-aids-i-tre-dagar/ here].
==Book project==
After the Danish production in 2013 a documentation project called [[The Book of Just a Little Lovin' (2013 Denmark Run)]] was made.
The book was edited by [[Claus Raasted]] and [[Casper Gronemann]] with support from [[Søren Lyng Ebbehøj]] through [[Rollespilsakademiet]]. It is available free as PDF.
==External links==
* [http://just-a-little-lovin.blogspotjustalittlelovin.com/ Official game larp website]
* Photos by [http://just-a-little-lovin.blogspot.com/p/picturesart.html Tore Olbert], [http://just-a-little-lovin.blogspot.com/p/pictures-by-frida-sofie-jansen.html Frida Sofie Jansen] and [http://just-a-little-lovin.blogspot.com/p/pictures-by-li-xin.html Li Xin].
* [http://gamingaswomen.com/posts/2012/06/just-a-little-lovin-2012/ Review of JALL 2012 by Elin Dalstål on Gaming as Women]
* [http://petterkarlsson.se/2012/10/26/just-a-little-lovin-2012-a-larp-about-aids-in-the-80s/ Wrap-up about JALL 2012 and interviews with the designers by producer Petter Karlsson]
* [https://www.electro-larp.com/255-larp-review-just-a-little-lovin Review of JALL 2013 by Vincent Choupaut on Electro-LARP]
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