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'''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/2011/01/larp-about-friendship-desire-and-fear.html]. The game itself lasted for three days, with act breaks every morning to build out relations and further play.
! Country|Denmark! Organizers|3
* [http://just-a-little-lovin.blogspot.com/ Official game 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]
Added some details of UK 2019 run
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{{LarpInfobox larp design|first_run={{start date|2011}} in Norway
|name=Just a Little Lovin'
|image=Logo-jall-2012.png
|homepagetagline=http1982://It was the summer AIDS came to New York City|participants=~60|duration=5 days|website={{URL|just-a-little-lovin.blogspot.secom}}|homepage_link_textdesigners=Just a Little Lovin' homepage{{unbulleted list|[[Tor Kjetil Edland]]|[[Hanne Grasmo]]}}|techniques={{unbulleted list|[[Pre-larp workshop]]|[[Meta room]]|[[Feather play]]|[[Phallus]]|[[Monologue]]|[[Safewords]]|[[Act structure]]|[[Contextualization]]}}
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'''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.se/p/vision.html]. The game itself lasted for three days, with act breaks every morning to build out relations and further play. It was first produced in [[Norway]] in [[2012]] 2011 by the designers [[Tor Kjetil Edland]] and [[Hanne Grasmo]].
==Summary==
==Statistics==
The larp has been produced three four times:.
* '''[[Norway]] [[:Category:2011|2011]] - July 10-1310–13:''' 60 participants. * '''[[Sweden]] [[:Category:2012|2012]] - June 88–13:''' 54 participants.*'''Denmark 2013 -13August 5–10:''' 54 64 participants. * '''[[Denmark]] [[2015 - June 21–26:Category''' 65 participants.*'''France 2016 - July 4-9:2013|2013]] ''' ? participants.*'''USA 2017 - August 57–12:''' ? participants.*'''Finland 2018 -10June 4–10:''' 64 ? participants. *'''UK 2019 - July 30 – August 4:''' ? 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 by the designers [[Tor Kjetil Edland]] and [[Hanne Grasmo]]. The location was Lunde Leirsted south of Oslo with 60 participants.
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! Country! Participants
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|Denmark
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! Country! Organizers
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|Norway
===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 with Tor Kjetil Edland and Hanne Grasmo. The location was Gålögården on Gålö south of Stockholm with 54 participants.
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! Country! Participants
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|Denmark
|43
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|Finland
|UK
|2
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|USA
|1
|}
{|class="wikitable sortable"
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! Country! Organizers
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|Norway
===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]] trough the [[Rollespilsfabrikken]] association with Tor Kjetil Edland. Petter Karlsson and [[Morgan Jarl]] were co-organizers and workshop facilitators. The location was Arresøcentret that lies close to the Danish town Frederiksværk on Zealand with 64 participants.
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|Denmark
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|Norway
|1
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|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.
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!Country
!Participants
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|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
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|Denmark
|6
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|Norway
|2
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|Sweden
|1
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===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.
=== Just a Little Lovin' 2018 - UK ===
The seventh run of the larp was organized in the UK July–August 2019.
==Techniques==
* [[Pre-larp Workshop]]* [[Black Box]]* [[Feather Play]]* [[Phallus]]* [[Monologue]]* [[Safewords]] ( [[Cut]] & [[Brake]] )* [[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==
*[[Categoryhttp:Norway]//justalittlelovin.com/ Official larp website]*Photos by [http://just-a-little-lovin.blogspot.com/p/picturesart.html Tore Olbert], [Categoryhttp:Sweden//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]*[Categoryhttp:Denmark]//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]*[[Categoryhttps:2011]//www.electro-larp.com/255-larp-review-just-a-little-lovin Review of JALL 2013 by Vincent Choupaut on Electro-LARP] [[Category:2012Larps]][[Category:2013Larp runs]]
