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{{Infobox person| name = Maury Brown is a larp scholar, educator, publisher, and a participatory experience designer, writer, producer, and consultant. She is the president of Learn Larp, LLC a US live roleplay company that produces high-immersion, mechanics-light destination experiences based on the Nordic collaborative style, including the breakout larp New World Magischola. She is also the designer of the destination larps Immerton, Beat Generation, and Inside Avernus, and she has written several other parlor larp scenarios and larps for educational purposes. She consults with schools, museums, and non-profit agencies to bring participatory design into their curricula and events. A pioneer in using safety and calibration tools in US larps, Brown applies instructional design principles to her larp design and organization. She researches how games can create radical empathy and personal transformation and is currently a PhD Candidate at Old Dominion University.| nationality = United States}}
'''Maury Brown''' is a larp scholar, educator, publisher, and a participatory experience designer, writer, producer, and consultant. She is the president of Learn Larp & Roleplay Companies, LLC a US live roleplay company that produces high-immersion, mechanics-light destination experiences based on the Nordic collaborative style, including the breakout larp New World Magischola. She is also the designer of the destination larps Immerton, Beat Generation, and Inside Avernus, and she has written several other parlor larp scenarios and larps for educational purposes. She consults with schools, museums, and non-profit agencies to bring participatory design into their curricula and events. A pioneer in using safety and calibration tools in US larps, Brown applies instructional design principles to her larp design and organization. She researches how games can create radical empathy and personal transformation and is currently a PhD Candidate at Old Dominion University.
=== Larp & Roleplay Companies ===
Founder and President, Learn Larp, LLC, a larp production company, producer of New World Magischola, Immerton, Beat Generation, Inside Avernus, Yuletide, and collaborator with HLG Con and other upcoming productions.
Owner, SAIF Events, a brand and consulting firm that assists and certifies games, conventions, and events as meeting qualifications for safety, inclusion, and accessibility.
=== Larp Design & Writing===
==== Multi-day destination experiences====''New World Magischola'', a 4-day immersive wizard school event, University of Richmond, College of William & Mary, Mt. Holyoke College. Owner, co-lead designer with Ben Morrow, organizer, writer, producer, world creator, plot design, character team lead. Learn Larp, LLC. 2015-present.
New World Magischola''Immerton'', a 4-day immersive wizard school fantasy event, University of RichmondJoshua Tree, College of William & Mary, Mt. Holyoke CollegeCA. Owner, co-lead writer, designer with Ben Morrow, organizer, writer, producer, world creator. Developed with Kat Jones, plot designQuinn D, character team lead. Sarah Bowman, and Orli Nativ Learn Larp, LLC. 2015-presentSeptember 2017.
Immerton''Beat Generation'', a 42-day immersive fantasy historical fiction event, Joshua TreeNew York City, CANY. OwnerWriter, lead writerproducer, designer, producer, world creator. Developed with Kat Jones, Quinn D, Sarah Bowman, and Orli Nativ Learn Larp, LLC. September 2017April, 2018.
Beat Generation''Inside Avernus'', a 23-day immersive historical fiction event, New York City, NYwizard prison adventure underground. WriterOwner, producerlead writer, designer. Learn Larp, LLCproducer. AprilSeptember, 2018.
Inside Avernus''Yuletide Escapade'', a 3-day wizard prison holiday adventure underground. Owner, lead writer, designer, producer. SeptemberPunderson Manor, Ohio. December 2016, 2017, 2018.
Yuletide Escapade''College of Wizardry'', a 34-day immersive wizard holiday adventureschool event, Czocha Castle, Poland. OwnerCharacter writer, lead world writer, designersafety workshop design, safety team, producerlarp organizer. Punderson ManorOnsite production team CoW 4, Ohio5, 6. December 2016, 2017with Liveform (now Dziobak Larp Studios), 20182015–16.
''College of Wizardry: The Challenge'', a 4-day immersive tri-wizard school eventtournament, Czocha Kliczkow Castle, Poland. Character writer, world writer, safety workshop design, safety team, larp Co-lead organizer. Onsite production team CoW 4, 5, 6. and producer with Liveform (now Dziobak Larp Studios), 2015-16. May 2017.
College of Wizardry: The Challenge''Fairweather Manor'', a 4-day immersive tri-wizard school tournamentevent inspired by Downton Abbey, Kliczkow Moszna Castle, Co-lead organizer Poland. Character writer and producer character designer, with Liveform (now Dziobak Larp Studios). May 20172015–16.
Fairweather Manor''Convention of Thorns'', a 4-day immersive Vampire the Masquerade event inspired by Downton Abbey, Moszna Castle, Poland. Character writer and character designerSafety workshop design, black box design, with Liveform (now Dziobak Larp Studios). 2015-162016–17.
Convention ''End of Thornsthe Line'', a 4an 8-day immersive hour Vampire the Masquerade event, PolandNew Orleans, LA. Safety and consent mechanics and workshop design, black box designlarp adaptation to audience, with Liveform (now Dziobak Larp Studios)Participation Design Agency and White Wolf. September 2016-17.
End of the Line''Just a Little Lovin’'' USA, an 8a 5-hour Vampire the Masquerade day immersive eventabout AIDS, New Orleansbeing queer, LAand love. Safety and consent mechanics and workshop design, larp adaptation to audience, safety team, with Participation Design Agency and White WolfPink Dollars LLC. September 2016Minnesota, July 2017.
Just a Little Lovin’ USA==== Single Day or Convention Larps ====''A Wolf By Any Other Name'', a 54-day immersive event about AIDShour wizard school adventure. Writer and designer, being queerdeveloped with Ben Morrow. Played at Metatopia, Arisia, Dreamation, Gen Con, Intercon, Breakout Con, Big Bad Con, Origins, Google, and loveWalt Disney Studios. Safety design, larp adaptation, safety teamLearn Larp, with Pink Dollars LLC. Minnesota, July Published June 2017.
Single Day or Convention Larps''Public Memory'', a 4-hour freeform larp about history, institutional racism, and politics. Writer and designer. Played at Metatopia, Breakout Con, and Dreamation. 2017–2018.
A Wolf By Any Other Name''Immerton: The Initiation'', a 4-hour wizard school adventureritual larp about womanhood across the universe. Writer and designer, developed Developed with Ben MorrowKat Jones. Played at Metatopia, Arisia, DreamationIntercon, Gen Con, Intercon, Breakout Con, Big Bad Con, Origins, Google, and Walt Disney Studios. Learn Larp, LLC. Published June 20172017–18.
Public Memory''Revenants Rising'', a 4-hour freeform larp about history, institutional racism, and politicswizard adventure. Writer and designer. Played at MetatopiaDreamation, Breakout DEXCON, Gen Con, and DreamationHLG Con. 2017-2018.
Immerton: The Initiation, a 4-hour ritual larp about womanhood across the universe. Developed with Kat Jones. Played at Metatopia, Intercon, Gen Con. 2017-18. Revenants Rising, a 4-hour wizard adventure. Writer and designer. Played at Dreamation, DEXCON, Gen Con, HLG Con. 2018. ''Detention Breakout, '' a storytelling roleplay escape room. Writer and designer. Played at DEXCON 2018, Gen Con 2018, HLG Con 2018.[[Category: People]]