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Nathan first became involved in the Nordic scene with [[Dragonbane]] in 2006, for which he wrote parts of the culture briefings and metaphysics. He regularly attends Knutpunkt and Fastaval.
Nathan has published 4 scenario books, developing [[psychodrama]] scenarios as a form, drawing inspiration from psychological models to create replayable freeforms with strong emotional play. He has also published Heart's Blood, a literary scenario adapting Dracula to jeepform. His books are available online from lulu.com
He presented in the 2014 Nordic larp talks http://nordiclarptalks.org/post/87238078318/identity-crafting-keeping-the-black-dog-at-bay== Academic background ==
== Scenario publications == Nathan has published 3 scenario books in the Green Book. His books are available online. == Controversy == In July 2016 several people in larp communities came forth with allegations of abusive behaviour from Nathan which lead to a police report being filed in Finland as well as bans from several groups, larps and events in several countries. Bans from events in the UK remain in place from earlier. [http://web.archive.org/web/20170801073328/https://www.facebook.com/claus.raasted/posts/10155351498192626 Dziobak Larp Studios ban announcement] [categoryhttp://www.holkar.net/nathan_hook.html Mo Holkar's ban announcement] [[Category:People]]
→Controversy: Typo fixing, typos fixed: July of 2016 → July 2016
'''Nathan Hook ''' is a British game and larp designer and academic.
== Background ==Nathan is currently a distance PhD student at Tampere Universityfirst became involved in the Nordic scene with contributions to Dragonbane in 2006. He has regularly attended Knutpunkt and Fastaval and written for the Knutpunkt books, Finland, researching identity theory until the recent controversy in roleplaying2016. Prior to this, Previously he compeleted MSc Psychological Research Methods had been involved with the Open UniversityUK larp scene since 1997 and the internatonal Camarilla organisation since 2000.In 2008, Nathan presented 'And Not to Yield,' the first Nordic-style minilarp to be both written and organised in the UK with a dissertation researching larpers.
In April 20142012, he co-organised an international run of [[Pan]] in Finlandcompeleted MSc Psychological Research Methods with the Open University, UK with a dissertation researching larpers. His dissertation is available as a free download from lulu.com
Since 2013, Nathan has been a distance PhD student at University of Tampere, Finland, researching identity theory applied to roleplaying in games. In May 2014October 2015, he published the board game Magusmoved to Finland on a fellowship to work full-time on research. https://wwwHe presented his research at Solmokohta 2016.thegamecrafter.com/games/magus
