Nordic Larp (book)

Template:Book Nordic Larp published in 2010, edited by Jaakko Stenros and Markus Montola, is a book documenting several nordic style larps. It is available for free download via The University of Tampere.

Summary

In the Nordic countries, live action role-playing has developed into a unique and powerful form of expression. Nordic larps range from entertaining flights of fancy to the exploration of the intimate, the collective and the political. This incredible tradition combines influences from theatre and performance art with gamer cultures, in order to push the boundaries of role-playing.

Nordic Larp presents a critical cross section of this vibrant culture through 30 outstanding larps, combining stories told by designers, players and researchers with over 250 photographs of play and preparations. In addition the book contains two essays that explain the history and rhetorics of Nordic larp, and contextualizes it in relation to theatre, art and games.

Featured Games

• Trenne byar
• Helsingin Camarilla
• Föreningen Visionära Vetenskapsmäns Årliga Kongress
• Det sista kapitlet
• Ground Zero
• Knappnålshuvudet
• Carolus Rex
• 1942 - Noen å stole på
• Europa
• PehmoYdin
• The Executive Game
• inside:outside
• Hamlet
• Zombie
• PanoptiCorp
• Mellan himmel och hav
• Luminescence
• Rollespil i Rude Skov
• Silmäpuoli merirosvo
• Once Upon a Time
• Enhetsfront
• System Danmarc
• Dragonbane
• The White Road
• Prosopopeia Bardo 2: Momentum
• Totem
• En stilla middag med familjen
• Krigslive
• Antikristuksen yö
• Delirium

Video presentation

Documenting the Nordic Larp Scene - Jaakko Stenros is interviewed by Johanna Koljonen about the book during Nordic Larp Talks 2011.

Download

• Nordic Larp 2010 (PDF) The site translates into English from the upper right hand corner.

External Links

• Offical website for the Nordic Larp Book
• Nordic Larp Book Talkshow @ Nordic Larp Talks