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{{Stub}}A ''Nordic-style larp'', or '''Nordic larpLarp''' , is a term used to describe a tradition of [[larp ]] game design that is influenced emerged in the Nordic countries.==Nordic Larp Book==The term was widely popularized by the 2010 book [[Nordic Larp tradition (book)|Nordic Larp]], edited by [[Jaakko Stenros]] and [[Markus Montola]].==Nordiclarp.org Definition==This is the definition used by the [[Nordiclarp.org]] websites. It's less of an academic definition and contributes more meant as a statement to gather the ongoing Nordic Larp Discoursescene around it in an inclusive manner. There is a longer explanation of the term at the source link.<br><br>

{{Quote|text=Nordic larp is a term for shared larp traditions in the Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. What sets the Nordic larp traditions apart from others is a strong emphasis on collaboration and collective creation, unobtrusive rules, as well as a rich variety of play styles and settings sometimes including heavy themes.|source=Defintion=={{URL|nordiclarp.org/what-is-nordic-larp/}}}}

===Short definition=Jaakko Stenros 2013 Nordic Larp Talk Definition==For a [[Nordic Larp Talk]] in [[2013]] researcher and co-author of the book [[Nordic Larp Book|Nordic Larp]], [[Jaakko Stenros]] wrote a defintion definition with help from [[Markus Montola]] and [[Bjarke Pedersen]].{{quote|text=A larp that is influenced by the Nordic Larp tradition or contributes to the ongoing Nordic larp discourse.|author=[[Jaakko Stenros]]}}

<blockquote>''A For some this might seem to loose. As Stenros puts it:{{quote|text=This definition may seem disappointing, or even like a cop out. It does not arm you with analytical tools that you could use, disconnected from larp that is influenced by the practice, to identify a Nordic Larp tradition or contributes to the ongoing . But Nordic larp discourseLarp is not a set of instructions. It is not even a coherent design philosophy, though that is a fairly common claim online. It is a movement."</blockquote>|author=[[Jaakko Stenros]]}}

For some this might seem ===Brand statement===To perceive Nordic Larp as brand. Stenros tried to looseconfine it to a 48 word brand statement. As Jaakko puts it: {{quote<blockquote>''This definition may seem disappointing|text=A tradition that views larp as a valid form of expression, or even like a cop outworthy of debate, analysis and continuous experimentation, which emerged around the Knutepunkt convention. It does not arm you with analytical tools that you could usetypically values thematic coherence, continuous illusion, action and immersion, disconnected from while keeping the larp practice, to identify a Nordic Larpco-creative and its production uncommercial. Workshops and debriefs are common.|author=[[Jaakko Stenros]]}}

But ==Video=====Nordic Larp is not a set of instructions. It is not even a coherent design philosophy, though that is a fairly common claim online. It is a movementintroduction===An introduction to Nordic Larp by [[Johanna Koljonen]] at [[Nordic Larp Talks]] 2010."</blockquote>{{#ev:youtube|fH_RLgR4DI4}}

==External Links==* [http://nordiclarptalks.org/post/48230787098576668918/whatintroduction-doesto-nordic-larp-mean-jaakko-stenros The full keynote transcript of Jaakko Stenros Introduction to Nordic Larp], 2010 [[Nordic Larp Talk]] by [[Johanna Koljonen]].* [http://nordiclarptalks.org/post/48230787098/what-does-nordic-larp-mean-jaakko-stenros Jaakko Stenros What does Nordic Larp mean?], 2013 [[Nordic Larp Talk]] by [[Jaakko Stenros]].*[http: What //jaakkostenros.wordpress.com/2013/04/18/keynote-script-what-does -nordic-larp-mean/ Full keynote transcript of the 2013 Nordic Larp mean?Talk by Jaakko Stenros]

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