What Do We Do When We Play?
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| Editors | |
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| Country | Finland |
| Published | 2020 |
Contents
- Introduction by Eleanor Saitta
- Show, Don’t Tell by Ruska Kevätkoski
- Heuristics for Larp by Magnar Grønvik Müller
Preview of Themes
- Maps, Loops, and Larps by Eleanor Saitta, Johanna Koljonen and Martin Nielsen
- Rituals of Being by Anne Serup Grove
- Larp-Related Stress by Suvi Korhonen, Ira Nykänen and Eino Partanen
- Cold Equations by Elisa Tognari
- Learning from NPCs by Simon Brind
- Steering for Survival by Jonaya Kemper, Eleanor Saitta and Johanna Koljonen
- Bleed as a Skill by Ane Marie Anderson Karete and Jacobsen Meland
Character Type
- Metareflection by Hilda Levin
- Playing an Engaging Victim by Katrine Wind and Karijn van der Heij
- Playing a Sex Worker by L.K.
- The Mum, the Boss, and the Nymph by Hanne Grasmo
- Playing a Leader by Olivia Fischer, Chris Hartford, Joanna Piancastelli and Maria Shulga
- Artificial Affluenzas by J. Tuomas Harviainen and Vili Von Nissinen
- Performing Dominant by Elina Gouliou and Muriel Algayres
Using the Body
- Emotions as Skilled Work by Sanna Koulu
- Body Positive by Laura Wood
- Beyond the Funny Hat by Holger Pick and Sagalinn Tangen
- Your Body Is Your Body by Karin Edman
- Claiming Space by Kaisa Vitikainen
- Sketch Comedy Characters by Juhana Pettersson
- Playing With Sexual Arousal by Hanne Grasmo
- Blue Valkyrie Needs Food, badly! by Simon Brind
For First-timers
- Know Yourself by Juhana Pettersson
- Constructing Your Experience by Olivia Fischer
- Inner Tension by Mo Holkar and Monica Hjort Traxl
- Ask Questions Later by Kathaleen Amende
- Making a Flat Character Sing by Joanna Piancastelli
- Building a Fail-Safe by Anne Serup Grove
Performance
- Ensemble Play by Anni Tolvanen and James Lorien MacDonald
- How to Play Erotic Larp by Olivia Fischer and Tor Kjetil Edland
- Speechcraft by Kjell Hedgard Hugaas
- You Make Me Brave by Ruska Kevätkoski
- Showtime! by Alexis Sandrén
- Epic Feels by Noora Korppi
- Strength in Numbers by Sander Burger
Props and Costumes
- Sceneing and Storying by Will Osmond
- Larping the Language Barrier by Ada-Maaria Hyvärinen
- Fake It and Make It by Kerstin Örtberg and Anne Serup Grove
- Writing a Life by Inge-Mette Petersen
- Magic Items by Ida Mia Thylstrup, Oliver Nøglebæk and Suus Mutsaers
Conflict Management
- Wyrding the Self by Jonaya Kemper
- Reading Others for Interaction by Maury Brown
- Listening for Negotiation by Alessandro Giovannucci
- Uplifting Antagonism by Jasmin Lade
- After an Overstep by Anne Serup Grove
- Larp Hacking by Martine Svanevik and Simon Brind
Self-care
- The Paradox of Inclusivity by Axelle Cazeneuve
- Addressing Self Care by Elin Dalstål
- Just Breathe by Jojjon Hamrén
- Battling Perfectionism by Julie Artula
- Recognising Disappointment by Sandy Bailly
Props and Costumes
- Labor and Play by Evan Torner
- Preplay by Mia Kyhn
- Preparing for a Larp by Elina Gouliou and Simon Rogers
- Building a Comfort Zone by Anna Erlandsson
- Talking to Strangers by Suus Mutsaers
- Fear on the Starting Line by Benjamin A. Morrow
- Scary New Things by Ruska Kevätkoski
- Larping Lonely by Elin Dalstål
- The Larp I Won and the Larp I Lost by Berber Wierda
The Punchline
- Beauty in Larp by Jaakko Stenros and James Lorien MacDonald
- Overcoming Shyness by Mátyás Hartyándi
- Larper: The Pretense by Markus Montola
Other
- Glossary
- Ludography
- Author Bios