'''Larp Design: Creating Role-play Experiences''' is a 2019 book about larp design. It was edited by [[Johanna Koljonen]], [[Jaakko Stenros]], [[Anne Serup Grove]], [[Aina D. Skjønsfjell]] and [[Elin Nilsen]].
==Contents==
* Acknowledgements
* Foreword by [[Johanna Koljonen]], [[Jaakko Stenros]], [[Anne Serup Grove]], [[Aina D. Skjønsfjell]] and [[Elin K. Nilsen]]
===Part I. THE FOUNDATIONS OF LARP DESIGN===
* Basic Concepts in Larp Design by [[Jaakko Stenros]], & [[Markus Montola]]
* How Real Is Larp? by [[Simo Järvelä]]
* An Introduction to Bespoke Larp Design by [[Johanna Koljonen]]
* Larp and Seriousness by [[Jaakko Stenros]]
* How to Pick Your Larp Idea by [[Bjarke Pedersen]]
* Learn Design by Rerunning Larps by [[Oliver Skjødt Nøglebæk]]
===Part 2. DESIGNING WHAT HAPPENS BEFORE RUNTIME===
=====2.1 THE PRE-LARP PROCESS=====
* Designing the Pre-Larp Process by [[Martine Svanevik]] & [[Johanna Koljonen]]
* Designing Ahead of Participant Needs by [[Karin Edman]]
* Describing What Actually Happens During the Larp by [[Henry Piers Towsner]] & [[J Li]]
* Costumes for Real Bodies by [[Kerstin Örtberg]] & [[Anne Serup Grove]]
=====2.2 ON SITE BEFORE THE RUNTIME=====
* How to Schedule the Participants’ Time on Site by [[Alma Elofsson]]
* How to Design a Workshop by [[Lizzie Stark]]
* How to Run Your Workshop by [[Markus Montola]]
===Part 3. DESIGNING THE RUNTIME===
=====3.1 HOW TO MAKE LARPS WHERE STORIES HAPPEN=====
* How to Structure a Larp by [[Kaisa Kangas]]
* Transparency in Larp by [[Evan Torner]]
* Bolvaerk: Surprise Horror by [[Søren Ebbehøj]] & [[Kasper Friis Hansen]]
* Creating Shared Recollections by [[Marco Bielli]] & [[Chiara Tirabasso]]
* Narrative Design by [[Simon Brind]]
* Emergent Stories and Directed Narratives by [[Troels Barkholt-Spangsbo]] & [[Jesper Heebøll Arbjørn]]
* How to Make your Sandbox a Playground by [[Mo Holkar]]
* Amusement Park Design by [[Johanna Koljonen]]
* The Beginning and the End by [[Kaisa Kangas]]
=====3.2 HOW TO DESIGN A PLAYABLE FICTION=====
* Functional Design by [[Kaisa Kangas]]
* Creating or Conveying Cultures by [[Martin Nielsen]] & [[Grethe Sofie Bulterud Strand]]
* Building a Layered Community by [[Alessandro Giovannucci]] & [[Andrea Giovannucci]]
* This Is Not an Edularp! by [[Tina Leipoldt]]
* Designing for Equality by [[Frederikke Sofie Bech Høyer]]
* Designing for Intersectional Identities by [[Kat Jones]], [[Mo Holkar]], and [[Jonaya Kemper]]
* Accessibility as Playability by [[Eleanor Saitta]] & [[Sebastian F. K. Svegaard]]
* Designing for Queer and Trans Players by [[Eleanor Saitta]] & [[Sebastian F. K. Svegaard]]
* Designing Larp for Children by [[Merli Juustila]]
=====3.3 HOW TO DESIGN PLAYABLE CHARACTERS=====
* Basics of Character Design by [[Juhana Pettersson]]
* Who Creates the Characters? by [[Karijn van der Heij]]
* Co-Creative Design with Players by [[Mo Holkar]]
* Designing a Character Description by [[Evan Torner]]
* Efficient Character Writing for Big Teams by [[Edin Janković Šumar]]
* Homework as Player Preparation by [[Laura Kröger]]
* Collaborative Character Creation by [[Joanna Piancastelli]]
* Writing Realistic, Non-Exploitative Characters by [[Laura Wood]]
=====3.4 HOW TO DESIGN MECHANICS AND RULES=====
* Opt-out and Playstyle Calibration Mechanics by [[Johanna Koljonen]]
* Designing the Mechanics You Need by [[Danny Wilson]]
* Putting It All Together: House of Craving by [[Danny Wilson]]
* Designing Playable Acid Trips by [[Troels Barkholt-Spangsbo]], [[Jonas Trier-Knudsen]], [[Søren Ebbehøj]], [[Anders Lyng Ebbehøj]], and [[Klaus Meier Olsen]]
* The Notebook Mechanic by [[Bjarke Pedersen]]
* Class Privilege and Conflict Escalation by [[Kaisa Kangas]]
* Larping the Blues by [[Iva Vávrová]] & [[Kateřina Holendová]]
* Metatechniques by [[Anna Westerling]] & [[Anders Hultman]]
* Portraying Sexual Content in Larp by [[Frida Lindegren]]
* The Language of Consent by [[Susan Mutsaers]]
* Portraying Violence in Larps by [[Martine Svanevik]]
* Meaningful Character Death by [[Stefan Deutsch]]
=====3.5 HOW TO DESIGN A PLAYABLE ENVIRONMENT=====
* Spatial Design for Larps by [[Søren Ebbehøj]], [[Signe Løndahl Hertel]], and [[Jonas Trier-Knudsen]]
* Geometry of Conversations by [[J Li]]
* The Bus Stop Mechanic by [[Simon Lindman Svensson]]
* The Piss Room [[Juhana Pettersson]]
* The Fundamentals of Sound Design for Larp [[Anni Tolvanen]] & [[Irrette Melakoski]]
* Darkness As Scenography [[Tuomas Hakkarainen]] & [[Katri Lassila]]
=====3.6 HOW TO RUNTIME GAMEMASTER=====
* Simulating an Outside World by [[Simon Lindman Svensson]]
* Using Discord in a Cyberpunk Setting by [[Ericka Paige Skirpan]]
* Using Runtime Directors by [[Anna Westerling]] & [[Anders Hultman]]
* The Expression Wall by [[Maury Elizabeth Brown]]
* How to Run Freeform by [[Evan Torner]]
* How to Run Edularp by [[Josefin Westborg]]
===Part 4. AFTER RUNTIME===
* Post-Play Activities by [[Maury Elizabeth Brown]]
* How to Gather Feedback from Players by [[Annika Waern]]
===Part 5. HOW TO EXPORT NORDIC LARP===
* Nordic Style Larps in Other Traditions by [[Maury Elizabeth Brown]] & [[Ericka Paige Skirpan]]
* Collaborating with Theatre and other Arts by [[James Lórien MacDonald]]
===Other===
* Glossary
* Author Biographies
[[Category:Books]]
[[Category:2019 books]]