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'''Max Møller''' (b. 1975) is a scenario writer from Denmark who works within the [[Fastaval]] [[freeform]] tradition. <br>
<p>Max Møller has been a prolific writer for the Danish convention Fastaval since his debut in 1996. In 2001, he attracted a lot of attention with his ironic scenario, Being Max Møller, which was a pastiche on the film Being John Malkovich, and which featured himself as the main character. The scenario contained a memorable scene where both players and random bystanders were asked to wear a mask with Max Møller’s face, and only utter the word ‘Max Møller’. The name circulated as a catchfrase at Fastaval for several years.</p>
The themes in Max Møller’s writing to circle around childhood, abuse, alcoholism, and coming of age. <br>
<p>Max Møller has been awarded Fastaval’s prize, the Otto, for several scenarios - most recently “Tilbagefald” (relapse) and “Det Sidste Eventyr” (The Last Fairy Tale). </p>

<p>Apart from writing scenarios for Fastaval, Max has also contributed to the Danish role-playing scene in other ways. Together with Morten Juul, he started an online zine called ‘Xtrem’, which reviewed role-playing related issues. </p>

<p>During his years as judge at Fastaval, Max contributed greatly to the current phrasing of the criteria for what makes a good scenario at Fastaval. </p>

==Professional life==

<p>Max has worked professionally with learning games, and has a master’s degree in Information and communications technology and learning. He has worked as a game designer and project manager at Aarhus University since 2003, and as a senior game designer and consultant at the Danish agency Workz.</p>

==Links==
''List of Max Møller's scenarios at Alexandria''. [http://alexandria.dk/data?person=8]
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