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| "En quête de sens" : Dis-moi à quoi tu joues, je te dirai qui tu es ! | OWENN Corinne, GIOS J.-L. (RTBF) | 2016 | TV report | FR |
Sujet du magazine : le jeu de rôles Grandeur Nature (reportage à AVATAR : STRONGHOLD 2016) et le Jeu-vidéo (Exposition "Avatar : entrez dans le jeu vidéo - UCL). Intervention d'Olivier Servais (UCL) Images et reportages de Corinne Owen et Jean-Louis Gios. |
https://youtu.be/WdnQhKl5V7Y?si=RlZ7Ga91KN8jZqC9 | Mass LARP | |
| #Feminism – Reviewing the Nano-Game Anthology | Mirella Machancoses López | 2016 | Article | EN | A couple of months ago, I received my copy of "#Feminism: A nano-game anthology”. I took me only two days to read all the games and I was so excited about testing a lot of them. | https://nordiclarp.org/2016/06/03/feminism-review/ | Feminism,Review,Spain | |
| 5 conseils pour bien débuter en GN | Clueless Cora | 2018 | Video | FR | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=silkJzvyhB8 | First steps | ||
| 5 petites questions à votre personnage de GN | Peter Woodworth | Trad Krophil' | 2020 | Article | FR | Guide proposant cinq question à poser à votre personnage pour enrichir sa création et la rendre plus profonde et cohérente. | https://ptgptb.fr/5-petites-questions-a-votre-perso-de-gn | Character creation,Game Design,Acting | |
| 5 Plots Every LARP Should Have | LARP Out of character | 2014 | Video | EN |
Every LARP needs plots – stories, structures and devices that push on characters or facilitate players. The panelists have come up with a few powerful, flexible LARP plots – crowd pleasers and stand-by staples. This is a panel discussion from NELCO 2014 |
https://larpoutofcharacter.wordpress.com/2015/12/03/5-plots-every-larp-should-have/ | Pannel,NELCO,NELCO 2014,Game Design | |
| 10 (+1) Tips for Larpers Over 35 | Elektra Diakolambrianou | 2022 | Article | EN | A great list of ways to use your age and experience to enhance your larping. | https://nordiclarp.org/2022/02/28/10-1-tips-for-larpers-over-35/ | advice,age,ageism,intergenerational | |
| 10 manières pour rendre les scènes de votre GN plus attractives sans dépenser plus | Claus Raasted (Traduit par BE Larp / Benoit Nicaise et Mégane Mathieu) | 2018 | Article | FR | Comment pouvons-nous améliorer nos réalisations avec un petit budget ? Pistes de réflexion et astuces. | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wWMaoqxpqoGJvSQXzo_pWBphLG9eO6Ea/view?usp=sharing | Emotional Safety | |
| 10 Pieces of Advice for an Autism Friendly Larp | Lea Elias Isen | 2019 | Article | EN | There are many things you can do to make sure that your larp is more inclusive of autistic people. This article offers several pieces of advice. | https://nordiclarp.org/2019/05/29/10-pieces-of-advice-for-an-autism-friendly-larp/ | accessibility,ASD,autism,autistic,Larp | |
| 10 Steps for Integrating Transformative Experiences | Leïla Teteau-Surel | 2021 | Article | EN | Whether you’ve been through a larp, a work of magic, a psychedelic experience, integration roughly works the same way. | https://nordiclarp.org/2021/10/21/10-steps-for-integrating-transformative-experiences/ | debriefing,Integration,Larp,Post-larp,Post-larp Depression,Safety | |
| 10 ways to make your larp look better without spending more | Claus Raasted | 2017 | Article | EN | There’s been a lot of talk about production quality of games, how do you increase your production quality on a low budget? What are some tricks for creating immersive sets, awesome costumes, and effects? | https://clausraasted.medium.com/145-10-ways-to-make-your-larp-look-better-without-spending-more-33fa4a290ce7 | Game Design,Guide | |
| 17 Years, 18 Runs, Broken Records – Why Krigslive Just Won’t Quit | Astrid Budolfsen | 2024 | Article | EN | An account of the long-established Danish battle larp Krigslive, including thoughts about the most recent and largest-ever event. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/07/02/17-years-18-runs-broken-records-why-krigslive-just-wont-quit/ | Denmark,Fantasy,Krigslive | |
| 19 Truths about Harassment, Missing Stairs, and Safety in Larp Communities | Maury Brown | 2017 | Opinion | EN | This article presents a Series of Truths about harassment, missing stairs, and community safety that exist in larp communities around the world. | https://nordiclarp.org/2017/03/14/19-truths-about-harassment-missing-stairs-and-safety-in-larp-communities/ | Code of Conduct,Community Safety,harassment,Larp,missing stairs,Player Safety,Safety | |
| A Beginner’s Guide to Handling the Knudeblues | Elin Nilsen | 2015 | Larps | EN | A beginner's guide to handling the Knudeblues, the emotional drop felt after larp cons such as Knudepunkt. This text gives you tips to help you land. | https://nordiclarp.org/2015/02/17/beginners-guide-handling-knudeblues/ | Denmark,Finland,Knudeblues,Knudepunkt 2015,Knutepunkt,Norway | |
| A Case Study in Increasing Empathy towards Deaf People using the Role-Playing Game Sign | P. Clynes | 2025 | Video | EN |
Inclusive education and the development of empathy among educators are crucial for supporting students with disabilities. Deaf individuals, often facing unique challenges in mainstream educational settings, benefit from an educator's Increased awareness and empathy. This study explores the impact of the role-playing game Sign: A Game About Being Understood (SIGN) on assistant language teachers' (ALTs) levels of empathy towards and awareness of deaf individuals in Japan. A mixed-method approach involving four ALTs from a rural prefecture in Japan was employed. Qualitative data were collected through pre- and post-intervention surveys with open-ended questions and a debrief-group interview session, while quantitative data were gathered using the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI). The qualitative data were analysed using thematic analysis, focusing on three themes: Increased Empathy for and Awareness of the Deaf; Communication Challenges; and Game Mechanics. Participant responses indicated an increase in empathy and awareness of the deaf experience following the intervention. This study highlights the potential of experiential learning tools in teacher-training programs to foster more inclusive and supportive educational environments. |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0weLNW3gkbU&list=PLZH6fIc6DpcpDWFvv_QBhQmvDWvdW5zOK&index=3 | JARPS,Inclusivity,School,Empathy | |
| Accepting Limits: The One-Hour Online Role-Play Experience | Evan Torner | 2024 | Tools | EN | How can you run a whole tabletop RPG session in an hour?! I’m all too happy to answer that question. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/05/24/accepting-limits-the-one-hour-online-role-play-experience/ | one hour RPG's,Online,RPGs,Techniques | |
| Accessibility - More Than Just Wheels | Dann Lynch | Darker Larper | 2023 | Article | EN |
At Knudepunkt 2023 I gave a talk about accessibility. Here’s this information on my talk that went into the program: What does accessibility mean? For Larp overall? For your Larp specifically? As organizers, how do we share this information with our p |
https://darkerlarper.com/resources/accessibility-more-than-just-wheels | ||
| Accessibility in Online Larp | Erin Marsh | 2021 | Tools | EN | Online larps have the potential to make games accessible for a wider variety of players who may be excluded from mainstream, face-to-face larps. Here we outline some accessibility methods. | https://nordiclarp.org/2021/03/17/accessibility-in-online-larp/ | accessibility,Online larp | |
| Actual Plays of Live-Action Online Games (LAOGs) | Gerrit Reininghaus | 2024 | Article | EN | Why make recordings of larps played online? Read about the reasons for doing so, the history of the activity, and the considerations involved. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/02/29/actual-plays-of-live-action-online-games-laogs/ | Actual play,laog,Online larp | |
| Adding Larp to a Drama Teacher’s Curriculum – Year 1 | Lindsay Wolgel | 2023 | Video | EN | Lindsay Wolgel is a professional actor and edu-larp enthusiast. She is currently the middle school drama teacher at a charter school in NYC. Learn about the ways she incorporated larp into her curriculum this past year, via in-class parties, a classroom p | https://youtu.be/Vc7o0qTT498 | ||
| Adding Larp to a Drama Teacher’s Curriculum – Year 1 | Lindsay Wolgel | 2023 | Article | EN | Lindsay Wolgel is an professional actor and edu-larp enthusiast. She is currently the middle school drama teacher at a charter school in NYC. Learn about the ways she incorporated larp into her curriculum this past year, via in-class parties, a… | https://nordiclarp.org/2023/05/24/adding-larp-to-a-drama-teachers-curriculum-year-1/ | Edu-larp,Nordic Larp Talks,Talk,Video | |
| Addressing Self Care | Elin Dalstål | 2020 | Article | EN | This article is about why self care should be your top priority as a player — and how to practise it. It will also address how your attitude to self care affects the community and how self care can enable… | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/10/15/addressing-self-care/ | Knutepunkt-books,Solmukohta 2020 | |
| Ade Prépare un GN (Conan LH5) | Ade GN | 2022 | Video | FR | Cette vidéo cette fois-ci retrace un peu tous les thèmes de mes vidéos précédentes. J’ai décidé de rassembler toutes mes vidéos de la préparation de Conan et les rush pris au LH5 en une seule vidéo condensée. Il y avait trop peu de rush sur le site pour e | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARc4lSuK7sU | ||
| Advice For First-Time Larp Scholars | Lizzie Stark | 2011 | Article | EN | The article offers practical advice for first-time LARP scholars, emphasizing the importance of understanding the history, cultural contexts, and interdisciplinary nature of LARP studies. It encourages new researchers to engage with existing academic work | https://leavingmundania.com/2011/11/28/advice-for-first-time-larp-scholars/ | Guide,Theorization | |
| A Few Cool Things I Saw at Knutpunkt 2014 | Lizzie Stark | 2014 | Article | EN | I’m just back from Knutpunkt, a progressive larp convention that wends its way around the Nordic countries. Larpers, designers, educators, theater people and art-lovers from more than 25 countries participated this year. By US standards, it’s a small conv | https://leavingmundania.com/2014/04/07/cool-things-saw-knutpunkt-2014/ | Testimonial,Knutpunkt,Convention,Nordic LARP | |
| After an Overstep | Anne Serup Grove | 2021 | Article | EN | This piece focuses on effective apologizing and personal growth, as opposed to ‘just saying sorry’. | https://nordiclarp.org/2021/01/07/after-an-overstep/ | Knutepunkt-books,Solmukohta 2020 | |
| Against Design | Andrea Nordwall | 2024 | Article | EN | Stop using experience product delivery as the primary factor when evaluating larp projects. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/06/04/against-design/ | art,art larp,design,design reflections,game design | |
| A Game Hack By Any Other Name | Lizzie Stark | 2014 | Article | EN | The article discusses the concept of "game hacks" in LARP design, where existing games are modified or repurposed to create new experiences. It explores the creative potential of hacking games, the ethical considerations involved, and how it differs from | https://leavingmundania.com/2014/02/17/a-game-hack-by-any-other-name/ | Game Design,Testimonial,Organization | |
| A Knutepunkt 2013 Report by Annika Waern | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Article | EN | Swedsih game scholar Annika Waern has written a report from Knutepunkt 2013: http://annikawaern.wordpress.com/2013/04/26/a-knutepunkt-2013-report/ Read more about Knutepunkt in the Nordic Larp Wiki: http://nordiclarp.org/wiki/Knutepunkt Discuss and read m | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/04/26/a-knutepunkt-2013-report-by-annika-waern/ | Blog Post,Documentation,Knutepunkt,Norway,Sweden | |
| All Cards on the Table | Annika Waern | 2018 | Article | EN | The theme of this year's Knutpunkt is shuffling the deck. With this theme, the organizers aim to rethink some of the ways in which the Nordic larp conference has traditionally been staged and perceived. Inspired by the theme we took… | https://nordiclarp.org/2018/01/22/all-cards-on-the-table/ | Knutpunkt 2018 | |
| Aller et retour | HRP Podcast | 2021 | Audio | FR |
Episode 5 - Aller et Retour La vie de GNiste ne se résume pas à ce qui se passe entre le début et la fin de jeu. Elle est aussi composée, qu'on le veuille ou non, de ce qui se passe avant et après le GN. Ce sont ses composantes que nous mettons l'honneur |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASCmsI19g8Q | ||
| All Quiet on the Safety Front: About the Invisibility of Safety Work | Anita Berthold | 2024 | Article | EN | Most players and some organizers might not know what the experiences before, during and after a larp are like for safety people. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/05/13/all-quiet-on-the-safety-front-about-the-invisibility-of-safety-work/ | aftercare,Community Safety,gender,organizer,organizer safety,Player Safety,psychological safety,Safety | |
| All the Mistakes I’ve Done Episode IV | Petter Karlsson | 2014 | Article | EN | A classic program item at Knutepunkt is the “All the mistakes I’ve done” session. At Knutpunkt 2014 we once more got larp designer and producers to tell some of their dark secrets. Sharing mistakes this round was Juhana Pettersson, Anna-Karin… | https://nordiclarp.org/2014/04/13/all-the-mistakes-ive-done-episode-iv/ | Knutpunkt,Knutpunkt 2014,Larp,Larp organizing,Nordic Larp | |
| A Manifesto for Laogs – Live Action Online Games | Gerrit Reininghaus | 2019 | Manifest | EN | Laog is short for live action online game – and that says it all, doesn’t it? We can larp – live action role-playing – when being behind our video camera. | https://nordiclarp.org/2019/06/14/a-manifesto-for-laogs-live-action-online-games/ | Manifesto | |
| A Matter of Trust – Larp and Consent Culture | Sarah Lynne Bowman | 2017 | Article | EN | Consent culture in larp communities is a subject of great interest in the current discourse. Larp scholar Sarah Lynne Bowman explores the subject. | https://nordiclarp.org/2017/02/03/matter-trust-larp-consent-culture/ | College of Wizardry,Consent,Convention of Thorns,End of the Line,mechanics,New World Magischola,Player Safety,Safety,Techniques,White Wolf | |
| American Jerkform: A Manifesto | Elizabeth Snark and George Flocke | 2013 |
Article, Opinion |
EN | The article humorously critiques the perceived differences between Nordic and American LARP styles, presenting a fictional "American Jerkform" manifesto. It satirizes the idea that American LARP is more focused on individualism, competitiveness, and enter | https://leavingmundania.com/2012/11/13/american-jerkform-a-manifesto/ | American LARP,Nordic LARP,Review | |
| A Mimetic Method: Rendering artificial intelligence imaginaries through enactment | Malthe Stavning Erslev | 2022 | Scientist / Academic publication | EN | How does a practice of mimesis – as dramatic enactment in a live-action role-playing game (LARP) – relate to the design of artificial intelligence systems? In this article, I trace the contours of a mimetic method, working through an auto-ethnographic app | https://www.ucviden.dk/en/publications/a-mimetic-method-rendering-artificial-intelligence-imaginaries-th | Artificial Intelligence,AI | |
| An Embodied Cognition Approach for Understanding Role-playing | Petri Lankoski , Simo Järvelä | 2012 | Scientist / Academic publication | EN | The article proposes that the theories of grounded cognition and embodiment can be utilized in explaining the role-playing experience. Embodied cognition theories assume that cognition is not only a feature of the brain, but the body as a whole and it is | https://www.researchgate.net/publication/236679433_An_Embodied_Cognition_Approach_for_Understanding_Role-playing | Theorization,Acting | |
| An Introvert’s Guide to Playing High Status Characters | Alex Helm | 2024 | Article | EN | How to play big commanding character types – my collection of tips and tricks that I have accrued over 20+ years of larping. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/01/12/an-introverts-guide-to-playing-high-status-characters/ | play,Techniques | |
| An Invitation | Karin Edman | 2021 | Article | EN | This is your invitation to magic. To visit magic. To return to magic, again and again. | https://nordiclarp.org/2021/02/25/an-invitation-to-magic/ | Larp,magic,magic circle | |
| Annals of the Lost Terms: Revenge Larp | Lizzie Stark | 2012 | Article | EN |
While the forthcoming Leaving Mundania contains a well-stocked glossary, there are a few terms I just couldn’t shoehorn in that pertain to gaming in general, geek culture, or larp, specifically. This series endeavors to remedy the omissions. Today’s term |
https://leavingmundania.com/2012/01/05/annals-of-the-lost-terms-revenge-larp/ | Theorization,American LARP | |
| A Party Can Be Designed, Not Just Thrown | Lizzie Stark | 2021 | Tools | EN | Coming out of pandemic mode after twelve months in isolation is no small thing. Easing the transition from isolation to small events and hopefully someday to bigger ones is something participation design can help you think through. Here is what… | https://nordiclarp.org/2021/04/22/a-party-can-be-designed-not-just-thrown/ | Social | |
| A Plot to Bomb the Magic Circle: Chaos Magic in Urban Play | Alex Brown | 2021 | Article | EN | Exploring the possibilities arising from disrupting the magic circle through urban pervasive styles of play and the practice of chaos magic. | https://nordiclarp.org/2021/09/08/a-plot-to-bomb-the-magic-circle-chaos-magic-in-urban-play/ | chaos magic,Larp,pervasive larp,psychogeography,Situationists,urban | |
| Apprendre par la fiction | Thomas Duus Henriksen | Trad Luca Ungaro | 2017 | Article | FR | Cet article traite des problèmes théoriques liés à l’utilisation du média « fiction basée sur un jeu de rôle [JdR] » pour l’apprentissage et l’éducation. On se concentrera sur la façon dont les participants peuvent développer, par ce média, de nouvelles p | https://ptgptb.fr/apprendre-par-la-fiction | Edu-larp,Nordic LARP,Knudepunkt,Guide | |
| A Primer on Safety in Roleplaying Games | Lizzie Stark | 2014 | Article | EN | Just like the risk of a bike crash is worth the pleasure of riding, so too do most roleplayers find that the pleasure of roleplaying worth the risks. With that in mind, I offer up some of the classic safety techniques. A lot of them overlap, or are ways o | https://leavingmundania.com/2014/02/27/primer-safety-in-roleplaying-games/ | Meta-techniques,Guide,Emotional Safety | |
| A Ramble in Five Scenes | Inge-Mette Petersen | 2021 | Article | EN | How age, life experience, and the knowledge you have achieved become part of your larp. | https://nordiclarp.org/2021/05/17/a-ramble-in-five-scenes/ | age,Bleed,Countdown,Desaparecidos,emancipatory bleed,Fairweather Manor,Libertines | |
| Archétypes de personnages, du vieux ou du neuf ? | La Scénaristerie du Petit Peuple - Collectif | 2018 | Audio | FR | En écrivant et jouant des personnages, nous avons souvent recours à des archétypes familiers, présents dans notre imaginaire collectif, des œuvres de fiction, ou d'autres jeux par exemple. Si cette option permet souvent de bien s'amuser, en faisant appel | https://archive.org/details/LiveScna7 | ||
| Are Blockbuster Larps Viable? | Lizzie Stark | 2017 | Article | EN | The article examines the sustainability of large-scale, high-production LARPs, often called "blockbuster" LARPs. These events, characterized by high budgets, large player counts, and elaborate settings, offer immersive experiences but face challenges such | https://leavingmundania.com/2017/03/30/blockbuster-larps-viable/ | Blockbuster | |
| A Refreshing Take on Larp in Film: Review of Treasure Trapped | Sarah Lynne Bowman | 2015 | Review | EN | Treasure Trapped (2014), directed by Alex Taylor, is a documentary about larp made by the UK company Cosmic Joke. In a short article in the Wyrd Con Companion Book 2012, the filmmakers describe the background of the film’s journey. The… | https://nordiclarp.org/2015/08/13/a-refreshing-take-on-larp-in-film-review-of-treasure-trapped/ | Film,Review,Treasure Trapped,UK | |
| Are you KIDding me? - pregnant and kidproof larping | Patrycja Paula Gas | 2023 | Video | EN | Short presentation aiming at triggering moderated discussion about designing larps inclusive for pregnant and kids parents. Based on own experience and examples from different larps, but looking for bigger picture and good practices. | http://youtube.com/embed/6TJQyMv8Cts?rel=0&fmt=18&html5=1&showinfo=0 | ||
| Armures de fantasy et attributs féminins | Ryan Consell | Trad Marina | 2013 |
Article, Opinion |
FR | L’article examine la représentation des armures féminines dans la fantasy, souvent irréalistes et sexualisées, mettant en lumière les stéréotypes de genre qu’elles véhiculent. Ces tenues, plus décoratives que fonctionnelles, suscitent des débats sur l’obj | https://ptgptb.fr/armures-de-fantasy-et-attributs-feminins | Armure,Fantasy,Feminism,Costume | |
| Artificial Affluenzas | J. Tuomas Harviainen | 2020 | Article | EN | Playing a super-rich character in a larp probably sounds fun and easy. It is neither, at least not at all times. Centrally, it requires a fine line of balancing, in order to not take the role over the top, but… | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/08/31/artificial-affluenzas/ | Knutepunkt-books,Solmukohta 2020,Techniques | |
| A Short Guide to Fix Your Larp Experience | Alessandro Giovannucci | 2024 | Tools | EN | Sometimes, when participating in a larp, things just go wrong. But where is the problem? How can you fix it? | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/02/14/a-short-guide-to-fix-your-larp-experience/ | hacking,Larp,Player Skills | |
| As Larp Grows Up - Theory and Methods in Larp | Projektgruppen KP03 | 2003 | Book | EN | With this book we are trying to collect some of the Knudepunkt magic. Knudepunkt has always been a forum where innovation and creativity have flourish and where people from the Nordic countries have shared their visions and dreams for the future of larp. | https://nordiclarp.org/w/images/c/c2/2003-As.Larp.Grows.Up.pdf | ||
| A Template for the Player Organizer Contract | Lizzie Stark | 2017 | Article | EN | Previously, Tor Kjetil Edland and I wrote about some mysteries around the player organizer contract. Today, I offer up the template I’ve developed over time as an event-runner. It’s not perfect, it’s not the only thing that works, and it’s not a one-size | https://leavingmundania.com/2017/06/17/template-player-organizer-contract/ | Guide,Note of intention | |
| A Trip Beyond the House of Craving | Simon Brind | 2023 | Article | EN | Larp is sometimes thought of as a consensual hallucination, and this one was more hallucinogenic than most. | https://nordiclarp.org/2023/10/26/a-trip-beyond-the-house-of-craving/ | Documentation,erotic larp,House of Craving,Nordic Larp,Participation Design Agency,psychedelia | |
| A Tsunami of Testimonies | Nordiclarp.org | 2014 | Larps | EN | Kristin Nilsdotter Isaksson has written an article, translated from Swedish by Charlie Charlotta Haldén, on the ongoing discussions about sexual assault within the Swedish larp community. On June 17, 2014, a new Facebook group was created for Swedish-spea | https://nordiclarp.org/2014/11/21/a-tsunami-of-testimonies/ | Equality,Feminism,Sexual Abuse,Sexual Politics,Sweden | |
| Atypical: Journeys of Neurodivergent Larpers | Cecilia Dolk, Charlie Haldén, Lea Elias Isen, LolV Peregrin | 2021 | Article | EN | Needs and traits that must be highlighted for neurotypical players and organizers to better understand their neurodivergent counterparts. | https://nordiclarp.org/2021/11/29/atypical-journeys-of-neurodivergent-larpers/ | accessibility,ADHD,autism,neurodivergence,neurodiverse,Player Safety | |
| Autistic Social Advocacy as Accessibility in TRPGs | P. Jung | 2025 | Video | EN | The realm of tabletop role-playing gaming has been a popular hobby for autistics of all ages and backgrounds for decades. Many autistics utilize role-playing games not just as a hobby but as a means of social connection and community building. Given tabletop role-playing game’s alignment with autistic populations, it is not a surprise that throughout the years, therapists and social skills coaches that specialize in treating autistics have looked to tabletop role-playing games as a therapeutic modality to teach social skills to autistic youth and adults. However, special attention must be paid to the fact that at a fundamental level, the social skills that autistics need to flourish in their own autistic-centered communities do not necessarily align with the traditional social skills that are taught in generic non-autistic (allistic) social skills curricula. As such, this paper argues that within the case of autistic social skills groups that utilize TRPGs as an educational medium, a whole new set of autistic social advocacy skills can be taught. This allows autistics to flourish in their own communities as well as allistic ones. | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTeTEdYtJrY&list=PLZH6fIc6DpcpDWFvv_QBhQmvDWvdW5zOK&index=7 | JARPS,Autism,Convention | |
| Avatar, le plus grand jeu de rôles de Belgique débarque à Hensies et Bernissart | L'Avenir | 2014 | Press article | FR | Pour la 14 ème année consécutive, le plus grand "jeu de rôles grandeur nature" (GN) de Belgique, "Avatar", s'apprête à occuper du 24 au 27 juillet les plaines de Hensies et de Bernissart. | https://www.lavenir.net/regions/wallonie-picarde/bernissart/2014/07/24/avatar-le-plus-grand-jeu-de-roles-de-belgique-debarque-a-hensies-et-bernissart-PJ3DTP3TTJHEHCTTAYCLVCO2CM/ | ||
| Avatar 2012 - Hensies, Belgium - Bataille finale 29/07/2012 : Querelleurs vs. Iron Fist | Oli | 2012 | Video | FR |
Avatar est une jeu de rôle grandeur nature (GN) qui se déroule à Hensies en Belgique chaque dernier week-end de juillet et qui réunit des milliers de joueurs. Bataille finale dimanche 29 juillet 2012 : encerclement de l'Iron Fist par les Querelleurs. |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqPMtSVcbLk | Mass LARP,AVATAR | |
| Avatar 2013 29/07/13 | Notélé | 2013 | TV report | FR | Reportage sur le Grandeur Nature AVATAR (Mass LARP) | https://www.notele.be/it61-media25841-avatar-2013-29-07-13.html | ||
| Avatar 2013 à Bernissart - Tout en images | Notélé | 2013 | TV report | FR | Reportage sur le Grandeur Nature AVATAR (Mass LARP) | https://www.notele.be/it8-media25907-avatar-2013-a-bernissart-tout-en-images.html | ||
| Avatar 2014 - 26/07/14 | Notélé | 2014 | TV report | FR | Tout le week-end, la commune de Bernissart accueille le plus grand jeux de rôle grandeur nature de Belgique “Avatar”. Près de 1500 adeptes du monde médiéval fantastique se mettent dans la peau de leurs héros pendant quatre jours. Nicolas Lourosa et Jugurt | https://www.notele.be/it61-media31005-avatar-2014-26-07-14.html | ||
| AVATAR 2015, dans les coulisses | Notélé | 2015 | TV report | FR | Depuis plusieurs années, le plus grand jeu de rôle de Belgique, a lieu dans notre région. Avec plus de 1000 participants, c’est désormais une vraie machine de guerre bien rôdée. Cette année, c’est dans les coulisses nocturnes que notre équipe s’est rendue | https://www.notele.be/it61-media37251-avatar-2015-dans-les-coulisses.html | ||
| Avatar 2016: la parenthèse enchantée | Notélé | 2016 | TV report | FR | Avatar 2016, c’est des jeux de rôle, du décorum, de la baston et un mariage. En voici quelques amples explications. | https://www.notele.be/it61-media44199-avatar-2016-la-parenthese-enchantee.html | ||
| Avatar 2017: gros monstres et petites voix | Notélé | 2017 | TV report | FR | Avatar remet le couvert du 27 au 30 juillet à Hensies. Le jeu de rôles grandeur nature a entamé sa 17ème édition. Plus d’un millier d’elfes, gobelins et autres créatures fantastiques sont rassemblés pour quatre jours en immersion totale. | https://www.notele.be/it61-media52026-avatar-2017-gros-monstres-et-petites-voix.html | ||
| Avatar: dragons, mages et mercenaires ont planté leurs tentes à Hensies | RTBF | 2013 | TV report | FR | Reportage sur le Grandeur Nature AVATAR (Mass LARP) | https://auvio.rtbf.be/media/info-avatar-dragons-mages-et-mercenaires-ont-plante-leurs-tentes-a-hensies-1841810 | ||
| AVATAR : le plus grand jeu de rôle en Belgique | RTBF | 2019 | TV report | FR | Reportage sur le Grandeur Nature AVATAR (Mass LARP) | https://auvio.rtbf.be/media/journal-televise-sujet-par-sujet-avatar-le-plus-grand-jeu-de-role-en-belgique-2525536 | ||
| Avatar: Stronghold 2018: immersion totale dans un univers médiéval fantastique | Notélé | 2018 | TV report | FR | Avatar, le plus grand jeu de rôle de Belgique revient avec la suite de l’événement de 2017. Le monde des rêves avait laissé place à la terre des Naufragés. Durant 4 jours, petits et grands se sont immergés dans le monde sombre de Caldera et ont tenté de s | https://www.notele.be/it61-media59405-avatar-stronghold-2018-immersion-totale-dans-un-univers-medieval-fantastique.html | ||
| Avatar à Bernissart - Jeux de rôle grandeur nature | Notélé | 2013 | TV report | FR | Reportage sur le Grandeur Nature AVATAR (Mass LARP) | https://www.notele.be/it61-media25813-avatar-a-bernissart-jeux-de-role-grandeur-nature-26-07-13.html | ||
| Avatar à Hensies: la paix est revenue à Caldera (PHOTOS+VIDÉO) | S. Ha | La Dernière Heure | 2018 | Press article | FR | Durant quatre jours, près d'un millier de personnes ont participé au plus grand jeu de rôle de Belgique. | https://www.dhnet.be/regions/mons/2018/07/29/avatar-a-hensies-la-paix-est-revenue-a-caldera-photosvideo-GNLTNZPXRZAFZDI6DQHJRYQPOA/ | ||
| Avatar et ses créatures fantastiques | RTBF | 2014 | TV report | FR | Reportage sur le Grandeur Nature AVATAR (Mass LARP) | https://auvio.rtbf.be/media/info-avatar-et-ses-creatures-fantastiques-1945447 | ||
| Avatar Stronghold 2019: l'aventure à Caldéra continue à Hensies | Notélé | 2019 | TV report | FR | Depuis jeudi, la région de Caldéra s'est installée une nouvelle fois à Hensies. Ce royaume provient de l'imagination des participants d'Avatar : Stronghold. Il s'agit d'un jeu de rôle grandeur nature qui en est à sa 19ème édition. Immersion totale dans ce | https://www.notele.be/it61-media66331-avatar-stronghold-2019-l-aventure-a-caldera-continue-a-hensies.html | ||
| A Visit to Intercon L | Lizzie Stark | 2012 | Article | EN | The article recounts the author's visit to Intercon L, a live-action role-playing convention. It describes the diverse range of LARPs available, highlighting the community's enthusiasm and creativity. The event serves as a space for both new and experienc | https://leavingmundania.com/2012/03/06/a-visit-to-intercon-l/ | Intercon,Convention | |
| A Week in Norway Recap by Lizzie Stark | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Article | EN | American writer and larper Lizzie Stark went to Europe to participate in Fastaval in Denmark and Knutepunkt in Norway. Now you can read her thoughts on the Knutepunkt pre-event A Week in Norway on her blog: http://lizziestark.com/2013/04/26/a-week-in-norw | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/04/26/a-week-in-norway-recap-by-lizzie-stark/ | Blog Post,Denmark,Documentation,Norway,USA | |
| A Wheelchair Ramp for Larp | Lizzie Stark | 2014 | Article | EN |
It’s not easy to be a larper with disabilities. A couple weekends ago, US designer Shoshana Kessock and I put our heads together and workshopped the issue. What we need, Shoshana said, are some work-arounds. In the same way that sticking a ramp onto a do |
https://leavingmundania.com/2014/09/29/wheelchair-ramp-larp/ | Accessibility,Handicap,Game Design | |
| Bad Larp Design: Choking Hazard | Elin Dalstål | 2018 | Opinion | EN | When someone seems to be choking or having difficulties breathing at a larp, you should always assume the situation is real and go to their immediate aid. Designers should never, ever design larp mechanics that require participants to role-play that… | https://nordiclarp.org/2018/01/18/bad-larp-design-cant-breathe/ | first aid,Larp,Larp Design,Safety | |
| Balkan Larp: A Sprouting Blossom in the Garden of Larp | Johan Fors | 2017 | Article | EN | This piece recounts Niclas Hell's and Johan Fors’ common experiences at the Portal 5 convention for Balkan larp in Zagreb, Croatia, March 3-5, 2017. | https://nordiclarp.org/2017/03/13/balkan-larp-a-sprouting-blossom-in-the-garden-of-larp/ | Balkan larp,Convention,Croatia,Documentation,Larp,portal | |
| Baltic Warriors: Helsinki | Juhana Pettersson | 2015 | Article | EN | Baltic Warriors: Helsinki was the first in a hopefully longer series of political larps about environmental issues related to the Baltic Sea, and especially to the way oxygen depletion in the water can lead to “dead zones” in which nothing… | https://nordiclarp.org/2015/01/16/baltic-warriors-helsinki/ | Finland,Nordic Larp Yearbook,Political Larp,Vikings,Zombies | |
| Baltic Warriors Tallinn | Juhana Pettersson | 2015 | Article | EN | I work as a larp producer in the Baltic Warriors project, and first game of our summer season was played last Saturday in Tallinn. It’s quite intimidating to go another country to do a game there. I had never even… | https://nordiclarp.org/2015/05/11/baltic-warriors-tallinn/ | Estonia,Finland | |
| BAPHOMET – The Road to Damnation | Bjarke Pedersen | 2017 | Article | EN | BAPHOMET was a larp about personal horror with the themes terror, lust, desire, power and loss of control; a group descended into madness together. | https://nordiclarp.org/2017/11/15/baphomet-the-road-to-damnation/ | BAPHOMET,Documentation,Nordic Larp Yearbook | |
| Baril de poudre et autres contrariétés | GNafron | 2019 | Article | FR |
Une partie de la méthode que nous avons élaborée jusqu’à présent à GNafron repose sur ce qu’on est nombreux à nommer des « barils de poudre« . Méthode d’écriture qu’on m’a demandé d’expliquer. N’y voyez pas une méthode sanctuarisée et parfaite, et encore |
https://www.gnafron.org/blog/2019/08/28/baril-de-poudre-et-autres-contrarietes/ | ||
| Basics of Efficient Larp Production | Juhana Pettersson | 2022 | Article | EN | An alternative mode of production to the Infinite Hours of labor often spent in larp organizing and volunteering. | https://nordiclarp.org/2022/01/22/basics-of-efficient-larp-production/ | BAPHOMET,efficiency,Enlightenment in Blood,Inside Hamlet,labor,Larp,Larp Design,organizer safety | |
| Basics of Opt-In, Opt-Out Design, Part 1: Introductory Talk | Johanna Koljonen | 2016 |
Article, Video |
EN | This talk is the starting point for a series of blog posts covering the basics of opt-in, opt-out design. Why do it? What is it for? How does it work? | https://participationsafety.wordpress.com/2016/06/20/basics-of-opt-in-opt-out-design-part-1-introductory-talk/ | Emotional Safety | |
| Basics of Opt-In, Opt-Out Design, Part 2: Why? | Johanna Koljonen | 2016 | Article | EN | The article covers the importance of "opt-in, opt-out" design in LARP to allow participants to make informed choices about engagement before and during events. It stresses that simply opting in at sign-up isn't enough, as player needs and emotions can cha | https://participationsafety.wordpress.com/2016/06/20/basics-of-opt-in-opt-out-design-part-i-why/ | Meta-techniques,Emotional Safety,Calibration | |
| Basics of Opt-in, Opt-Out Design pt 3: What They Need to Know at Signup | Johanna Koljonen | 2016 | Article | EN | This article discusses the importance of managing player expectations in LARP games through clear communication at the time of sign-up. It emphasizes the need to inform players about key aspects like physical demands, game structure, roles, safety precaut | https://participationsafety.wordpress.com/2016/07/05/basics-of-opt-in-opt-out-design-pt-3-managing-basic-expectations/ | Guide,Meta-techniques,Calibration,Emotional Safety | |
| Basics of Opt-in, Opt-Out Design pt 4: Rage Quitting as a Measure of Your Expectation Management Skills | Johanna Koljonen | 2016 | Article | EN | The article explores how "rage quitting" in LARP often results from unmet player expectations. It stresses the importance of clear communication to prevent disappointment, which usually stems from mismatches between what players expect and the actual game | https://participationsafety.wordpress.com/2016/09/01/basics-of-opt-in-opt-out-design-pt-4-rage-quitting-as-a-measure-of-your-expectation-management-skills/ | Emotional Safety,Guide,Calibration | |
| Beauty in Larp | Jaakko Stenros | 2020 | Article | EN | What makes a thing beautiful to do? In this text Jaakko Stenros and James Lórien MacDonald explore a general aesthetic theory for larp. | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/05/28/beauty-in-larp/ | Larp Theory,Solmukohta,Solmukohta 2020,Theory | |
| Being a Monk – Building a Cathedral | Alexander Orlov | 2016 | Article | EN | Being а Monk was a larp simulating a Benedictine monastery in 1202. The organizers were inspired not only by history & art, but also personal experience. | https://nordiclarp.org/2016/09/23/being-a-monk-building-a-cathedral/ | Nordic Larp Yearbook,Russia | |
| BELarp mon amour | Ni Pute Ni Soigneuse | 2022 | Article | FR | Billet d'humeur sur la fédération belge de jeux de rôles grandeur nature (BE Larp asbl), sa représentativité, son fonctionnement et son rapport avec les volontaires. | Belarp,Fédération,Mood post | BelarpMonAmour_fichierfichier_BeLarp_mon_amour.docx_20240725151510_20240725151510.pdf_ | |
| Beyond Cracking Eggs | James Lórien Macdonald | 2022 | Opinion | EN | Larp made me trans; what next? A conversation between four larpers whose eggs cracked a long time ago. | https://nordiclarp.org/2022/10/10/beyond-cracking-eggs/ | gender,Inside Hamlet,Just a Little Lovin',Larp,sexuality,The Future is Straight,trans | |
| Beyond Dungeons and Dragons: can role play save the world ? | Tash Reith-Banks | 2018 |
Article, Press article |
EN | From refugees to Aids, live action role-play games are exploring critical issues. But is the idea of social change via larp a fantasy? | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/26/can-live-action-role-play-larp-save-the-world?fbclid=IwY2xjawETSkFleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHVTQGWPjfRIQxMCeXiOgXZkQznvLfbT6XuSoegZKNFdWBZExFiN1F9x4bw_aem_yTf58CEHbLiPaYMs0VVxCw | Enjeux sociétaux,Activism | |
| Beyond the Funny Hat | Holger Pick | 2020 | Article | EN | When larping, players don’t always wear costumes, and even when costumed, a character ought to be more than a funny hat. Here, we offer practical ways to flesh out how a character moves and speaks, in the hope of making… | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/09/03/beyond-the-funny-hat/ | Knutepunkt-books,Solmukohta 2020,Techniques | |
| Billet d’humeur : Retour du Quota | Clueless Cora | 2019 | Article | FR | Billet d'humeur et retour d'expérience d'une joueuse concernant l'événement "Le Quota", l’Adaptation francophone d’un GN international (en occurrence, anglais) créé en 2017 sur le thème assez polémique : les centres de rétention de migrants. | Mood post,Testimonial | BilletDhumeurRetourDuQuota_fichierfichier_Billet_dhumeur___Retour_du_Quota_20240728204355_20240728204355.pdf_ | |
| Bjarke Pedersen – Becoming the Story | Johannes Axner | 2016 | Larps | EN | Danish larp producer Bjarke Pedersen of Odyssé is talking at the Future of StoryTelling conference in New York in 5-6 October 2016. Here is a short talk (3m 26s) where he eloquently and concisely describes what larp is. | https://nordiclarp.org/2016/09/01/bjarke-pedersen-becoming-story/ | Nordic Larp | |
| Bleed-out on the Brain: The Neuroscience of Character-to-Player Spillover in Larp | Diana J. Leonard , Tessa Thurman | 2018 | Scientist / Academic publication | EN | This paper investigates the psychology of bleed-out, in which in-character dynamics spill over into out-of-character thoughts and feelings (Montola, 2011). We pair emerging neuroscience theory and research with classic models of emotion and motivation to | https://journals.uu.se/IJRP/article/view/266 | Bleed,Emotional Safety,Ethique,Theorization | |
| Bleed: The Spillover Between Player and Character | Sarah Lynne Bowman | 2015 | Article | EN | Participants often engage in role-playing in order to step inside the shoes of another person in a fictional reality that they consider “consequence-free.” However, role-players sometimes experience moments where their real life feelings, thoughts, relati | https://nordiclarp.org/2015/03/02/bleed-the-spillover-between-player-and-character/ | Bleed,Larp Theory | |
| Bleed as a Skill | Ane Marie Anderson | 2020 | Article | EN | This toolbox provides practical tips on how to manipulate your brain into more bleed and more immersive experiences. | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/12/28/bleed-as-a-skill/ | Bleed,Knutepunkt-books,Solmukohta 2020,Techniques | |
| Blue Valkyrie Needs Food, Badly! | Simon Brind | 2020 | Article | EN | Many different types of energy come into play during a larp. This short article surveys some of the terms larpers have used to describe the types of energy they bring to a larp. It also considers why understanding this may… | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/10/08/blue-valkyrie-needs-food-badly/ | Knutepunkt-books,Solmukohta 2020 | |
| Body Positive | Laura Wood | 2020 | Article | EN | This article introduces tools for body positivity and acceptance. It discusses what other people can do and how to avoid larps and larpers that might not be safe for you, but I also want to focus on what we internalize… | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/10/12/body-positive/ | Knutepunkt-books,Solmukohta 2020,Techniques | |
| Book Review: Larps from the Factory | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Article | EN | Danish larper and larp designer Oliver Nøglebæk has written a review of the larp script collection book Larps from the Factory. Here is an excerpt from the review: I know how much work the creators put into making this book… | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/12/11/book-review-larps-from-the-factory/ | Books,Documentation,Review | |
| Bringing Games Across International Borders | Lizzie Stark | 2014 | Article | EN | The article discusses the challenges and opportunities of bringing LARP games across international borders. It highlights issues such as cultural differences, translation difficulties, and logistical concerns. It also explores how adapting games to differ | https://leavingmundania.com/2014/09/25/bringing-games-across-international-borders/ | Review,Testimonial,Game Design,Game culture | |
| Bringing Larp to the Larpers | Mo Holkar | 2023 | Article | EN | Katrine Wind has worked with local producers to re-run Daemon in different countries. In this presentation she shares her experiences together with some of the collaborators: Sandy Bailly who is the producer of the Belgian run and Mo Holkar who… | https://nordiclarp.org/2023/11/01/bringing-larp-to-the-larpers/ | Daemon,Katrine Wind,Knudepunkt,Knudepunkt 2023,Mo Holkar,On Location,Sandy Bailly,Video | |
| Brudpris | Anna-Karin Linder Krauklis | 2015 | Article | EN | Brudpris (Bridal Price) is set in Berge, a rural village in the fictional Mo culture. The culture of Mo is inspired by Nordic rural 19th century aesthetics. They live isolated from the outside world according to their strict patriarchal honor… | https://nordiclarp.org/2015/01/23/brudpris/ | Nordic Larp Yearbook,Norway,Sweden | |
| Building a Comfort Zone | Anna Erlandsson | 2020 | Article | EN | Today, I know that I can play characters close to the parts of myself that I don’t usually show, and also ones that are so far away from who I am. | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/11/16/building-a-comfort-zone/ | Knutepunkt-books,Solmukohta 2020,Techniques | |
| Building a Fail-Safe | Anne Serup Grove | 2021 | Article | EN | This is a tool to give yourself a place to rest but do so in character rather than leave the game. | https://nordiclarp.org/2021/01/11/building-a-fail-safe/ | Knutepunkt-books,Safety,Solmukohta 2020,Techniques | |
| Building Larp Communities: Social Engineering for Good | Lizzie Stark | 2014 | Article | EN | The article explores the idea of consciously shaping live-action role-playing (LARP) communities to foster positive, inclusive environments. Stark argues that LARP organizers can implement specific social engineering strategies to create healthier and mor | https://leavingmundania.com/2014/03/18/building-larp-communities-social-engineering-good/ | Community,Guide | |
| Building Player Chemistry | Nór Hernø | 2024 | Tools | EN | This article By Nór Hernø, introduces a workshop tool to help build player chemistry before a larp. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/07/17/building-player-chemistry/ | intimacy,Larp,Larp Design,Nordic Larp,player chemistry,Workshop | |
| Burn Out and Fade Away: Larp Organizing Can be Tough | Mo Holkar | 2022 | Video | EN |
Organizing larps and larp-related events can leave people prone to burnout. This talk looks at why this happens, and how participants, and organizers themselves, can try to avoid it. Mo Holkar is a UK larper, larp designer, and larp organizer. He works |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCojO-jEcnM | ||
| C'est quoi le Roleplay ? | Drôle de jeu | 2024 | Audio | FR |
Dans cet épisode de drôle de jeu, on vous explique ce qu’est le roleplay, élément essentiel pour jouer un GN ! Sommaire de l'épisode : 05:19 - Définitions (Pauline) 13:55 - Comment se passe le roleplay en GN ? (Antoine) 21:12 - FAQ (Élo) et Nos pratiques |
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4j9sqXg9JCg1K30StpTq58?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR3-uW2pmwpx4u2cDq0q_UXeYVtr4FTBT4deW5Zyun5GoHVSXCsM1-xjGAs_aem_ZmFrZWR1bW15MTZieXRlcw | ||
| C'est quoi un GN? - Le Jeu de Rôle Grandeur Nature expliqué à ta mère | Time Freeze | 2019 | Video | FR |
Vous avez entendu parler de GN, mais n'avez aucune idée de quoi il s'agit? Vous faites du GN, mais personne ne vous comprend quand vous essayez de l'expliquer? Pas de panique, toutes les réponses et bien plus encore dans cette vidéo. |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JShrrXHJNrE&list=PLwkX_eT2lrkC6j3RKur5m2g7sw8TrDrm3 | ||
| Call for Articles | Johannes Axner | 2016 | Larps | EN | We want your brilliance! Have an idea you want to share? Write for Nordiclarp.org! We accept text contributions and you can read more about our process here: https://nordiclarp.org/write-for-us/ If you don’t want to write but contribute in other ways we… | https://nordiclarp.org/2016/12/12/call-for-articles/ | Nordiclarp.org | |
| Campaign LARPs: Logistics for the Long Haul | Rick Pierce | LARP Out of Character | 2015 | Video | EN | Campaign LARPs present their own set of challenges, unique from one-shots. Discussed in this recording of a round-table session: the logistics of running campaigns, and how to create and run plots that will last and keep players interested and involved fo | https://larpoutofcharacter.wordpress.com/2017/04/11/campaign-larps-logistics-for-the-long-haul/ | ||
| Can role-playing be wrong? An analysis of normativity of play from the perspective of the Enactive Cognitive Science | Zuzanna Rucinska | 2021 | Scientist / Academic publication | EN | In the United States, there is a heated debate over whether it is acceptable to dress up for Halloween as Moana a Polynesian Disney character. In the Netherlands, dressing up as Santa's little helper Black Peter by painting one's face black has increasing | https://www.researchgate.net/publication/354544819_Rucinska_Z_in_press_Can_role-playing_be_wrong_An_analysis_of_normativity_of_play_from_the_perspective_of_the_Enactive_Cognitive_Science_In_Koubova_A_Ed_Play_and_Democracy_Philosophical_Perspectives_Ro | Ethique,Acting | |
| Cause toujours, tu m'intéresses | La Scénaristerie du Petit Peuple - Collectif | 2019 | Audio | FR | Pourquoi aime-t-on tant parler de GN ? Le LiveScéna, LaboGN, Knutepunkt, BEtaLARP, les GNiales... Les événéments proposant des discussions théoriques sur notre pratique favorite ne sont pas en reste. Quel plaisir tire-t-on de ces discussions ? Quel impact | https://archive.org/details/livescena14 | ||
| Challenging the Popularized Narrative of History | Laura Wood et Mo Holkar | 2024 | Article | EN | The popular version of history will always be tempting for larp designers to draw upon – but it brings a load of cultural baggage and assumptions. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/03/07/challenging-the-popularized-narrative-of-history/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0h1yd3Z3_FH6ZVug6mLLkxIzoomSiH4GQ0qU2ggILDFiNSzk3bajHmuug_aem_AWfeWQBVUH5lecz970Dsb8OxkaR75P3Edkvm_D0E6iq7T3tLQL9Q9CfmILvfENYii934YWR_pnkJoO1szU | History,Politics | |
| Challenging the Popularized Narrative of History | Mo Holkar | 2024 | Opinion | EN | The popular version of history will always be tempting for larp designers to draw upon – but it brings a load of cultural baggage and assumptions. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/03/07/challenging-the-popularized-narrative-of-history/ | Historical,Larp,Politics | |
| Chamber Larps and the Audience Problem | Martin Nielsen | 2016 | Larps | EN | When attending contemporary theatre performances in the past year, I have been following closely what happens when the actors try to involve the audience in doing something. Even though the audience at these kind of performances should not be alien… | https://nordiclarp.org/2016/04/29/chamber-larps-audience-problem/ | Chamber larp | |
| Change is Coming | Johannes Axner | 2014 | Larps | EN | We are rebooting Nordiclarp.org as an online magazine. Instead of only linking to other websites we will produce original content as well as republishing interesting and important texts from the past or other sources. The wiki will remain in its… | https://nordiclarp.org/2014/02/24/change-is-coming/ | Denmark,Finland,Knutepunkt,Nordiclarp.org,Norway,Sweden | |
| Character-based Design and Narrative Tools in the French Style Romanesque Larp | Muriel Algayres | 2017 | Article | EN | This text aims to present the romanesque style larp in relation to other similar larp styles in Europe & establish some tools that are use to create them. | https://nordiclarp.org/2017/02/20/character-based-design-narrative-tools-french-style-romanesque-larp/ | France,Historical,Knutepunkt,Knutepunkt 2017,Knutepunkt-books,Once Upon a Nordic Larp... | |
| Characterization in a Hurry: From Laban to Larp | Erin Marsh | 2019 | Article | EN | The Laban efforts are a method of describing movement used by dancers and actors. They can also be used in larping to create a distinct character quickly. | https://nordiclarp.org/2019/11/11/characterization-in-a-hurry-from-laban-to-larp/ | Character,Character Creation,Character Development,Laban | |
| Chasing Bleed – An American Fantasy Larper at Wizard School | Tara M. Clapper | 2016 | Article | EN | This article describes how I felt about my experience as someone who comes from an American campaign boffer fantasy larp background taking part in a Nordic style larp. | https://nordiclarp.org/2016/07/01/chasing-bleed/ | Bleed,Documentation,Larp Report,New World Magischola,USA | |
| Clones, le GN métaphysique et sans concession | Traversés Ludiques | Les Traverses asbl | 2024 |
Audio, Interview |
FR | Dans cet épisode, nous recevons Gilles Cruyplants, pour parler du jeu de rôle grandeur nature de science-fiction, Clones. En dix années, ce jeu a fédéré autour de lui une communauté de joueureuses très investi·e·s et les a amenés à un final émouvant et in | https://open.spotify.com/episode/0FYaTs4j4HCDwnYytpW1j2?si=4127a47bef344625 | Sciences-fiction,Game Design,Transmission,Transmedia | |
| Clôture de Convergences 2021 : synthèse de la journée et ouverture sur le GN italien | Axiel | Alessandro Giovannucci | 2021 | Video | FR | L'équipe Convergences résume la journée au travers des interventions et participations au chat. En complément, notre invité Alessandro Giovannucci de l'association italienne Chaos League apportera son expérience des polémiques les communautés italienne de | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZOXrGDvPPk | Conference,Convergences2021,International | |
| College of Wizardry 2014 Round-up | Johannes Axner | 2014 | Article | EN | College of Wizardry is a Harry Potter themed larp made by the organizations Rollespilsfabrikken (Denmark) and Liveform (Poland). You can read more about the individual team members at the College of Wizardry Team page. The larp is set in the beautiful Pol | https://nordiclarp.org/2014/12/09/college-of-wizardry-2014-round-up/ | College of Wizardry,Harry Potter,Poland,Video | |
| Comment aborder le sexe en JDR ? | La Scénaristerie du Petit Peuple - Collectif | 2018 | Audio | FR | Animatrice : Axelle Cazeneuve (http://larpinprogress.com/). Invité : Julien Falconnet | https://archive.org/details/Entretiens1 | ||
| Comment choisir correctement son GN ? | Clueless Cora | 2020 | FR |
Débuter en GN, ce n’est jamais une chose aisée et cela passe souvent par une phase de crash-test quand il s’agit de trouver “son style”. Parce que plus tu en fais, plus tu te rends compte que non, le GN, ce n’est pas que courir dans la plaine avec tes arm |
http://www.cluelesscora.com/index.php/2020/03/26/comment-choisir-correctement-son-gn-dabord-pour-soi-puis-pour-les-autres/ | |||
| Comment créer son premier personnage de GN? | Ade GN | 2022 | Video | FR | nouvelle vidéo sur la création de son personnage en vue d’un GN. Vous y trouverez les astuces pour vous aider à faire un personnage adapté à vous, de façon à ce que vous ne soyez pas trop perdu. C’est la première étape à accomplir avant un jeu, et la proc | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPfwYEE6YPw | ||
| Comment éviter le clash ? | BE Larp | 2014 | Video | FR |
Retrouvez une compilation des meilleurs moments de la table ronde. Des bons conseils pour gérer son projet de GN ! Merci aux participants pour les échanges intéressants : Tia, Lila, Leila, Lauren, Laurence, Adrien, Laurent, Gilles, Pierre, Benoit |
https://youtu.be/KoPF0SS3rJU?si=LmTkb7u-kT5uCRMW | BEtalarp 2014,Betalarp,Group talk,Event management | |
| Comment j’ai complètement foiré la sécurité émotionnelle : petit précis de ce qu’il ne faut surtout pas faire | Ni Pute Ni Soigneuse | 2021 | Article | FR | Retour d'expérience d'une organisatrice sur un GN qu'elle a organisé et pour lequelle elle présente les erreurs commise au niveau de la mise en place de la sécurité émotionnelle. | Safety,Emotional Safety,Testimonial | CommentJaiCompletementFoireLaSecuriteEmo_fichierfichier_Comment_jai_compltement_foir_la_scurit_motionnelle__petit_prcis_de_ce_quil_ne_faut_surtout_pas_faire.docx_20240728160513_20240728160513.pdf_ | |
| Comment organiser une campagne de Grandeur Nature | Alex Gill | Trad Rappar | 2003 | Article | FR | L'auteur propose plusieurs points d'attention dans le cadre de l'organisation d'un campagne de GN de petit format (10 à 50 PJ). Il se concentre sur plusieurs thématiques : les base des dynamiques de l'univers, l'intrigue et l'organisation pratique côté MJ | https://ptgptb.fr/comment-organiser-une-campagne-de-gn | Campagne,Guide,Organization | |
| Comment organiser un GN de manière efficiente | Juhana Pettersson | Trad ThomasS | 2022 | Article | FR | L'article propose une approche efficiente de l'organisation de GN ayant pour but de maximiser les résultats en minimisant les énergies nécessaires. Le but de la recherche de cette efficience est de préserver les organisateurs·trices de l'épuisement (au co | https://ptgptb.fr/comment-organiser-un-GN-de-maniere-efficiente | Organization,Guide,Game Design,Writing | |
| Comment rendre nos GN accessibles ? | La Scénaristerie du Petit Peuple - Collectif | 2018 | Audio | FR | Animatrice : Axelle Cazeneuve (http://larpinprogress.com/). Invitée : Cécile Puel. | https://archive.org/details/Entretiens2 | ||
| Comments on VR, Larp, Technology, Creation | Nadja Lipsyc | 2024 | Article | EN | This article is a personal commentary on a few major topics I picked up throughout the past six years of creating for VR/new media and larp. The principal aim of this text is to touch on philosophical themes related to industrial technology, as our commun | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/02/26/comments-on-vr-larp-technology-creation/ | Art,Tech,Theorization | |
| Comments on VR, Larp, Technology, Creation | Nadja Lipsyc | 2024 | Article | EN | Aesthetics, Possibility and Ethics of an Immersive Mass Media This article is a personal commentary on a few major topics I picked up throughout the past six years of creating for VR/new media and larp. The principal aim of this… | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/02/26/comments-on-vr-larp-technology-creation/ | art,Larp,technology,Theory,virtual reality,VR | |
| Connections between Larp and Immersive Theater | Melanie Dorey | 2023 | Video | EN | What are the connections between immersive theater and Larp? How do both of these forms engage participants in transformative stories and how does that relate to more traditional art forms like classic theater or cinema? What’s the experience as a partici | http://youtube.com/embed/-fqS8KQqUc8?rel=0&fmt=18&html5=1&showinfo=0 | ||
| ConQuest 2016 | Ivan Žalac | Crolarper | 2016 | Review | EN | Review about Conquest of Mythodea 2016, a fantasy german mass-LARP. | https://www.crolarper.com/2016/08/conquest-2016.html | ||
| Constructing Your Experience | Olivia Fischer | 2020 | Article | EN | How you can use constructive alignment theory to improve your larp experience. | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/11/19/constructing-your-experience/ | Knutepunkt-books,Solmukohta 2020,Techniques | |
| Content Larp Manifesto | Content Larp Manifesto | 2016 | Manifest | EN | In this text, we, the undersigned, would like to present the current position of content larp; the key rules of its design; and its characteristic features. | https://nordiclarp.org/2016/11/07/content-larp-manifesto/ | Czech Republic,Manifesto | |
| Creating a Culture of Trust through Safety and Calibration Larp Mechanics | Maury Brown | 2016 | Article | EN | When Ben Morrow and I decided to offer a College of Wizardry-like experience in North America in April 2015, we knew we had our work cut out for us. Not only did we need to form a larp production company,… | https://nordiclarp.org/2016/09/09/creating-culture-trust-safety-calibration-larp-mechanics/ | Safety | |
| Creating a quick larp in 1 hour | Ivan Žalac | Crolarper | 2017 | EN | Creating a larp in one hour can be a quick, practical, creative and enabling exercise - and most of all fun. I'll share some techniques, perspectives and examples here, and I'm including this article in the start a larp series (which is seriously outdated | https://www.crolarper.com/2017/07/creating-quick-larp-in-1-hour.html | |||
| Creating Aura | Thomas Munier | 2021 | Article | EN | To give in to their alibi, the participant must be credible in their role. Building an aura is a conscious and explicit process that supports this. | https://nordiclarp.org/2021/09/13/creating-aura/ | Alibi,France,Larp | |
| Creating Magical Romance Play | Sandy Bailly | 2022 | Article | EN | How do we use romantic play to deepen a character, creating an engaging story about emotions that enriches play for all parties involved. | https://nordiclarp.org/2022/02/21/creating-magical-romance-play/ | Knutepunkt-books,Larp,Romance | |
| Creating Play in the Magical Classroom | Johanna Koljonen | 2016 | Article | EN | Creating Play in the Magical Classroom is a multi-part guide to playing a teacher at the College of Wizardry and New World Magischola larps. While it was written specifically with these events in mind, it can be applied to many… | https://nordiclarp.org/2016/05/19/creating-play-magical-classroom/ | College of Wizardry,Guide,New World Magischola,Techniques | |
| Creating Play in the Magical Classroom: Part 1 | Johanna Koljonen | 2016 | Article | EN | Playing a professor is great fun. You have the perfect excuse to play an over-the-top character and the classroom setting offers an entertaining combination of performance, run-time game mastering, and attentive, game-creating play. | https://nordiclarp.org/2016/05/13/creating-play-magical-classroom-part-1/ | College of Wizardry,Guide,New World Magischola,Techniques | |
| Creating Play in the Magical Classroom: Part 2 | Johanna Koljonen | 2016 | Article | EN | While the professor is the leader of the class, the professor is not putting on a one-person show for the entertainment of the students. The professor is a facilitator who is helping to promote interactivity, participation, collaboration, risk-taking, and | https://nordiclarp.org/2016/05/14/creating-play-magical-classroom-part-2/ | College of Wizardry,Guide,New World Magischola,Techniques | |
| Creating Play in the Magical Classroom: Part 3 | Johanna Koljonen | 2016 | Article | EN | As discussed in the previous section, a good class will provide players with something useful for the game as a whole: a deeper understanding of their own character, an opportunity to develop the relationships between their characters, knowledge or gossip | https://nordiclarp.org/2016/05/15/creating-play-magical-classroom-part-3/ | College of Wizardry,Guide,New World Magischola,Techniques | |
| Creating Play in the Magical Classroom: Part 4 | Johanna Koljonen | 2016 | Article | EN | Magic school professors are inevitably strong characters. Whatever they are, they are to the extreme. Super wise, or bitter, or dotty, or eccentric. Actually, most of you can be eccentric, that just adds to the game. | https://nordiclarp.org/2016/05/16/creating-play-magical-classroom-part-4/ | College of Wizardry,Guide,New World Magischola,Techniques | |
| Creating Play in the Magical Classroom: Part 5 | Johanna Koljonen | 2016 | Article | EN | In this series, we have had lots of examples of what is encouraged play for professors. Here are a few examples of discouraged play. Professors sit in a position of authority and players (and characters) will be conditioned to obey… | https://nordiclarp.org/2016/05/17/creating-play-magical-classroom-part-5/ | College of Wizardry,Guide,New World Magischola,Techniques | |
| Creating Play in the Magical Classroom: Part 6 | Johanna Koljonen | 2016 | Article | EN | Most of the larp (but especially the last six hours of the game, when every remaining plot-line is culminating at the same time) will be great for students riding their respective plot trains, and an incoherent mess for anyone with… | https://nordiclarp.org/2016/05/18/creating-play-magical-classroom-part-6/ | College of Wizardry,Guide,New World Magischola,Techniques | |
| Creating Play in the Magical Classroom: Part 7 | Johanna Koljonen | 2016 | Article | EN | This final part of the series gives practical examples on how to apply the techniques and ideas explained in the previous parts. | https://nordiclarp.org/2016/05/19/creating-play-magical-classroom-part-7/ | College of Wizardry,Guide,New World Magischola,Techniques | |
| Culture, Community, and Layers of Reality: Playing Allegiance | Juhana Pettersson | 2022 | Article | EN | A pervasive larp about the Cold War and the diplomacy needed to stave off nuclear Armageddon. | https://nordiclarp.org/2022/10/19/culture-community-and-layers-of-reality-playing-allegiance/ | Allegiance,diplomacy,Documentation,espionage,Larp,pervasive larp,Political Larp | |
| Culture Calibration in Pre-larp Workshops | Martin Nielsen | 2014 | Article | EN | With a few exceptions, all larps take place in a set culture. This can be either a fictional culture or a culture based on the real world. For the previous larps where I have been part of the organizer team,… | https://nordiclarp.org/2014/04/23/culture-calibration-in-pre-larp-workshops/ | Workshop | |
| Czech Chamber Larp Through the Years, Part 1 | Petr Kuběnský | 2021 | Article | EN | The first part of an article surveying the history of Czech and Slovak chamber larp. | https://nordiclarp.org/2021/10/25/czech-chamber-larp-through-the-years-part-1/ | Chamber larp,Czech Republic,Historical review,Slovakia | |
| Czech Chamber Larp Through the Years, Part 2 | Petr Kuběnský | 2021 | Article | EN | The second part of an article surveying the history of Czech and Slovak chamber larp. | https://nordiclarp.org/2021/10/25/czech-chamber-larp-through-the-years-part-2/ | Chamber larp,Czech Republic,Historical review,Slovakia | |
| D8 – Fascinating Paradox | Marcin Słowikowski | 2018 | Article | EN | When I heard some first mentions about the idea behind D8, I felt it’s going to be a really interesting thing. Knowing them personally, I occasionally drifted in each conversation towards this larp, to learn more. A design document for… | https://nordiclarp.org/2018/12/28/d8-fascinating-paradox/ | Larp,Poland | |
| Dance Macabre Blueprint | Morgain Kateřina Steiner | 2022 | Article | EN | Detailed explanation of the design and organization of the Dance Macabre larp, in which pairs of dancers attempt to overcome problems and fears around the subject of love. | https://nordiclarp.org/2022/04/28/dance-macabre-blueprint/ | Czech Republic,Dance,Larp,Larp Design,Larp Report,UK | |
| Danish Larp: Arty Edition | Lizzie Stark | 2012 |
Article, Interview |
EN | The article delves into Danish "arty" LARP, focusing on games that prioritize experimental storytelling and emotional depth over traditional fantasy themes. It highlights how these LARPs often explore complex social or philosophical issues, using abstract | https://leavingmundania.com/2012/02/08/danish-larp-arty-edition/ | Danish LARP,Nordic LARP | |
| Danish Larp: Arty Edition | Lizzie Stark | 2012 | Interview | EN | Today Bjarke Pedersen and Nynne Søs Rasmussen chat about the arty Danish scene. | https://leavingmundania.com/2012/02/08/danish-larp-arty-edition/ | Danish LARP,Art | |
| Danish Larp: Fantasy Edition | Lizzie Stark | 2012 | Article | EN | The article explores Danish LARP with a focus on fantasy-themed games, detailing the distinctive characteristics of the Danish LARP scene. It highlights the elaborate, immersive settings, rich storylines, and the high level of player commitment that defin | https://leavingmundania.com/2012/02/10/danish-larp-fantasy-edition/ | Danish LARP,Nordic LARP,Fantasy | |
| Danish Larp: Fantasy Edition | Lizzie Stark | 2012 | Interview | EN | Today we tackle the big Danish fantasy games with larpers Thomas Aagaard and Jesper Kristiansen. | https://leavingmundania.com/2012/02/10/danish-larp-fantasy-edition/ | Danish LARP,Fantasy | |
| Danish Larp: Kid Edition | Lizzie Stark | 2012 |
Article, Interview |
EN | The article discusses Danish LARP specifically designed for children, highlighting how these games emphasize creativity, cooperation, and social development. It explores how kid-focused LARPs balance fun with learning, using simplified rules and age-appro | https://leavingmundania.com/2012/02/06/danish-larp-kid-edition/ | Nordic LARP,Danish LARP,Children | |
| Danish Larp: Kid Edition | Lizzie Stark | 2012 | Interview | EN | Kid’s larp in Denmark is apparently a big thing. How big? Well, in Morten Gade’s paper “Danish Larp by the Numbers” in Dissecting Larp (2005), he cites a 2004 Gallup poll, which found that about 8 percent of Danish children age 10-14 (about 27,000 kids) s | https://leavingmundania.com/2012/02/06/danish-larp-kid-edition/ | Danish LARP,Children | |
| Dans la peau d’un autre pour être mieux dans la sienne | Julie Eigenmann | Le Temps | 2018 | Press article | FR | Les jeux de rôle rassemblent de nombreux passionnés à travers le monde et en Suisse romande. Le concept : interpréter un personnage dans un univers donné. Une façon d’apprendre à se connaître et de mieux appréhender notre société, selon certains joueurs. | https://www.letemps.ch/societe/peau-dun-mieux-sienne | ||
| Death in LARP | LARP Out of character | 2015 | Video | EN |
Death, Resurrection, Permadeath and Replacement Roles Addressing the mechanical issues of the deaths of characters is an important topic for most LARP designers to consider. Some LARPs have systems that allow PCs to resurrect, or to play on as ghosts (or |
https://larpoutofcharacter.wordpress.com/2017/01/12/death-in-larp-resurrection-permadeath-replacement-roles/ | ||
| Debauchery: Fantastic | Abbie Wolfe | 2024 | Opinion | EN | Why sex larps might appeal to players. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/08/19/debauchery-fantastic/ | debauchery,erotic larp,Larp,promotion,sex education,sex larp,sex positivity,sexuality | |
| Debauchery: Meh | Anonymous | 2024 | Opinion | EN | Anyone can come up with an excuse to put a bunch of people in a house to lust after each other and call it a larp. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/08/07/debauchery-meh/ | erotic,Larp | |
| Defining Meta-techniques | Lizzie Stark | 2014 | Article | EN | The article defines "meta-techniques" in LARP as tools or methods that allow players to step outside their characters to enhance storytelling and gameplay. It covers different types of meta-techniques, such as those for handling intense scenes, facilitati | https://leavingmundania.com/2014/08/28/defining-meta-techniques/ | Meta-techniques,Theorization,Game Design | |
| Defining Nordic Larp | Petra Lindve | Simon Svensson | Nordic LARP | 2024 | Article | EN | Nordic Larp' has a function. It still signals something to the public. These things might not be unique, or they might have other equivalents within other traditions, but to participants it still says something. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/06/13/defining-nordic-larp/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0JqP_DMTK89p0QRhR0HMZNBK2ZaR2XDNGECDGUvfXbwBwG6zjngpOlofE_aem_ZmFrZWR1bW15MTZieXRlcw | ||
| Defining Nordic Larp | Petra Lindve | 2024 | Article | EN | 'Nordic Larp' has a function. It still signals something to the public. These things might not be unique, or they might have other equivalents within other traditions, but to participants it still says something. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/06/13/defining-nordic-larp/ | Definition,Nordic Larp | |
| De la Bête – An Expensive Beast | David František Wagner | 2015 | Article | EN | The beast I saw resembled a leopard, but had feet like those of a bear and a mouth like that of a lion. The dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority.Revelations, 13:2, the Bible (New… | https://nordiclarp.org/2015/02/06/de-la-bete-an-expensive-beast/ | Czech Republic,Nordic Larp Yearbook | |
| Demystifying EDU-LARP | Anja Lotte Kastelic | 2023 | Video | EN | Hearing the term EDU-LARP (a larp aimed at educational goals) can be intimidating, which is why we want to help you ease into it by demystifying it one step at a time. In this workshop we will touch upon what are edu-games, look at some edu-larp case stud | http://youtube.com/embed/mFPclv2sW5w?rel=0&fmt=18&html5=1&showinfo=0 | ||
| Deprogramming Indiana Jones: Anti-Colonialist DMing with Kids | M. Cullinan | 2025 | Video | EN | How do we get children to move beyond the colonialist version of fantasy adventure to form a less self-centered and more nuanced version of what it means to be a hero? This article explores pressures on young Dungeons & Dragons players, urging Dungeon Masters (DMs) to foster empathy, cooperation, and critical thinking. By examining problematic tropes like "evil" races and antagonist cultures, the article highlights how these elements reflect colonialist ideology. Through anti-colonialist strategies -- such as diverse narratives, respect-based norms, and safety tools like the "X card" -- DMs can create games that emphasize moral complexity, helping players become empathetic individuals ready to challenge real-world inequalities. | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ERpCmrLWPM&list=PLZH6fIc6DpcpDWFvv_QBhQmvDWvdW5zOK&index=15 | JARPS,Convention,Colonialism | |
| Describing LARP Mechanics and Rules | LARP Out of character | 2014 | Video | EN |
How do we describe the mechanics we use? Would you want to know what kind of mechanics a game uses before we sign up? What does it mean to be mechanics light or heavy? After a panel on useful ways to describe the rule and mechanics used in a LARP to |
https://larpoutofcharacter.wordpress.com/2015/08/24/describing-larp-mechanics-and-rules/ | ||
| Description of Larps using Textual Parameters | Laura Wood | 2022 | Tools | EN | At The Smoke, larps submitted for the programme are described by answering a set of questions about various aspects of their design. | https://nordiclarp.org/2022/10/27/description-of-larps-using-textual-parameters/ | Larp Design,The Smoke | |
| Designing Autobiographical Games | Lizzie Stark | 2015 | Article | EN | The article explores the process of designing autobiographical games, focusing on how personal experiences can be translated into interactive narratives. It discusses the challenges and emotional impact of sharing personal stories through gameplay, highli | https://leavingmundania.com/2015/03/30/designing-autobiographical-games/ | Game Design,Character creation | |
| Designing for the Somatic imagination | Susan Ploetz | 2019 | Video | EN | Imagination (and cognition) is multi-sensory, and effects/is effected by the whole body. How does larp already design for the somatic experience how how can this be pushed further using somatic (body awareness/mindfulness) practices? Drawing from her back | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FVAZ2SjmcI | Theorization,Game Design | |
| Designing LARPs for Repeat Players | LARP Out of character | 2014 | Video | EN | Have you ever played a LARP twice? Have you had players who played your game multiple times? What was your experience? Should we be shifting our culture towards designing games for re-playability? Is that even possible? What are some of the issues inv | https://larpoutofcharacter.wordpress.com/2015/08/17/designing-larps-for-repeat-players/ | ||
| Designing Power Dynamics Between Adults and Children in Larps | Frederikke S. B. Høyer | 2024 | Article | EN | A practice-based approach utilized in edu-larp and leisure larps, including a mythical fantasy campaign. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/03/04/designing-power-dynamics-between-adults-and-children-in-larps/ | agency,children,choice,Edu-larp,Fantasy,kids,Larp for Children,Østerskov Efterskole,power,status | |
| Designing the Designer | Juhana Pettersson | 2024 | Tools | EN | Every aspect of larp can be designed for particular effect. This article argues that this applies to the person of the designer as well. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/03/27/designing-the-designer/ | Larp,Larp Design,Larp organizing,Nordic Larp | |
| Designing the Volunteer Experience | Suus Mutsaers | 2018 | Article | EN | When producing larps we often rely on the help of volunteers. But we are currently not actively looking at the volunteer experience from a design perspective. This article proposes several ways of looking at volunteer experiences and the way we… | https://nordiclarp.org/2018/02/20/designing-volunteer-experience/ | Knutpunkt 2018 | |
| DEXCON 15 Debrief | Lizzie Stark | 2012 |
Article, Review |
EN | The article provides a debrief of DexCon 15, focusing on the variety of LARP experiences at the convention. It discusses the successes and challenges of different games, highlighting both well-organized sessions and unexpected obstacles. The piece offers | https://leavingmundania.com/2012/07/09/dexcon-15-debrief/ | Review,Dexcon,Convention,American LARP | |
| DEXCON Fun & Larp Link Love | Lizzie Stark | 2012 | Article | EN | The article reflects on the fun and community spirit experienced during DexCon, with a particular focus on LARP events. It highlights positive interactions among players and the variety of engaging LARP scenarios. The piece also shares recommendations and | https://leavingmundania.com/2012/07/03/dexcon-fun-larp-link-love/ | Convention,Dexcon,American LARP,Testimonial | |
| Did We Wake? | Eirik Fatland | 2024 | Article | EN | Reflections on Before We Wake, a larp played in 2015, a larp which refused to let go, which insisted on being untangled…, and utterly unlike any other larp ever played. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/05/30/did-we-wake/ | Before We Wake,Dreams,Review | |
| Die Katakomben Halloween 2016 | Ivan Žalac | Crolarper | 2016 | Review | EN | Review about Katakomben (A larp Tavern in Cologne). | https://www.crolarper.com/2016/11/die-katakomben-halloween-2016.html | ||
| Dilemmas of the Lady Game Designer | Lizzie Stark | 2013 | Article | EN | The article explores the challenges faced by female game designers in the LARP community, focusing on gender biases and expectations. It discusses the difficulties of navigating a male-dominated field, where women often feel pressured to conform to tradit | https://leavingmundania.com/2013/02/25/dilemmas-of-the-lady-game-designer/ | Game Design,Feminism,Gender,Inclusivity | |
| Dinner Warfare | Katrine Wind | 2024 | Article | EN | Creating subtle but strong emotional pressure based on specific relations when designing eating situations in larps. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/09/12/dinner-warfare/ | conflict,Daemon,drama,Helicon,House of Craving,Larp Design,Libertines,Spoils of War | |
| Dissonance et harmonie ludo-narrative en GN | Hélène Henry | 2016 | Article | FR | L'article explore la complexité des interactions entre la mécanique de jeu et la narration dans les jeux de rôle grandeur nature. L'auteur examine comment les organisateurs peuvent atteindre une harmonie ludo-narrative, où les règles du jeu et l'histoire | https://www.electro-gn.com/10686-dissonance-et-harmonie-ludo-narrative-en-gn | Game Design,Rules,Organization,Theorization | |
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Divlja Krajina 1 review |
Ivan Žalac | Crolarper | 2016 | Review | EN | Review about Divlja Krajina 1, a Croatian Fantasy LARP. | https://www.crolarper.com/2016/04/divlja-krajina-1-review.html | ||
| Documentation of Larp Design | Josefin Westborg | 2022 | Article | EN | Eight types of design-relevant larp documents with different purposes aimed at distinct audiences. | https://nordiclarp.org/2022/07/06/documentation-of-larp-design/ | Documentation,Hobbyhorse,Just a Little Lovin',Krigshjärta,Larp,Larp Design,larp script | |
| Donate | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Larps | EN | We now accept donations to cover running costs of the website. You can read more about what’s costing money and how donations are used on our page about donations. If you just want to give us your money, click the… | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/05/07/donate/ | Contribute,Donate,Nordiclarp.org | |
| Dragonbane Memories | Mike Pohjola | 2021 | Article | EN | We had crazy plans. We would transform fantasy larp forever. We would create the best larp in the world... or so I thought. | https://nordiclarp.org/2021/08/18/dragonbane-memories/ | Community Safety,Dragonbane,Fantasy,harassment,Larp,Larp organizing,Nordic Larp,organizer,Safety | |
| Dragon Thrones – High Immersion in a Larp MegaGame | Tara M. Clapper | 2017 | Article | EN | Dragon Thrones was a complex and novel larp, including MegaGame, escape room, and other unusual elements. How successful was it at providing immersion for participants? | https://nordiclarp.org/2017/08/09/dragon-thrones-high-immersion-in-a-larp-megagame/ | Dragon Thrones,Immersion | |
| Dreamy Dreamation Recap | Lizzie Stark | 2012 | Article | EN | The article provides a recap of Dreamation, a gaming convention known for its vibrant LARP community. It highlights the diversity of games, the camaraderie among participants, and the creativity displayed throughout the event. The piece reflects on memora | https://leavingmundania.com/2012/02/29/dreamy-dreamation-recap/ | Convention,Dreamation,Jeepform | |
| Du masslarp, de l'immersion et du snuff-larp | Ni Pute Ni Soigneuse | 2020 | Article | FR | Game Design,Snuff-Larp,Mass LARP,Mood post | DuMasslarpDeLImmersionEtDuSnuffLarp_fichierfichier_Ditesle_avec_des_pavs.docx_20240725151219_20240725151219.pdf_ | ||
| Eirik Fatland on Safety | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Article | EN | Famous larp theorist Eirik Fatland has written a piece about safe words and safety at larps. Here is the first paragraph of his text: So, there is a fairly standardized pair of safewords used at a lot of larps around… | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/06/27/eirik-fatland-on-safety/ | Blog Post,Norway,Safety,Techniques | |
| Elements of Larp | Berber Wierda | 2022 | EN | What are the parts that make up the sum of what we can be and more... | https://nordiclarp.org/2022/02/24/elements-of-larp/ | intimacy,Larp,nature,Poetry,Romance | ||
| Elements of Larp Design | Eirik Fatland | 2023 | Article | EN | What is it larp designers actually design? How do players actually respond to design decisions? Are there any truths that apply to all the different kinds of larp design? Eirik Fatland presents his unpublished yet influential mid-level theory. | https://nordiclarp.org/2023/11/07/elements-of-larp-design/ | Knudepunkt,Knudepunkt 2023,Larp Design,Larp Theory,Video | |
| Embodiment in Online LARPing: Design Guidelines for Future LARP Designers | Nang Hseing Noom Khay | 2022 |
Scientist / Academic publication, Thesis |
EN | Online LARPing has been practiced for a long time, but gained its popularity as the Covid-19 pandemic hit. However, online platforms have some drawbacks and limitations in various aspects, for example, in embodiment, in accessibility, etc. This thesis aim | https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1679815/FULLTEXT01.pdf | Online LARP,Theorization,Game Design,Acting,Guide | |
| Emergence, Iteration, and Reincorporation in Larp | Evan Torner | 2018 | Article | EN | This essay proposes an aesthetic model for apprehending narrative and play, in-game and out-of-game experiences in terms of emergence, iteration, and reincorporation. Emergence can be judged with respect to its cultivation of the themes of the larp. Itera | https://nordiclarp.org/2018/03/06/emergence-iteration-reincorporation-larp/ | Knutpunkt 2018 | |
| Emotions as Skilled Work | Sanna Koulu | 2020 | Article | EN | This text is focused on the social and cultural aspects of emotion work and on our understanding of the skills involved in the context of larp. | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/05/04/emotions-as-skilled-work/ | Knutepunkt,Larp Theory,Solmukohta,Solmukohta 2020,Theory | |
| End of the Line: White Wolf’s First Official Nordic-Style Larp | Sarah Lynne Bowman | 2016 | Article | EN | End of the Line is the first official Nordic larp under the One World of Darkness produced by White Wolf and Odyssé since the IP was acquired by Paradox Entertainment. | https://nordiclarp.org/2016/03/21/end-line-white-wolfs-first-official-nordic-style-larp/ | Finland,Larp Report,Solmukohta 2016,Vampire the Masquerade,White Wolf,World of Darkness | |
| En Garde – à vue ! | Robert Oglodzinski | Trad Pal' | 2012 | Article | FR | Cet article traite des méthodes d’interrogatoire… Et de comment mettre en scène l’arrestation des personnages. | https://ptgptb.fr/en-garde-a-vue | Guide,Acting | |
| Engines of Desire | Juhana Pettersson | 2021 | Book | EN | Engines of Desire is a collection of 31 articles and essays about larp by Juhana Pettersson. Many of the texts have been published before and there are nine new articles as well as a foreword by the game researcher Dr. Jaakko Stenros. The book’s essays sp | https://www.nordicrpg.fi/store/tuote/engines-of-desire-print-edition/ | Theorization,Nordic LARP | |
| Enlightenment in Blood: A Pervasive World of Darkness Nordic Larp | Sarah Lynne Bowman | 2017 | Article | EN | It’s not a revolution… it’s an insurrection.Anarch catchphrase during Enlightenment in Blood Enlightenment in Blood was an official White Wolf larp in the Nordic style spanning 10 locations for approximately 200 players in the city of Berlin. The larp las | https://nordiclarp.org/2017/05/29/enlightenment-blood-pervasive-world-darkness-nordic-larp/ | City Larp,Documentation,pervasive larp,Vampire the Masquerade,White Wolf,World of Darkness | |
| Ensemble Play | Anni Tolvanen | 2020 | Article | EN | This article draws insights from different ensemble-driven art forms, and demonstrate how ensemble skills facilitate better play in larp. | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/05/11/ensemble-play/ | Larp Theory,Player Skills,Solmukohta,Solmukohta 2020,Theory | |
| Epic Feels | Noora Korppi | 2020 | Article | EN | Tips on how to prepare for the game in order to create a character who easily feels and some practices for expressing the turbulence of their inner realms. | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/11/23/epic-feels/ | Knutepunkt-books,Solmukohta 2020,Techniques | |
| Epiphany – A Collaborative Mage: the Ascension Larp | Yeonsoo Julian Kim | 2018 | Article | EN | Epiphany was a collaborative larp based loosely on Mage: The Ascension that took place December 15-17, 2017 in Austin, Texas. The larp was set during a weekend-long spiritual retreat where mentors help initiate mages navigate their Awakenings and come int | https://nordiclarp.org/2018/02/01/epiphany-collaborative-mage-ascension-larp/ | collaborative,Larp,Mage: the Ascension,White Wolf,World of Darkness | |
|
Et comment j’ai eu peur de débuter le GN |
Clueless Cora | 2020 | FR | Alors, je ne sais pas si l’on peut forcément parler de courage. Il faut du courage pour sortir quelqu’un d’un bâtiment en flammes ou pour se pointer à un premier rencard Tinder avec sa veste en fausse-fourrure orange (#noregrets). Pourtant, j’ai connu aus | http://www.cluelesscora.com/index.php/2020/05/25/et-comment-jai-eu-peur-de-debuter-le-gn/ | |||
| Et incarnatus est - De la physicalité du GN et quelques corollaires | Ni Pute Ni Soigneuse | Article | FR | Article traitant de la place du corps dans l'interprétation d'un personnage, du bleed physique (en opposition au bleed émotionnel) qui est possible et revient sur une témoignage (expérience) d'un·e joueur·euse parlant de la manière dont ielle a pu incarne | Bleed,Testimonial | EtIncarnatusEstDeLaPhysicaliteDuGnEt_fichierfichier_Et_incarnatus_est__De_la_physicalit_du_GN_et_quelques_corrolaires.docx_20240728161815_20240728161815.pdf_ | ||
| Être transgenre et GNiste : la double peine | Sasha | 2021 | Video | FR | Intervention de Sasha : "Être un mec transgenre en GN, c'est vraiment galère. Les orgas sont perdu·e·s : dans quel catégorie te mettre ? Que te faire jouer, une femme, un homme ? Comment tes partenaires de jeu feront la différence ? C'est le foutoir et pe | https://youtu.be/1is20eFrNDk?si=wDRB46b4UYPYxI2C | Convergences2021,Conference,Testimonial,Gender,Inclusivity,TransGender | |
| Et si on réinventait la roue ? | Ni Pute Ni Soigneuse | 2019 | Article | FR | Billet d'humeur sur l'utilisation de formules d'organisation ou de game design poussiéreuses, sur la (non)transmission de savoir entre personnes, sur le manque d'évolutions dans la communauté et le manque d'intérêt pour la théorisation. | Mood post,Transmission,Game Design | EtSiOnReinventaitLaRoue_fichierfichier_Et_si_on_rinventait_la_roue__.docx_20240728162149_20240728162149.pdf_ | |
| Etude sociologique sur le GN 2010 | FédéGN ; French Tactical | 2010 | Poll/Statistics | FR |
La Fédération Française de jeu de rôle Grandeur Nature (FédéGN), et l'association French Tactical Division - Airsoft Team (FTaD), ont unis leurs efforts pour réaliser une étude statistique sur le milieu du GN (jeu de rôle Grandeur Nature), et ainsi déterm |
https://www.fedegn.org/component/phocadownload/category/12-etudes-et-publications?download=190:etude-sosiologique-sur-le-gn-2010 | ||
| Europa Brinner! | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Larps | EN | Europa brinner! (Europe burns!) is a larp campaign that takes place in Sweden before and during World War II, with espionage, betrayal and treason as main elements. The larps will be as realistic as possible, with some elements of fiction.… | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/03/19/europe-burns/ | Sweden,WW2 | |
| Everything I learned at Knutpunkt 2014 | Lizzie Stark | 2014 | Article | EN | I had a brilliant visit to Knutpunkt in Sweden this year. Knutpunkt, for those of you who aren’t familiar, is a Nordic larp convention that rotates around the Nordic countries and serves as a melting pot of larp-related ideas. The convention features game | https://leavingmundania.com/2014/04/25/everything-learned-knutpunkt-2014/ | Knutpunkt,Convention,Nordic LARP,Testimonial | |
| Exit 3: The Bunker – Claustro-drama | Karijn van der Heij | 2015 | Article | EN | In July 2014, 30 players in the Netherlands split into two groups of 15 and allowed themselves to be all but locked up during two of the hottest days of the week. They were playing a larp game called Exit,… | https://nordiclarp.org/2015/02/13/exit-3-the-bunker-claustro-drama/ | Nordic Larp Yearbook,The Netherlands | |
| Experience vs. Imagination – Effects of Player Age | Chris Hartford | 2024 | Opinion | EN | It is often stated that imagination is the limit – that anyone can play any role – but is that the reality? | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/04/01/experience-vs-imagination-effects-of-player-age/ | age,design reflections,experience,Larp,Nordic Larp | |
| Extinction Now: Coming to Terms with Dissolution in End(less) Story | Syksy Räsänen | 2024 | Article | EN | We live in an apocalyptic age. The blackbox larp End(less) Story taps into this mortal dread unapologetically and with compassion. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/02/16/extinction-now-coming-to-terms-with-dissolution-in-endless-story/ | Black box,climate change,End(less) Story,Grenselandet,Larp,Nina Runa Essendrop,Nordic Larp,Politics | |
| Failocrates ! À qui profite l’échec ? | Ribston Pippin | 2021 | Video | FR | Intervention de Ribston Pippin : "Un jeu, ça se gagne ou ça se perd. Et nous rôlistes, on a beau prétendre le contraire, ça reste vrai autour d’une table et en GN. Ce qu’on définit comme une victoire ou un échec est important – et on va en parler aujourd’ | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRVuq0NuIQE | Conference,Convergences2021 | |
| Faire le mal en GN, jusqu'où peut-on aller ? | La Scénaristerie du Petit Peuple - Collectif | 2018 | Audio | FR | Frollo, Maléfique, Hannibal ou Ursula : toute bonne histoire a besoin d'un-e bon-ne vilain-e. En GN, pourtant, ça n'est pas si facile... Outre les difficultés à incarner un-e méchant-e crédible, l'être trop peut constituer un danger : malaise, violence ps | https://archive.org/details/LiveScna5 | ||
| Fairweather Manor: Perspectives from a United States Player | Chris Bergstresser | 2016 | Article | EN | I thought I’d write up a game summary about my experience playing Fairweather Manor, as there seems to be some interest. My background is as an American larper with some-to-moderate larp experience in the American scene, whose first international larp… | https://nordiclarp.org/2016/02/05/fairweather-manor-perspectives-united-states-player/ | Denmark,Documentation,Fairweather Manor,Larp Report,Poland | |
| Fairweather Manor – The Latest Iteration of the Blockbuster Formula? | Muriel Algayres | 2015 | Article | EN | Fairweather Manor is a historically-inspired international larp for 140 whose first run took place in Zamek Moszna, Poland, on the 5-8th of November 2015. It was created by the Liveform/Rollespilsfabrikken team already behind the creation of College of Wi | https://nordiclarp.org/2015/12/16/fairweather-manor-the-latest-iteration-of-the-blockbuster-formula/ | Denmark,Documentation,Fairweather Manor,Poland,Review | |
| Fake It and Make It | Anne Serup Grove | 2020 | Article | EN | In this piece, we’ll show you how to make an outfit seem historical without needing to actually be historically accurate. | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/12/31/fake-it-and-make-it/ | Costume,Knutepunkt-books,Solmukohta 2020,Techniques | |
| Fantasy Larp in Serbia | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Larps | EN | We’ve received a tip about a fantasy larp in Serbia in May this year. The organisers sent us this information: It is biggest larp event we have in Serbia. It is placed in Serbia/Vladimirovac. Vladimirovac is north-east of capitol city… | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/03/30/fantasy-larp-in-serbia/ | Fantasy,Serbia | |
| Fear on the Starting Line | Ben Morrow | 2020 | Article | EN | Thoughts and feelings of fear are entirely normal. They are difficult but manageable. | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/11/26/fear-on-the-starting-line/ | Knutepunkt-books,Solmukohta 2020,Techniques | |
|
Festival Avatar : jeu grandeur nature |
RTBF | 2017 | TV report | FR | Plus d'un millier de grands enfants sont réunis près de Mons ce week-end pour le fameux festival Avatar. C'est, au niveau européen, un des plus grands jeux de rôle organisés. Plongée dans l'univers des gobelins, des elfes, et autres barbares. | https://auvio.rtbf.be/media/journal-televise-sujet-par-sujet-festival-avatar-jeu-grandeur-nature-2239211 | ||
| Fiche pratique : Safer et Saferoom | BE Larp asbl | 2024 | FR |
Safer, Saferoom... À part de chouettes mots à poser au Scrabble, de quoi s'agit-il exactement ?🤨 La Cellule Safe de BE Larp a réponse à tout ! Voici des fiches pratiques qui t'aideront à mieux comprendre ces notions importantes pour un GN Safe ! 💡 Ces |
http://www.larp.be/fr/fiche-pratiques-safer-et-saferoom/ | |||
| Film and Literature Instruction through Live Action Role-Play | Evan Torner | 2021 | Video | EN | How does embodied emotion help us teach media of the past? This talk addresses how edu-larp and other live-action strategies can enchant the teaching of language, literature, media, and culture. | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n54rA03Ubpo | Edu-larp,Emotions | |
| Film Review: Treasure Trapped | Lizzie Stark | 2015 | Article | EN | Watching Treasure Trapped, a new documentary about larp by the UK company Cosmic Joke, brought back feelings of nostalgia from my days of reporting for Leaving Mundania. There were the reporters at their first larp, filming a battle, alternately jumping i | https://leavingmundania.com/2015/04/26/film-review-treasure-trapped/ | Review,UK Larp | |
| Finding the Magic in the Mundane | Sandy Bailly | 2022 | Article | EN | Often it isn’t necessarily the big scenes that we carry closest to our hearts after having played a larp, it’s rather the unexpected small moments, the unplanned occurrences, the intimacy. It’s in these mundane moments that the magic happens in… | https://nordiclarp.org/2022/04/04/finding-the-magic-in-the-mundane/ | Character,Larp,magic,mundane,real life | |
| Five Things US Conventions Could Steal From Fastaval | Lizzie Stark | 2012 | Article | EN | Yesterday, I riffed on Fastaval, an awesome Danish roleplay convention I attended as part of my two-week Nordic roleplay junket. Today, I want to talk about a few favorite elements of the convention that US convention designers might import into their ow | https://leavingmundania.com/2012/04/19/five-things-us-conventions-could-steal-from-fastaval/ | Convention,Organization | |
| Five Ways Larp Can Benefit Digital Game Design | Lizzie Stark | 2016 | Article | EN | The article discusses how live-action role-playing (LARP) can enhance digital game design. It highlights five key benefits: LARP's simple prototyping process allows for quick iteration of game ideas; it generates novel story arcs that can inspire digital | https://leavingmundania.com/2016/11/07/five-ways-larp-can-benefit-digital-game-design/ | Tech,Game Design | |
| Flagging: A Response | Laura Wood | 2024 | Tools | EN | While flagging is not perfect, it addresses manifest abusive behaviour from predatory individuals within the increasingly internationalizing larp community. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/05/22/flagging-a-response/ | broken stairs,Casting,flagging,Player Safety,predation,Safety | |
| Flagging is Flawed | Maury Brown | 2024 | Tools | EN | Although helpful for safety reasons, flagging is also commonly used to prevent people from attending a larp for lesser reasons. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/05/08/flagging-is-flawed/ | Community Safety,emotional safety,psychological safety,safety team | |
| Flowers from Exile Sign-Up Open | Johannes Axner | 2014 | Larps | EN | Sign-up has opened for the Swedish larp Flowers from Exile. The larp will be played in English and first time larpers are very welcome. Read more and sign up here: http://beratta.org/flowersfromexile/signup | https://nordiclarp.org/2014/03/10/flowers-from-exile-sign-up-open/ | Sweden | |
| Food for Thought: Narrative Through Food at Larps | Rosalind Göthberg | 2017 | Article | EN | Food is an essential part of culture. Taste and smell may be more abstract senses but they have the power to bring strong experiences, no less so in larp. | https://nordiclarp.org/2017/02/17/food-thought-narrative-food-larps/ | Food,Knutepunkt,Knutepunkt 2017,Once Upon a Nordic Larp... | |
| For Design | Abbie Wolfe | 2024 | Opinion | EN | A response to the recent article 'Against Design' by Widing & Nordwall, arguing for the essentialness of design in larp practice. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/06/18/for-design/ | art,design,Larp Design | |
| Forgotten Gods-Exploring Cultural Heritage Through a Citygame | Amy van der Zee | 2023 | Video | EN | Ever wanted to feel like a god? Forgotten Gods is a city game exploring European cultural heritage through larp elements. What first started as a larp, has over time transformed into an Erasmus+ project resulting in an edu-game for total beginners meant t | http://youtube.com/embed/tT8g_ybz2Qk?rel=0&fmt=18&html5=1&showinfo=0 | ||
| Fortune & Felicity: When Larp Grows Up | Sanne Harder | 2017 | Article | EN | Fortune & Felicity was a larp held at the spa village of Medevi Brunn in Sweden. Based on the work of Jane Austen, the larp lasted from May 25-28, 2017. | https://nordiclarp.org/2017/06/13/fortune-felicity-when-larp-grows-up/ | Black box,Blockbuster,Freeform,Jane Austen,Metatechniques,Nordic Larp,Romance | |
| Four Backstory Building Games You Can Play Anywhere! | Peter Woodworth | 2015 | Article | EN | One of the most difficult – but also most rewarding – parts of larp is coming up with a good character backstory. A sense of a character’s past gives great insights into how to play them in the present, for… | https://nordiclarp.org/2015/02/11/four-backstory-building-games-you-can-play-anywhere/ | The Knudepunkt 2015 Companion Book,USA | |
| Franchir le cap de l'international | Benoit Nicaise | 2019 |
Article, Interview |
FR | Depuis quelques années, les Belges sont de plus en plus nombreux à passer outre les frontières nationales pour aller jouer à l’international. Un cap pas toujours facile comme l’atteste le faible nombre de larp-trotters. Alors, qu’est-ce qui motive ces ave | International,Testimonial,Belgium | FranchirLeCapDeLInternational_fichierfichier_Interview_2_Franchir_le_cap_de_linternational_20240726104205_20240726104205.pdf_ | |
| Franchir le cap de l’international | Benoit Nicaise | 2019 | Interview | FR | Depuis quelques années, les Belges sont de plus en plus nombreux à passer outre les frontières nationales pour aller jouer à l’international. Un cap pas toujours facile comme l’atteste le faible nombre de larp-trotters. Alors, qu’est-ce qui motive ces ave | International,Testimonial | FranchirLeCapDeLinternational2_fichierfichier_Interview_2_Franchir_le_cap_de_linternational_1_20240808174308_20240808174308.pdf_ | |
| Freak Show, an Autopsy | Nina Teerilahti | 2018 | Article | EN | Freak Show, a larp held in an abandoned amusement park in Finland. The larp told the story of the last freak show and explored otherness through a romantic gothic horror setting. The participants played a family of outcasts and freaks… | https://nordiclarp.org/2018/02/05/freak-show-autopsy/ | Finland,Freak Show,Knutpunkt 2018 | |
| Freeform for Noobs | Lizzie Stark | 2014 | Article | EN | Freeform is SO HOT right now, if contests like the Golden Cobra Competition are any measure. But there’s a lot of confusion about the word “freeform” and what it means. I’m here to dispel some of that confusion. | https://leavingmundania.com/2014/12/31/freeform-for-noobs/ | Freeform,Theorization | |
| From Magic Circles To Infinite Possibilities | David Bassuk | 2023 | Video | EN | Theater actors work with a defined staging, whereas the Larpers generate spatial narratives in response to the actions of others and the location of the Larp. Theater spaces are alternate reality containers, whereas Larps are often situated in open-world | http://youtube.com/embed/nISle2fDvIc?rel=0&fmt=18&html5=1&showinfo=0 | ||
| From Winson Green Prison to Suffragette: Representations of First-Wave Feminists in Larps | Muriel Algayres | 2019 | Article | EN | In this article, I present feedback on my experience playing and writing on suffragettes in larps set in early 20th century Europe. I present the diverse angles through which the theme and characters were approached in these larps and contrast… | https://nordiclarp.org/2019/02/28/from-winson-green-prison-to-suffragette-representations-of-first-wave-feminists-in-larps/ | Documentation,Feminism,feminist,Nordic Larp,Sorority,Suffragette,Winson Green Prison | |
| Game Design: Finding the Premise | Lizzie Stark | 2014 | Article | EN | The article focuses on finding a strong premise as a crucial step in game design, particularly in LARP. It discusses how a clear premise serves as a foundation for all game elements, including character creation, plot development, and player engagement. T | https://leavingmundania.com/2014/06/23/game-design-finding-premise/ | Game Design | |
| Game Design: The Inside/Outside Story | Lizzie Stark | 2014 | Article | EN | The article discusses how game design can impact storytelling in LARPs, particularly the relationship between the "inside" (character experiences) and "outside" (game structure and rules) aspects. It examines how different design choices influence player | https://leavingmundania.com/2014/07/08/game-design-insideoutside-story/ | Game Design,Writing | |
| Game Technologies in Larp and Tabletop RPGs | Taisto Suominen | Transformative Play Initiative | 2024 | Video | EN | Immerse yourself in the fascinating world of game technologies as they intersect with live action and tabletop role-playing games! While technology has always played a role in enhancing these experiences, the rapid evolution of game technologies opens up | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NooPPJTsN7I | ||
| Gardez une trace de vos parties | Mirella Machancoses López | trad Laura Stéphan | 2023 | Article | FR | Cet article analyse l'intérêt de conserver des traces de JDR et GN que nous jouons ou organisons. Il parle également de l'intérêt de partager ces éléments et de documenter nos jeux. | https://ptgptb.fr/gardez-une-trace | Art,Theorization,Transmission | |
| Gendered Magic | Marie Møller | 2021 | Article | EN | Thoughts on how to gender larp magic systems with awareness and intention. | https://nordiclarp.org/2021/06/28/gendered-magic/ | gender,Larp,Larp Design,magic | |
| Gertrudes möhippa – A Near-successful Crossover of Larp and Theater | Annika Waern | 2016 | Article | EN | Recently, the Royal Dramatic theater (Dramaten) in Stockholm staged its first larp ever. Gertrudes Möhippa (Gertrude’s Bachelorette: for brevity I’ll use Gertrude) was designed and produced by Jesper Berglund and Christopher Sandberg and staged twice on s | https://nordiclarp.org/2016/06/15/gertrudes-mohippa-near-successful-crossover-larp-theater/ | Gertrudes möhippa,Sweden | |
| GM Services: What Services Could we Provide to Support LARP? | LARP Out of character | 2014 | Video | EN | Traditionally at LARPS, the GMs do everything needed to make a game happen (except costuming which is traditionally delegated to players). At Intercon and other mini-LARP weekends, two tasks are handled “horizontally” by the event organizers (space boo | https://larpoutofcharacter.wordpress.com/2015/08/25/gm-services/ | ||
| GMs Spill Their Greatest Freeform Game Disasters | Lizzie Stark | 2012 | Article | EN | The article shares humorous and cautionary tales from Game Masters (GMs) about their biggest freeform LARP disasters. It highlights the unpredictable nature of running LARPs, with scenarios ranging from logistical breakdowns to player conflicts. These ane | https://leavingmundania.com/2012/07/31/gms-spill-their-greatest-freeform-game-disasters/ | Freeform,Game Design,Organization | |
| GN: En-Quête d'Imaginaire | BE Larper | 2014 | Video | FR | "Gn: En-Quête d'Imaginaire" est un documentaire qui vise à présenter l'univers du Jeu de Rôle grandeur Nature au travers du prisme des joueurs. Durant plusieurs mois nous avons suivi différents groupes de joueurs dans la conception et la réalisation de le | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovQvWde-qAA&list=PL3rHA5KGuD6YMC1IOpV3agCO828sG98-u | ||
| GN commercial VS. murder élitiste : LE DEBUNK | Sandro D | 2021 | Video | FR | Intervention de Sand : "D’un côté, des GN tout public à monde ouvert ; de l’autre, des jeux à huis-clos à l’ambiance millimétrée… Mais dis-moi, orga, qu’est-ce que t’as envie de faire, au fond ? Et toi PJ, ce qui te plaît, c’est de t’investir sur la longu | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seDa4cawBio | Conference,Convergences2021 | |
| GN et mineurs, un outil de transformation sociale ? | Cédric LHOMOND | Electro GN | 2015 | Article | FR |
Étant animateur socioculturel de profession et joueur dans l’âme, les réflexions que je livre ici se fondent autant sur mon expérience de joueur que sur ma pratique professionnelle, dans laquelle « faire jouer à jouer des rôles» est un puissant levier. M |
https://www.electro-gn.com/9240-gn-et-mineurs-un-outil-de-transformation-sociale?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2PnAtcf3e1y0n_VsKXzGhJ1zHImKD-wu8Vr-c8QYGmpMQCd8zIgkxYaCw_aem_AVvKMZ7MWqiz7s0oxdRf2qQL8N9m76qDCxgZV9DkakQhrQuGVCoII_l7JJ5cVsyjTfruiiZ5aWq4MxAu7LKxu | ||
| Good Cakes, Bad Cakes: Character and Contact Design as a Factor of Personal Game Experience | Niina Niskanen | 2024 | Opinion | EN | Compared to free player-driven contact creation, contact design by the organisers is a stronger promise to me and other players struggling with uncertainty on whether we too will be relevant and included. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/07/24/good-cakes-bad-cakes-character-and-contact-design-as-a-factor-of-personal-game-experience/ | Larp Design | |
| Grenselandet: A Norwegian Chamber Larp Convention | Lizzie Stark | 2013 | Article | EN | The article discusses Grenselandet, a LARP festival in Oslo, known for its focus on experimental and avant-garde scenarios. It highlights the festival's commitment to exploring innovative themes and play styles, often challenging traditional LARP norms. T | https://leavingmundania.com/2013/11/05/grenselandet/ | Nordic LARP,Convention,Grenselandet,Review,Norwegian LARP | |
| Grooming in the Larp Community | Sanne Harder | 2021 | Opinion | EN | In this opinion piece Sanne Harder explores predatory behavior in larp communities. Content Advisory: Sexual abuse, mental health issues. | https://nordiclarp.org/2021/03/29/grooming-in-the-larp-community/ | community,Community Safety,Larp,Sexual Abuse,Sexual Assault | |
| Group Dynamics in LAPRs | LARP Out of character | 2015 | Video | EN | LARPs, by their interactive nature, are social experiences, which is why group dynamics are a big part of LARPing. And they affect LARPs on multiple levels, from players deciding which LARPs to play (and drop) based on who they know will be playing or on | https://larpoutofcharacter.wordpress.com/2017/03/14/group-dynamics-in-larps/ | ||
| Group Improvisation of Larp Rituals | Susanne Vejdemo | 2018 | Article | EN | This article describes a 30-minute workshop which teaches on-the-spot collective improvisation of fake rituals for larp purposes. | https://nordiclarp.org/2018/02/27/group-improvisation-larp-rituals/ | Knutpunkt 2018,Ritual,Workshop | |
| Growing empathy through larp | Susan Mutsaers | 2018 | Video | EN | Susan Mutsaers believes that live action role playing can change the world. In her TEDxBreda Talk she tells about the new generation of larp and the value they have by contributing to social themes and developing understanding for different cultures and l | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1jCUFRggR4 | Conference | |
| Habiter et raconter en solastalgie - Entretien avec Rachel Hoekendijk | Point Culture | Propos de Rachel Hoekendijk | 2023 | Article | FR | Page 184 - Entretien avec Rachel Hoekendijk qui introduit ses propos par une réflexion sur le GN comme outil de création de récits collectifs et pose la question de la dominance de certaines voix par rapport à d'autres, de leur influence sur la constructi | https://www.pointculture.be/pdf-reader/193/Solastalgie | ||
| Halat Hisar Photo Report | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Article | EN | Larper and talented photographer Tuomas Puikkonen has posted his photos from the larp Halat Hisar (State of Siege). Check them out here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/darkismus/sets/72157638504113734/ | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/12/10/halat-hisar-photo-report/ | Documentation,Finland,Palestine,Photos | |
| Harmful Misuse of Flagging | JD Lade | 2024 | Poll/Statistics | EN |
This survey was conducted to examine the use, effectiveness, and potential misuse of flagging systems in larp. The study was prompted by ongoing discussions in the larp community, particularly the claims made in the opinion piece "Flagging is Flawed." This article argued that flagging, originally designed to remove dangerous individuals from events, is being misused for social exclusion, minor grievances, and interpersonal conflicts. The survey aimed to test these claims by collecting direct input from larp organizers regarding their experiences with flagging systems. |
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1toSjJ6Of0geONTmCsJ7IB0RUHs96JQ-P/view?usp=sharing | Flagging,Safety | |
| Healing | Wanja Neite | 2022 | Article | EN | Your pulse is racing. Your hands are shaking. This is your last chance. | https://nordiclarp.org/2022/11/03/healing/ | art larp,dystopian,hacking,Healing | |
| Helicon: An Epic Larp about Love, Beauty, and Brutality | Sarah Lynne Bowman | 2024 | Article | EN | Ritual play in which group of artists, leaders, and scientists bind the Muses of antiquity to their will. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/01/26/helicon-an-epic-larp-about-love-beauty-and-brutality/ | art larp,calibration,dyadic play,epic play,Greek,intimacy,Larp,Muses,Neil Gaiman,Nordic Larp,Ritual,Safety | |
| Hell on Wheels – Experience the Wild West | Tereza "Ciri" Staňková | 2016 | Article | EN | The Hell on Wheels larp is a dramatic game for 54 players that takes place in Stonetown, a western settlement in the Czech Republic. | https://nordiclarp.org/2016/08/05/hell-on-wheels-experience-the-wild-west/ | Czech Republic,Hell on Wheels,Nordic Larp Yearbook,Wild West | |
| HENSIES - Avatar : un jeu de rôle de 4 jours avec 1000 participants ! | Télé MB | 2016 | TV report | FR | C'est un événement incontournable de notre région. AVATAR va réunir 1000 participants sur 4 jours à Hensies. Un jeu de rôle grandeur nature. Il débutera ce jeudi 28 juillet jusqu'au dimanche 31. Pour découvrir l'événement, un de ces organisateurs, Benoît | https://www.telemb.be/actu/hensies-avatar-un-jeu-de-role-de-4-jours-avec-1000-participants/5036 | ||
| Hensies - L'aventure grandeur nature! | Télé MB | 2018 | TV report | FR | Avatar : 18è! Depuis ce jeudi (26/07/2018) un milier de férus de jeu de rôle grandeur nature ont investi le site des Sartis à Hensies. Alors que la météo est caniculaire, c'est la fin de l'hiver pour les 15 factions qui s'affrontent. Ce scénario est rédig | https://www.telemb.be/actu/hensies-laventure-grandeur-nature/306 | ||
| Hensies - La compagnie du Rhino est à Avatar | Télé MB | 2016 | TV report | FR | Avatar est de retour à Hensies. Ce jeu de rôle grandeur nature sera une parenthèse dans le temps pour ses participants. Chacun endossera le rôle d'un personnage, qu'il fera vivre et évoluer de jeudi à dimanche. Un monde imaginaire dans lequel nous emmène | https://www.telemb.be/actu/hensies-la-compagnie-du-rhino-est-avatar/5033 | ||
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Hensies - Les enfants en mission à Avatar |
Télé MB | 2019 | TV report | FR | Ce dernier week-end de juillet, Avatar a vécu sa 19ème édition à Hensies. Ce jeu de rôle médiéval est un moment hors du temps. Des joueurs se réunissent pendant quelques jours pour vivre en Caldera, un monde qu'ils font évoluer chaque année au fil du jeu. | https://www.telemb.be/actu/hensies-les-enfants-en-mission-avatar/24732 | ||
| Hensies - Plongée au coeur du monde d'Avatar | Télé MB | 2017 | TV report | FR | Zombies, elfes et autres gobelins viennent de vivre la semaine la plus importante de l'année. Depuis 17 ans le petit village d'Hensies se transforme l'espace d'un long week-end en Caldera. Découvrez l'univers fantastique dans cette séquence! | https://www.telemb.be/actu/hensies-plongee-au-coeur-du-monde-davatar/2658 | ||
| Hensies/Bernissart: Avatar réunit 1250 créatures fantastiques | Charlotte Legrand | RTBF | 2014 | Press article | FR | L'immense prairie a pris les allures d'un campement médiéval, où déambulent des dragons, des guerrières, des gobelins, des exorcistes... Pour l'ambiance musicale, comptez sur les bardes qui se promènent d'un groupe à l'autre la flûte au bec. Sur le site d | https://www.rtbf.be/article/hensiesbernissart-avatar-reunit-1250-creatures-fantastiques-8322325 | ||
| Hensies : Avatar, le jeu de rôle grandeur nature installé à Hensies, en images. | Télé MB | 2011 | TV report | FR | 1000 joueurs, artisans et bénévoles se sont, par exemple, retrouvés à Hensies, pour le jeu de rôle grandeur nature "Avatar". C'était la 11° édition. Les organisateurs ont donc relancé un tout nouveau scénario. L'arène, les échoppes des artisan | https://www.telemb.be/actu/01082011-hensies-avatar-le-jeu-de-role-grandeur-nature-installe-hensies-en-images/17030 | ||
| Hensies : Avatar 2008 : le jeu de rôle grandeur nature | Télé MB | 2008 | TV report | FR | Munis de leur bracelet de participant, les joueurs sont maintenant prêts à se lancer dans l’aventure, une aventure qui a débuté vendredi soir et s’est poursuivie jusqu’à dimanche. Une équipe de 28 personnes s’est penchée sur le scénario d’Avatar 2008 qui | https://www.telemb.be/actu/28072008-hensies-avatar-2008-le-jeu-de-role-grandeur-nature/21735 | ||
| Hensies : Avatar : Jeu de rôles grandeur nature | Télé MB | 2009 | TV report | FR | Vendredi dernier nos confrères de No Télé se sont plongés dans l'atmosphère unique d'Avatar, qui cette année s'est déroulé à Hensies. Avatar, c'est un jeu de rôles grandeur nature où les marchands d'esclaves côtoient les chevaliers. A mi-chemin entre l'ép | https://www.telemb.be/actu/27072009-hensies-avatar-jeu-de-roles-grandeur-nature/20090 | ||
| Hensies: quand les enfant se prêtent aux jeux d'Avatar | Télé MB | 2016 | TV report | FR | Depuis ce jeudi 28 juillet, Avatar s'est installé sur le site de l'ancien charbonnage du Sartis à Hensies. Plus de 800 participants se sont glissés dans la peau de personnages imaginaires pour ces jeux de rôles version grandeur nature. Et parmi eux, il y | https://www.telemb.be/actu/hensies-quand-les-enfant-se-pretent-aux-jeux-davatar/5024 | ||
| Hensies : un millier de joueurs... et des arbitres dans le jeu de rôle Avatar | Denis Vanderbrugge | RTBi | 2018 | Press article | FR | C'est le plus grand jeu de rôle grandeur nature du pays. Avatar réunit en ce moment un bon millier de joueurs sur le site du Sartis à Hensies. Des joueurs qui deviennent des elfes, des trolls, des nains ou encore des vikings pendant quatre jours. | https://www.rtbf.be/article/hensies-un-millier-de-joueurs-et-des-arbitres-dans-le-jeu-de-role-avatar-9983167 | ||
| Heuristics for Larp | Magnar Grønvik Müller | 2021 | Article | EN | Heuristic techniques help us reduce the load of decision making. They’re especially useful when it’s not possible (or just not worth the time it would take) to find an optimal solution. They are mental shortcuts that are generally good enough. | https://nordiclarp.org/2021/01/21/heuristics-for-larp/ | Heuristics,Knutepunkt-books,Solmukohta 2020 | |
| High on Larp: Alcohol at Larp Events | Mo Holkar | 2017 | Article | EN | We conducted an online survey about experiences with and attitudes towards alcohol at larps and at larp-related events, receiving over 1000 responses. | https://nordiclarp.org/2017/03/09/high-on-larp-alcohol-at-larp-events/ | Alcohol,Knutepunkt 2017,Larp,research | |
| High Resolution Larp Revisited | Johan Dahlberg | 2019 | Article | EN | Revisiting Andie Nordgren's 2008 article on High Resolution Larping. | https://nordiclarp.org/2019/08/28/high-resolution-larp-revisited/ | Knutepunkt-books,Larp Theory | |
| Hiking LARPS - Connection Between Styles and Players | Sonir | 2023 | Video | EN | Hiking larps are a specific kind of larps that can draw a lot from the "average" larps and chamber larps. It could be a good stepping stone for new players and a very unique thing too. Experiences, designs and stories. | http://youtube.com/embed/kLbXBNAJMfY?rel=0&fmt=18&html5=1&showinfo=0 | ||
| Hinterland: Design for Real Knives and Misery | JC | 2015 | Article | EN | Hinterland was a Swedish post-apocalyptic larp about refugees and disease. It was language-neutral, in effect meaning that people did their best to switch to whichever language was most inclusive for the players present in any given scene. What follows is | https://nordiclarp.org/2015/06/01/hinterland-design-for-real-knives-and-misery/ | Berättelsefrämjandet,Documentation,Solnedgång,Sweden | |
| Hinterland: Playing to Really Lose | Emma Ström | 2015 | Article | EN | In the year 2013, the Swedish midsummer idyll is shattered to pieces when Russia suddenly attacks. A war without winners commences, followed by the deadly epidemic called Rosen (the Rose). In refugee camps around the country, tens of thousands die… | https://nordiclarp.org/2015/06/05/hinterland-playing-to-really-lose/ | Berättelsefrämjandet,Hinterland,Solnedgång,Sweden | |
| Hinterland – The Will to Survive | Sebastian Utbult | 2016 | Article | EN | Hinterland was set a few years in the future: a future in which war has destroyed much of society and the infrastructure of modern civilization. Millions of Swedes now live in overcrowded refugee camps scattered around the countryside, at the… | https://nordiclarp.org/2016/09/06/hinterland-will-survive-2/ | Berättelsefrämjandet,Hinterland,Nordic Larp Yearbook,Sweden | |
| Histo mais pas sexiste | Anne Marchadia et Nadia Sylphelle | 2019 | FR |
Histo mais pas sexiste est un guide gratuit écrit par Anne et Nadia (Sylphelle) et illustré par Saki, qui explore comment éviter le sexisme en jeu de rôle. Il est axé jeu de rôle grandeur nature mais s'applique facilement au jeu de rôle sur table. Vous t |
https://sylphelle.itch.io/histo-mais-pas-sexiste | |||
| History, Herstory and Theirstory: Representation of Gender and Class in Larps with a Historical Setting | Mo Holkar | 2017 | Article | EN | History can be an amazing source of settings for larp! Here are some ways to make sure you're doing justice to the underprivileged of the past and of today. | https://nordiclarp.org/2017/02/16/history-herstory-and-theirstory-representation-of-gender-and-class-in-larps-with-a-historical-setting/ | Opinion,Nordic LARP,History,Game Design | |
| History, Herstory and Theirstory: Representation of Gender and Class in Larps with a Historical Setting | Mo Holkar | 2017 | Opinion | EN | History can be an amazing source of settings for larp! Here are some ways to make sure you're doing justice to the underprivileged of the past and of today. | https://nordiclarp.org/2017/02/16/history-herstory-and-theirstory-representation-of-gender-and-class-in-larps-with-a-historical-setting/ | Knutepunkt,Knutepunkt 2017,Once Upon a Nordic Larp... | |
| History is Our Playground – On Playing with People’s Lives | Kristel Nyberg | 2024 | Opinion | EN | How can we treat the lives of people who lived and died centuries ago with respect? How much context should we expect the players to study in order to respectfully portray lives of people in the past? In what detail… | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/02/23/history-is-our-playground-on-playing-with-peoples-lives/ | Historical,Political Larp | |
| Home Menu Dangers of Larp and of Dating | Johanna Koljonen | 2016 | Article | EN | The article compares the risks and emotional experiences in LARP to those in dating. Both activities involve vulnerability, potential discomfort, and emotional highs and lows, but are accepted parts of life rather than inherently unsafe. LARP designers ar | https://participationsafety.wordpress.com/2016/05/24/dangers-of-larp-and-of-dating/ | Guide,Calibration,Emotional Safety,Game Design,Meta-techniques | |
| Home Menu Toolkit: The OK Check-In | Johanna Koljonen | 2016 | Article | EN | The article explains the "OK Check-In" mechanic used in LARP to ensure player well-being during play without breaking immersion. One player uses the "OK" hand signal to ask if another is okay, and the other can respond with a thumbs up (all is well), a ne | https://participationsafety.wordpress.com/2016/09/09/toolkit-the-ok-check-in/ | Meta-techniques,Emotional Safety,Calibration,Guide | |
| Home Menu Toolkit: The Tap-Out | Johanna Koljonen | 2016 | Article | EN | The article explains the "Tap-Out" mechanic in LARP, which allows players to signal they need a break or lower the intensity of a scene without breaking immersion. By tapping their co-player, the scene pauses, and the player can choose to leave or continu | https://participationsafety.wordpress.com/2016/09/11/toolkit-the-tap-out/ | Emotional Safety,Meta-techniques,Calibration,Guide | |
| How do You Define LARP? | LARP Out of character | 2013 | Video | EN | We all talk about LARP differently. We all describe it and define it a little differently. Out of Character went to NELCO – a theater-style LARP (Live Action RolePlaying) conference – and asked LARPers and LARP creators how they define LARP, and how the | https://larpoutofcharacter.wordpress.com/2014/02/11/how-do-you-define-larp/ | ||
| How do you define LARP? – Video Transcript | LARP Out of character | 2013 | Interview | EN |
The following is a transcript of the NELCO 2013 Series Question 1 video – How do you define LARP? |
https://larpoutofcharacter.wordpress.com/2014/03/10/how-do-you-define-larp-video-transcript/ | ||
| How I Learned to Stop Faking It and Be Real | Anna Erlandsson | 2024 | Article | EN | Communicating about mental health issues can make us better larpers. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/02/20/how-i-learned-to-stop-faking-it-and-be-real/ | anxiety,calibration,co-players,Communication,depression,mental health,Player Safety,Player Skills,PTSD,Safety | |
| How it feels to larp in another language | Niclas Hell | 2016 | Article | EN |
Swedish designer Niclas Hell, who speaks several different languages, brings us this post about how his multilinguality impacts his larp experiences. ”I’m certainly dumber in English” –Horace Engdahl, permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy 1999-2009 |
https://leavingmundania.com/2016/01/18/how-it-feels-to-larp-in-another-language/ | International,Testimonial | |
| How Real Is Larp ? | Simo Järvelä | 2019 | Scientist / Academic publication | EN | Fun is often seen a necessary gratification for recreational games. This paper studies two freeform role-playing games aiming to create extremely intense experiences of tragedy, horror, disgust, powerlessness and self-loathing, in order to gratify the sel | https://www.researchgate.net/publication/337482278_How_Real_Is_Larp | Game Design,Theorization | |
| How to Become a Better Larper | Lizzie Stark | 2014 | Article | EN | Larping is a skill, just like public speaking, writing, or painting. Practice makes better. So does self-awareness and concerted focus on improving your skills. | https://leavingmundania.com/2014/04/29/become-better-larper/ | Acting,Guide | |
| How to Cast a Freeform Game | Lizzie Stark | 2012 | Article | EN | The article provides practical advice on casting a freeform LARP game. It emphasizes the importance of understanding the players' preferences, personalities, and play styles to match them with suitable characters. The piece also discusses strategies for h | https://leavingmundania.com/2012/07/01/how-to-cast-freeform-game/ | Freeform,Guide,Game Design | |
| How to Cut a Freeform Game | Lizzie Stark | 2012 | Article | EN | The article offers tips on how to "cut" or shorten a freeform LARP game when time or other constraints arise. It emphasizes maintaining the core narrative while trimming unnecessary scenes or elements. Key advice includes focusing on essential moments, pr | https://leavingmundania.com/2012/06/04/how-to-cut-a-freeform-game/ | Freeform,Game Design | |
| How to Debrief a Freeform Game | Lizzie Stark | 2012 | Article | EN | The article offers guidance on running a successful debrief after a freeform LARP game. It emphasizes the importance of giving players a chance to process their emotions, reflect on their experiences, and discuss the game’s events in a structured way. The | https://leavingmundania.com/2012/07/15/how-debrief-freeform-game/ | Meta-techniques,Guide,Freeform | |
| How To Develop Your Character In Game | Lizzie Stark | 2012 |
Article, Interview |
EN | The article provides tips for developing a LARP character in-game, emphasizing character flaws, goals, and growth through in-game experiences. Players are encouraged to allow their characters to evolve naturally, engaging in both success and failure to de | https://leavingmundania.com/2012/01/09/how-to-develop-your-character-in-game/ | First steps,Guide,Acting,Character creation | |
| How to Diversify Your Game, Larp, or Con | Lizzie Stark | 2014 | Article | EN | he article emphasizes the importance of diversity in LARP conventions, suggesting ways to create more inclusive and representative spaces. It discusses the benefits of diverse narratives, characters, and player bases, and offers strategies for organizers | https://leavingmundania.com/2014/05/30/diversify-game-larp-con/ | Inclusivity,Game Design,Convention | |
| How to Do Night Scenes | Elin Dalstål | 2024 | Article | EN | There is so much potential in night-time scenes. Who wouldn't love to be dragged from their bed by a monster, or woken by a ghost's gentle touch? But, they tend to turn anticlimactic. Here's a solution that can get these… | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/05/06/how-to-do-night-scenes/ | Larp Design,Night,Player Safety,Scenes | |
| How To Find the Right Game | Lizzie Stark | 2011 |
Article, Interview |
EN | The article provides advice on finding the right LARP by exploring various genres, observing the group’s play style, and reflecting on personal preferences. It suggests trying new roles or NPCing to gain a sense of fit and encourages post-game reflection | https://leavingmundania.com/2011/12/26/how-to-find-the-right-game/ | Guide,First steps | |
| How to Get Your Game into Fastaval | Lizzie Stark | 2015 | Article | EN |
Fastaval is a Danish roleplaying convention that operates a bit like a film festival–designers pitch games to a committee that selects 30 or so to run in the final juried competition. I’ve been through the process a couple of times, and I’ve talked to a |
https://leavingmundania.com/2015/08/09/how-to-get-your-game-into-fastaval/ | Convention,Danish LARP | |
| How to Plan a Basic Pre-Larp Workshop | Lizzie Stark | 2013 | Article | EN | The article provides guidance on planning a basic pre-LARP workshop to prepare participants for the game. It covers essential elements such as setting expectations, teaching game mechanics, and helping players get into character. The workshop aims to ensu | https://leavingmundania.com/2013/11/21/plan-basic-pre-larp-workshop/ | Guide,Workshop,Briefing,Pre-game | |
| How to Play an Erotic Larp | Olivia Fischer | 2020 | Article | EN | Playing on eroticism and desire in larps has become more and more popular within the international larp community in recent years. Here’s how you can make an erotic larp work for you. | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/11/30/how-to-play-an-erotic-larp/ | Knutepunkt-books,Safety,Solmukohta 2020,Techniques | |
| How to play a storm? | George Vlaykov | 2023 | Video | EN | A story-driven workshop about how and why to invest larp-knowledge in building educational simulations. Examples from the rescue and emergency world, where sims are vital for safely skill building, risk assessment and planning. Ideas for business educatio | http://youtube.com/embed/T0ypsNi7oyY?rel=0&fmt=18&html5=1&showinfo=0 | Workshop | |
| How to Run a Post-Larp Debrief | Lizzie Stark | 2013 | Article | EN | The article emphasizes the importance of post-LARP debriefs for processing experiences, sharing feedback, and fostering emotional closure. It discusses various methods for conducting debriefs, such as group discussions and individual reflections, and high | https://leavingmundania.com/2013/12/01/run-post-larp-debrief/ | Guide,Emotional Safety,Debriefing,Workshop,Derolling | |
| How to sneak LARP negotiation & consent talk into your work environment | Ágnes Alma Upor | 2023 | Video | EN | Communication is key. Whether we are asking questions, listening actively or simply showing an international ’OK’ sign – there is communication. And where is communication there are also misunderstandings… But let’s take one step back. Corporate and LARPi | http://youtube.com/embed/kBh8rV4gBTA?rel=0&fmt=18&html5=1&showinfo=0 | ||
| How to Take Care of Your Organizer | Petra Lindve | 2019 | Article | EN | This article offers ways that players can take care of their organizers to help people avoid burning out and becoming discouraged from running larps again. | https://nordiclarp.org/2019/03/22/how-to-take-care-of-your-organizer/ | burnout,Debrief,Larp,Larp organizing,organizer safety,Workshop | |
| How to Write Good Larp Critique | Lizzie Stark | 2017 | Article | EN | Welcome to the final part of designer Alex Roberts and Lizzie’s three-part series on larp critique. Previously, we defined larp critique, particularly in contrast to reviews and criticism. We went on to explore how critique serves both the medium and the | https://leavingmundania.com/2017/07/16/how-to-write-good-larp-critique/ | Review,Guide | |
| https://leavingmundania.com/2012/04/18/fastavaling/ | Lizzie Stark | 2012 |
Article, Interview |
EN | The article explores the concept of "Fastaval-ing," a term describing the experience of attending the Danish role-playing convention, Fastaval. It highlights the event’s unique blend of gaming, community, and creativity, as well as its focus on experiment | https://leavingmundania.com/2012/04/18/fastavaling/ | Fastaval,Convention,Danish LARP,Testimonial | |
| https://ptgptb.fr/jouez-pour-encourager | Susanne Vejdemo | Trad dan qui dam | 2022 | Article | FR | L'article « Jouez pour encourager » explore la technique du "Play to Lift" dans le jeu de rôle grandeur nature nordique. Ce concept consiste à soutenir les autres joueurs pour créer des scènes plus intenses et dramatiques, en se concentrant moins sur la v | https://ptgptb.fr/jouez-pour-encourager | Meta-techniques,Immersion,Theorization,Acting,Knutepunkt,Nordic LARP | |
| Identités autonomes | Mike Pohjola | Trad Benoît Gardonio & Grégoire Pinson | 2013 | Article | FR | La réalité subjective au cours des parties devient objective. La réalité devient une réalité ludique. On peut jouer en GN que notre réalité est différente. Notre personnage est alors une identité qui vit selon des règles différentes des nôtres. | https://ptgptb.fr/identites-autonomes | Nordic LARP,Solmukohta,Acting | |
| I Feel Released – How Designing for Inclusivity Might Mean Including Oppression | Martine Svanevik | 2018 | Larps | EN | Sometimes you learn from your failures. Rocky Horror Larp changed the way I approach designing gender, sexuality and oppression in larp. | https://nordiclarp.org/2018/08/06/i-feel-released-how-designing-for-inclusivity-might-mean-including-oppression/ | Inclusivity,Rocky Horror | |
| Il était une fois mon personnage. Les rôlistes en grandeur nature, leurs aspirations ludiques et leur Moyen Âge | Daniel Bonvoisin | 2010 | FR | À première vue, les jeux de rôles grandeur nature (GN*)1 sont faits de costumes, de décors, d’armes factices, de combats sauvages et d’aventures ludiques. Mais derrière ces apparences, pas de jeu sans le personnage, pas de rôle. Bien plus que les univers | https://books.openedition.org/pub/33058?lang=fr | |||
| Imagining a Zero Carbon Future: Environmental Impact of Player Travel as a Design Choice | Alex Brown | 2022 | Opinion | EN | Addressing a convenient and uncomfortable blindspot of the community: aviation emissions in international larp. | https://nordiclarp.org/2022/11/07/imagining-a-zero-carbon-future-environmental-impact-of-player-travel-as-a-design-choice/ | carbon emissions,climate change,Larp organizing,sustainability,travel | |
| Immersion : piège à cons ? | Thomas B | 2022 | Video | FR | De nombreuses organisations annoncent leurs GNs comme étant « particulièrement immersifs »… tout comme les vendeurs de porno en réalité virtuelle, d’expositions sur Banksy ou de pièces de théâtre autorisant le public à se déplacer. D’un reportage télé à u | https://youtu.be/UECYKc6AMBo?si=jKFFPy9UW0q1vGPo | Betalarp,Conference,Immersion,Communication,Theorization | |
| Immersion through Diegetic Writing in Character | Siri Sandquist | 2021 | Article | EN | Examples, case studies, and testimonies from larpers about in-game writing. | https://nordiclarp.org/2021/07/12/immersion-through-diegetic-writing-in-character/ | diegetic,Harem Son Saat,Larp,My Dearest Friend,Online larp,Poetry,The Quota,writing | |
| Immerton | Maury Brown | 2018 | Article | EN | Immerton is a 4-day larp written by women for women participants, taking place in a fictional society of women in a polytheistic goddess pantheon. Produced by Learn Larp, the game used a feminist sandbox design that emphasized rituals, relationships, coll | https://nordiclarp.org/2018/02/12/immerton/ | Immerton,Knutpunkt 2018 | |
| Immerton: A Fire in the Desert | Kanane Jones | 2017 | Article | EN | I knew as soon as I heard about Immerton that I wanted to go. I’d been to one other women-only larp — the U.S. run of Mad About the Boy (2012) — and while it was some of what I… | https://nordiclarp.org/2017/10/28/immerton-fire-desert/ | Immerton,Larp | |
| I’m Not Too Fat For Your Larp | Shoshana Kessock | 2019 | Opinion | EN | So why do so many games still have atmospheres where people who are fat are mistreated? Where being fat marginalizes the positions you’re allowed to have? | https://nordiclarp.org/2019/09/05/im-not-too-fat-for-your-larp/ | accessibility,Inclusion | |
| Inclusion in larp: Between challenge and the experience of limits | Björn Butzen | 2024 | Video | EN | Björn Butzen is an educational consultant for volunteer services. He is playing larps since 2014 and mostly co-organises events related to minilarps. As a participant in workshops on the topic of safety in larp, he contributes the perspective of disabled | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85ArdpLr72c&list=PLDt0rK9E-uqIPvfKfLDJQmApm6-YL8Knf&index=6 | ||
| Inclusion in Larp: Between Challenge and the Experience of Limits | Björn Butzen | 2024 | Opinion | EN | All those who are active in the field of larp, as organisers or players, have to face the fact that needs arising from diversity have to be recognised and accommodated. It is irrelevant whether a person is disabled or not:… | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/07/31/inclusion-in-larp-between-challenge-and-the-experience-of-limits/ | Disability,Inclusion | |
| Inclusion in Larp: Between Challenge and the Experience of Limits | B. Butzen | 2025 | Video | EN | This article addresses the challenges and limitations of inclusion in live-action role-playing (larp), arguing that as the real world becomes more diverse, addressing diversity and disability within the larp community is becoming increasingly important. The essay further emphasizes that inclusion involves not just accessibility, but also self-determination and informed decision-making. It discusses the break in immersion that occurs when participants encounter disabilities in the game and highlights the tendency to operate within ableist structures that exclude disabled people. A lack of interaction with disabled people in everyday life often leads to insecurity, which can be heightened in larps, and plays a significant role. Disabilities should not be depicted as a 'cool' character trait but should be viewed as a natural part of the game world. Lastly, the essay calls for larp designers to integrate inclusion into their design processes and to clearly communicate the resources available for fostering inclusion. | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLE-pjMvly4&list=PLZH6fIc6DpcpDWFvv_QBhQmvDWvdW5zOK&index=9&t=94s | JARPS,Japanese Larp,Inclusivity,Convention | |
| In Defence of Selfishness: And the Beauty of a No | Mia Kyhn | 2021 | Opinion | EN | Players should be selfish creatures who take care of their own experience first and foremost. That will lead to better play for everyone. | https://nordiclarp.org/2021/07/26/in-defence-of-selfishness-and-the-beauty-of-a-no/ | calibration,collaborative,Consent,Larp | |
| Infinite Firing Squads: The Evolution of The Tribunal | J. Tuomas Harviainen | 2015 | Article | EN | I accidentally created a hit, and have ever since been wondering why. I have had success with several mini-larps over the years, such as A Serpent of Ash (2006) and Prayers on a Porcelain Altar (2007), both of which keep… | https://nordiclarp.org/2015/02/18/infinite-firing-squads-the-evolution-of-the-tribunal/ | Finland,The Knudepunkt 2015 Companion Book | |
| Ingame or Offgame? Towards a Typology of Frame Switching Between In-character and Out-of-character | Olga Vorobyeva | 2015 | Article | EN | For the Moscow and St. Petersburg larp communities, continuous immersion into the game and into the character seems to be the central point of the larp process. Larp rules proclaim continuity of game, and players generally disapprove one’s going out… | https://nordiclarp.org/2015/02/25/ingame-or-offgame-towards-a-typology-of-frame-switching-between-in-character-and-out-of-character/ | Larp Theory,Russia,The Knudepunkt 2015 Companion Book | |
| Inner Tension | Mo Holkar | 2020 | Article | EN | Thinking about internal identities can be a way to quickly and easily generate internal tension. | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/12/03/inner-tension/ | Knutepunkt-books,Solmukohta 2020,Techniques | |
| Innovations in the Drama Classroom with Larp | Lindsay Wolgel | 2024 | Article | EN | Larp activities for middle school students born out of a focus on emergence. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/05/01/innovations-in-the-drama-classroom-with-larp/ | children,classroom,drama,Edu-larp | |
| In the Chair: Alex | Alex | LARP Out of character | 2013 | Video | EN |
Alex – LARPing since 1998 – was interviewed at NELCO 2013 and asked 3 questions: 1. How do you define and describe LARP? 2. Is LARP a game or art? 3. What makes a good LARP character? Here are Alex’s off-the-cuff answers, including the difference betwee |
https://larpoutofcharacter.wordpress.com/2015/02/18/in-the-chair-alex/ | ||
| In the Chair: Andy | Andy | LARP Out of character | 2013 | Video | EN |
Andy – LARPing since 1987 – was interviewed at NELCO 2013 and asked 3 questions: 1. How do you define and describe LARP? 2. Is LARP a game or art? 3. What makes a good LARP character? Here are Andy’s off-the-cuff answers. |
https://larpoutofcharacter.wordpress.com/2014/07/30/in-the-chair-andy/ | ||
| In the Chair: Chris | Chris | LARP Out of character | 2013 | Video | EN |
Chris – LARPing since 1993 – was interviewed at NELCO 2013 and asked 3 questions: 1. How do you define and describe LARP? 2. Is LARP a game or art? 3. What makes a good LARP character? Here are Chris’ off-the-cuff answers, including the how video games |
https://larpoutofcharacter.wordpress.com/2015/02/25/in-the-chair-chris/ | ||
| In the Chair : Kevin | Kevin | LARP Out of character | 2013 | Video | EN |
Kevin – LARPing since 2005 – was interviewed at NELCO 2013 and asked 3 questions: 1. How do you define and describe LARP? 2. Is LARP a game or art? 3. What makes a good LARP character? Here are Kevin’s off-the-cuff answers. While discussing LARP art-or |
https://larpoutofcharacter.wordpress.com/2014/11/17/in-the-chair-kevin/ | ||
| In the Chair: Laura | Laura | LARP Out of character | 2013 | Video | EN |
Laura – LARPing since 2000 – was interviewed at NELCO 2013 and asked 3 questions: 1. How do you define and describe LARP? 2. Is LARP a game or art? 3. What makes a good LARP character? Here are Laura’s off-the-cuff answers – she has some interesting thi |
https://larpoutofcharacter.wordpress.com/2014/08/28/in-the-chair-laura/ | ||
| In the Chair: Lily | Lily | LARP Out of character | 2013 | Video | EN |
Lily – LARPing since 2008 – was interviewed at NELCO 2013 and asked 3 questions: 1. How do you define and describe LARP? 2. Is LARP a game or art? 3. What makes a good LARP character? Here are Lily’s off-the-cuff answers, including some similarities to |
https://larpoutofcharacter.wordpress.com/2016/02/27/in-the-chair-lily/ | ||
| In the Chair: Michael | Michael | LARP Out of character | 2013 | Video | EN |
Michael – LARPing since 1989 – was interviewed at NELCO 2013 and asked 3 questions: 1. How do you define and describe LARP? 2. Is LARP a game or art? 3. What makes a good LARP character? Here are Michael’ off-the-cuff answers, including the need for cle |
https://larpoutofcharacter.wordpress.com/2015/12/11/in-the-chair-michael/ | ||
| In the Chair: Sparrow | Sparrow | LARP Out of character | 2013 | Video | EN |
Sparrow – LARPing since 2008 – was interviewed at NELCO 2013 and asked 3 questions: 1. How do you define and describe LARP? 2. Is LARP a game or art? 3. What makes a good LARP character? Here are Sparrow’s off-the-cuff answers, including a discussion of |
https://larpoutofcharacter.wordpress.com/2016/03/03/in-the-chair-sparrow/ | ||
| In the Chair: Thomas | Thomas | LARP Out of character | 2013 | Video | EN |
Thomas – LARPing since 2010 – was interviewed at NELCO 2013 and asked 3 questions: 1. How do you define and describe LARP? 2. Is LARP a game or art? 3. What makes a good LARP character? Here are Thomas’ off-the-cuff answers. He talks about the art of g |
https://larpoutofcharacter.wordpress.com/2016/02/26/in-the-chair-thomas/ | ||
| In the Chair: Tory | Tory | LARP Out of character | 2013 | Video | EN |
Tory – LARPing since 2006 – was interviewed at NELCO 2013 and asked 3 questions: 1. How do you define and describe LARP? 2. Is LARP a game or art? 3. What makes a good LARP character? Here are Tory’s off-the-cuff answers. She talks about LARP as experie |
https://larpoutofcharacter.wordpress.com/2016/03/01/in-the-chair-tory/ | ||
| In the Chair: Vik | Vik | LARP Out of the character | 2013 | Video | EN |
Vik – LARPing since 2002 – was interviewed at NELCO 2013 and asked 3 questions: 1. How do you define and describe LARP? 2. Is LARP a game or art? 3. What makes a good LARP character? Here are Vik’s off-the-cuff answers, including the essential qualities |
https://larpoutofcharacter.wordpress.com/2014/11/30/in-the-chair-vik/ | ||
| In the Limits Below the Line – An Interview with Brazilian Larpers | Leandro Godoy | 2024 | Opinion | EN | A discussion on in-game and off-game limitations with a diverse group of larpers, players, and designers from different regions in Brazil. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/05/10/in-the-limits-below-the-line-an-interview-with-brazilian-larpers/ | Brazil,community,Larp | |
| Introduction to Foreign LARP | Erik Trinkl | LARP Out of character | 2014 | Video | EN | A look at the differences and similarities of US and non-US LARPs. In this presentation from NELCO 2014, Erik Trinkl talks about his experience with German LARPs and Mega-LARPs, and Canada’s Bicolline. He contrasts them with US LARPs, and talks about so | https://larpoutofcharacter.wordpress.com/2015/08/18/introduction-to-foreign-larp/ | ||
| Introduction to Southern Way – New Italian Larp | Chaos League | 2016 | Manifest | EN | In recent years Larp has gained strength and popularity in Italy, and has taken new and more conscious forms. This Manifesto suggests a path for this process, and continues by defining Larp as a strong, actively engaged way of telling… | https://nordiclarp.org/2016/05/30/introduction-southern-way-new-italian-larp/ | Italy,Manifesto | |
| Introduction to the Spanish Larp Scene | Lizzie Stark | 2017 | Article | EN |
Today’s post comes to us from Spanish larp designer Mirella Machancoses. I was so flattered to be asked to write a post on larp in Spain—such a compliment! However, the topic is huge and it is difficult to be exhaustive in a blog post. So, I will do my b |
https://leavingmundania.com/2017/09/26/introduction-to-spanish-larp-scene/ | International,Spain | |
| Investigating Types of Bleed in Larp: Emotional, Procedural, and Memetic | Kjell Hedgard Hugaas | 2019 | Article | EN | Based on personal accounts, this article describes three categories of bleed states as experienced by larpers: emotional, procedural, and memetic. | https://nordiclarp.org/2019/01/25/investigating-types-of-bleed-in-larp-emotional-procedural-and-memetic/ | 1942,Bleed,Character,Conscience,Knutepunkt 2017,Knutpunkt 2018,Larp Theory,memes | |
| Is LARP a type of game or an art form? | LARP Out of character | 2013 | Video | EN | The experience of LARPing is very personal, with each person having a different litany of experiences and taking different things away from any given game and away from LARPing as a whole. For the second piece of the NELCO 2013 series, I wanted to address | https://larpoutofcharacter.wordpress.com/2014/02/24/is-larp-a-type-of-game-or-an-art-form/ | ||
| Is LARP a type of Game or an Art form? – Video Transcript | LARP Out of character | 2013 | Interview | EN | The following is a transcript of the NELCO 2013 Series Question 2 video – Is LARP a type of Game or an Art form? | https://larpoutofcharacter.wordpress.com/2014/06/26/is-larp-a-type-of-game-or-an-art-form-transcript/ | ||
| I Stepped into the Eternal Circle, Animus: the Larp | LolV Peregrin | 2021 | Article | EN | Experiences of play and facilitation in the online larp Animus: The Eternal Circle by Chaos League. | https://nordiclarp.org/2021/03/25/animus/ | Chaos League,Documentation,facilitation,laog,Online larp | |
| It Wasn’t Me | Thomas Munier | 2021 | Article | EN | “It’s not me, it’s my character.” Definitions of alibi, the ways in which it is emancipating, and the situations when alibi is not enough. | https://nordiclarp.org/2021/04/08/it-wasnt-me/ | Alibi,France | |
| I Will Never Larp Again | Carolina Dahlberg | 2015 | Opinion | EN | You feel like there's an invisible wall between you and everyone else. The others are laughing, joking and talking enthusiastically. But you're not. Couldn't things just have been different? After all that you invested, nothing has been returned to you;… | https://nordiclarp.org/2015/10/07/i-will-never-larp-again/ | ||
| Izgon 1.1 | 2016 | Review | EN | Some larps can really affect their participants. Or people running them. In my personal experience, I was most affected by the Izgon larps which I ran (Izgon is the Croatian word for Exile). Without failure, all three of them so far have brought certain c | https://www.crolarper.com/2016/02/izgon-11.html | |||
| Jaakko Stenros: Retrospective: Documentation, Community, and Research | Jaakko Stenros | 2023 | Opinion | EN | In the Knutepunkt scene there is a history of larp designers and producers giving retrospectives, where they discuss all of their work. In this talk, here presented in two parts, Dr Stenros takes that format and expands it to other… | https://nordiclarp.org/2023/11/10/jaakko-stenros-retrospective-documentation-community-and-research/ | Documentation,Jaakko Stenros,Knudepunkt,Knudepunkt 2023,Retrospective,Video | |
| JecrisdesGN - 01 - Yannis | JecrisdesGN | 2017 |
Audio, Interview |
FR |
Yannis pratique le GN depuis de nombreuses années, il joue, organise et écrit. On en parle dans ce podcast : Just a Little Lovin : www.electro-gn.com/6480-critique-d…vin-1ere-partie Asso eXperience : experiencegn.jimdo.com/ |
https://soundcloud.com/skimy-skimyskimy/jecrisdesgn-01-yannis?in=skimy-skimyskimy/sets/jecrisdesgn | Testimonial,Writing | |
| JecrisdesGN - 02 - Anno | JécrisdesGN | 2017 |
Audio, Interview |
FR |
Anno est autrice de GN et est organisatrice depuis encore plus longtemps. On en parle dans ce podcast : Projet Théta : www.facebook.com/ProjetTheta/ Nous n'irons plus danser : www.facebook.com/nousnironsplusdanser/ |
https://soundcloud.com/skimy-skimyskimy/jecrisdesgn-02-anno?in=skimy-skimyskimy/sets/jecrisdesgn | Testimonial,Organization,Writing | |
| JecrisdesGN - 03 - CaroNeko | JecrisdesGN | 2017 |
Audio, Interview |
FR |
Caro Neko est autrice de GN, avec Nicolas on a parlé de son travail. On en parle dans ce podcast : Une sombre histoire de moldus : www.rajr.fr/une-sombre-histoire-de-moldus/ Mahoutokoro : www.rajr.fr/mahoutokoro/ |
https://soundcloud.com/skimy-skimyskimy/jecrisdesgn-03-caroneko?in=skimy-skimyskimy/sets/jecrisdesgn | Writing,Organization,Testimonial | |
| JecrisdesGN - 04 - Stan | JecrisdesGN | 2017 |
Audio, Interview |
FR |
Stan est auteur de GN, avec Nicolas on a parlé de son travail. On en parle dans ce podcast : Les feux de l'Agora : lesfeuxdelagora.free.fr/wordpress/ Projet 28 : masquesdurelais.fr/2016/04/projet-…9-octobre-2016/ Papers : www.murder-party.org/papers/ Une |
https://soundcloud.com/skimy-skimyskimy/jecrisdesgn-04-stan?in=skimy-skimyskimy/sets/jecrisdesgn | Testimonial,Organization,Writing | |
| JecrisdesGN - 04 - Stan | JecrisdesGN | 2017 |
Audio, Interview |
FR |
Stan est auteur de GN, avec Nicolas on a parlé de son travail. On en parle dans ce podcast : Les feux de l'Agora : lesfeuxdelagora.free.fr/wordpress/ Projet 28 : masquesdurelais.fr/2016/04/projet-…9-octobre-2016/ Papers : www.murder-party.org/papers/ Une |
https://soundcloud.com/skimy-skimyskimy/jecrisdesgn-04-stan?in=skimy-skimyskimy/sets/jecrisdesgn | Writing,Organization,Testimonial | |
| JecrisdesGN - 05 - Lila | JecrisdesGN | 2017 |
Audio, Interview |
FR |
Dés qu'elle a découvert le GN, Lila en a écrit. Vous pouvez subventionner ses projets à travers son compte Tipeee que vous trouverez sous le nom de Farane Chaotique. On en parle dans ce podcast : Le Lierre et la vigne : www.electro-gn.com/?s=le+lierre+et |
https://soundcloud.com/skimy-skimyskimy/jecrisdesgn-05-lila?in=skimy-skimyskimy/sets/jecrisdesgn | Testimonial,Writing,Organization | |
| JecrisdesGN - 06 - Lucie | JecrisdesGN |
Audio, Interview |
FR |
Lucie est l'autrice de Carmen Chabardès et de Lou Cheyenne, je l'interroge sur sa pratique un dimanche matin au petit déjeuner. On en parle dans ce podcast : Carmen Chabardès : experiencegn.jimdo.com/nos-cr%C3%A9a…abard%C3%A8s/ Cie Lou Cheyenne : experie |
https://soundcloud.com/skimy-skimyskimy/jecrisdesgn-06-lucie?in=skimy-skimyskimy/sets/jecrisdesgn | Writing,Testimonial,Organization | ||
| JecrisdesGN - 07 - Amelie | JecrisdesGN | 2018 |
Audio, Interview |
FR | Amélie a écrit deux jeux : Salem “Never Forget” et Nous n’irons plus danser. Le premier s'inscrit dans une tradition des jeux romanesques (à la française), les joueurs incarnent des étudiants dans une université de magie Américaine dans l’univers de Harry | https://soundcloud.com/skimy-skimyskimy/jecrisdesgn-07-amelie?in=skimy-skimyskimy/sets/jecrisdesgn | Testimonial,Writing,Organization | |
| JecrisdesGN - 08 - Jerome | JecrisdesGN | 2018 |
Audio, Interview |
FR |
Nous aurions du nous voir un samedi fin d’après midi, mais Jérome ayant été retenu sur une orga, nous avions décidé de reporter au lendemain matin… après une grosse soirée. Jérome, ou Jarim Lafourche écrit et organise des jeux depuis 19 ans. Il est actif |
https://soundcloud.com/skimy-skimyskimy/jecrisdesgn-08-jarim?in=skimy-skimyskimy/sets/jecrisdesgn | Writing,Testimonial,Organization | |
| JecrisdesGN - 09 - Beus | JecrisdesGN | 2018 |
Audio, Interview |
FR | J’ai abandonné Nicolas à son rhume et j’ai discuté avec Sébastien Duverger-Nédellec alias Beus. Depuis 2003, il a écrit 8 GN, soit pratiquement 1 jeu tout les deux ans qu’il a pour la plus part mis en accès libre. Dans ce podcast, Beus nous parle de sa ma | https://soundcloud.com/skimy-skimyskimy/jecrisdesgn-09-beus?in=skimy-skimyskimy/sets/jecrisdesgn | Organization,Testimonial,Writing | |
| JecrisdesGN - 10 - Menon | JecrisdesGN | 2018 |
Audio, Interview |
FR | J’ai eu le plaisir de partir quelques jours pour une retraite d'écriture organisée par Pauline. Il y avait, entre autre, Ménon qui y travaillait sur un jeu déjà existant et sur de futurs projets. Nous nous sommes installés dans la seule pièce calme pour p | https://soundcloud.com/skimy-skimyskimy/jecrisdesgn-10-menon?in=skimy-skimyskimy/sets/jecrisdesgn | Writing,Organization,Testimonial | |
| JecrisdesGN - 11 - Lorène | JecrisdesGN | 2018 |
Audio, Interview |
FR | Il est très tôt, il fait froid et il y a du vent. Nous attendons le bateau au port de Houat pour rentrer d'une retraite d'écriture organisée par Pauline. J'en profite pour poser des questions à Lorène qui pendant cette semaine a écrit des fiches de son pr | https://soundcloud.com/skimy-skimyskimy/jecrisdesgn-11-lorene?in=skimy-skimyskimy/sets/jecrisdesgn | Testimonial,Writing,Organization | |
| JecrisdesGN - 12 - Leila | JecrisdesGN | 2018 |
Audio, Interview |
FR | Leïla se défini comme une conceptrice de Grandeur Nature. Elle vient de l'école du Nordic Larp, elle réalise donc des jeux pleins d'ateliers, de transparences et d’expériences sociales. Elle en est l'autrice de 6, mais elle est aussi organisatrice et trad | https://soundcloud.com/skimy-skimyskimy/jecrisdesgn-12-leila?in=skimy-skimyskimy/sets/jecrisdesgn | Testimonial,Writing,Organization | |
| JecrisdesGN - 13 - Chloé et Jean-Yves | JecrisdesGN | 2018 |
Audio, Interview |
FR | Chloé et Jean-Yves courent et sont auteurs de GN. Pendant une petite heure j’ai couru après eux pour leur poser mes questions, pour qu’ils me parlent de leurs visions, de leurs expériences, de leurs envies, de leurs rapport à l’art, et si c’était normal q | https://soundcloud.com/skimy-skimyskimy/chloe-et-jean-yves?in=skimy-skimyskimy/sets/jecrisdesgn | Writing,Organization,Testimonial | |
| JecrisdesGN - 14 - Louis | JecrisdesGN - 14 - Louis | 2018 |
Audio, Interview |
FR | Louis ne joue pas, il écrit. Créer des univers, des histoires, puis faire vivre des rencontres, des aventures. Il est auteur et co-auteur sur plusieurs projets dont du grandeur nature, du huis clos à la chronique. Je le déconcentre pendant qu’il s’appliqu | https://soundcloud.com/skimy-skimyskimy/temps-louis?in=skimy-skimyskimy/sets/jecrisdesgn | Testimonial,Writing,Organization | |
| JecrisdesGN - 15 - JC | JecrisdesGN | 2019 |
Audio, Interview |
FR | JC (aka Hoog) organise Le Quota (c’est le moment d’aller s’inscrire), un GN sur les conditions des migrants. Mais il est surtout un concepteur de plusieurs autres GN qui ne sont pas vraiment dans la veine des GN à la française mais fortement influencé par | https://soundcloud.com/skimy-skimyskimy/jecrisdesgn-15-jc?in=skimy-skimyskimy/sets/jecrisdesgn | Organization,Writing,Testimonial | |
| Jeepform for Noobs | Lizzie Stark | 2012 | Article | EN | The article introduces Jeepform, a Nordic LARP style, aimed at beginners. Jeepform focuses on structured, small-scale scenarios emphasizing narrative control, player collaboration, and emotional depth. It contrasts with traditional LARP by downplaying com | https://leavingmundania.com/2012/09/17/jeepform-for-noobs/ | Jeepform,Nordic LARP,Game Design | |
| Je est une autre | Ni Pute Ni Soigneuse | 2020 | Article | FR | Article qui aborde le lien qui se tisse -ou pas- entre personnes qui ont partagé un même rôle. | Acting | JeEstUneAutre_fichierfichier_Je_est_une_autre.docx_20240728162438_20240728162438.pdf_ | |
| Je joue un elfe noir. Blackface ou pas ? | Didier Vairac-Pradel | 2021 | Video | FR | Intervention de Didier Vairac-Pradel : "Juin 2020, un épisode de Community a tout simplement disparu de Netflix suite à une accusation de blackface du personnage Ben Chang. Aussitôt la polémique a dépassé les frontières américaines que les fans français y | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nl4YUK8UFdw | Conference,Convergences2021 | |
| Je sais pour qui tu votes | Ni Pute Ni Soigneuse | 2020 | Article | FR | Billet d'humeur sur l'aspect politique du GN de par son game design, ses choix logistiques, ses choix de scénarii, sa politique de prix,... Point également sur le positionnement politique (en dehors de leur organisation) des personnes créatrices d'événem | Mood post,Politics | JeSaisPourQuiTuVotes_fichierfichier_Je_sais_pour_qui_tu_votes.docx_1_20240728192640_20240728192640.pdf_ | |
| Jeu de rôle AVATAR à Hensies | RTBF | 2016 | TV report | FR | Reportage sur le Grandeur Nature AVATAR (Mass LARP) | https://auvio.rtbf.be/media/journal-televise-sujet-par-sujet-jeu-de-role-avatar-a-hensies-2130106 | ||
| Jeu de rôle et théorie du chaos | Markus Montola | Trad Anne-Claire Touchais | 2013 | Article | FR | L'article explore les liens entre la théorie du chaos et les jeux de rôle (JdR). Il montre comment l’imprévisibilité et la complexité des systèmes en JdR sont similaires à celles du chaos dans les sciences. Les interactions entre joueurs, ainsi que l’impa | https://ptgptb.fr/jdr-et-theorie-du-chaos | Theorization,Writing,Game Design,Guide,Solmukohta | |
| Jeu de rôle grandeur nature : la fin du vampire | France Régions 3 Nantes | 1986 | TV report | FR | Le club de jeux de rôle stratèges et maléfices avait organisé un jeu grandeur nature dans un château. Des éléments du scénario sont dévoilés, dont la présence d'un vampire dans la demeure... Tous les personnages sont déguisés et jouent un rôle. Images des | https://www.ina.fr/ina-eclaire-actu/video/nac8612040384/jeu-de-role-grandeur-nature-la-fin-du-vampire | ||
| Jeu de rôle grandeur nature et Education (partie 1) | David Arzailler | Electro GN | 2013 | Article | FR | Le but de ces quelques lignes n’est pas de faire un exposé à mi-chemin entre la discussion de comptoir et les sciences de l’Éducation, mais de proposer des éclairages factuels sur notre loisir au regard des intentions ou des portées éducatives qu’on lui f | https://www.electro-gn.com/4544-jeu-de-role-grandeur-nature-et-education-partie-1 | ||
| Jeu de rôle grandeur nature et Education (partie 2) | David Arzailler | Electro GN | 2013 | Article | FR | Le but de ces quelques lignes n’est pas de faire un exposé à mi-chemin entre la discussion de comptoir et les sciences de l’Éducation, mais de proposer des éclairages factuels sur notre loisir au regard des intentions ou des portées éducatives qu’on lui f | https://www.electro-gn.com/4579-jeu-de-role-grandeur-nature-et-education-partie-2 | ||
| Jeux de rôle, grandeur nature, théâtre : jouer avec les émotions, quelles approches ? | Emmanuelle Mefray, Julien Pouard, Penicaud, Eugénie | 2017 |
Audio, Interview |
FR | Quelles sont les approches de ces différents médias pour générer des émotions et rencontrer leur public ? Qu’est ce qui, malgré des intentions proches, différencie les publics ? Mais aussi qui constitue le public pendant ces différentes expériences de jeu | https://www.actusf.com/detail-d-un-article/Utopiales-2017-Cours-du-soir-JDR | Pannel,Sciences-fiction,Emotions | |
| Jeux de rôles : l’ADN du GN décodé | Christian Lehmann | 2019 | Press article | FR | Cet article, publié dans Libération, présente ce qu'est le GN en suivant plusieurs organisations. Il présente les enjeux des organisations et l'expérience en tant que participant·e. | https://www.liberation.fr/france/2019/11/26/jeux-de-roles-l-adn-du-gn-decode_1765724/ | First steps,French LARP,Introduction | |
| Jeux médiévaux de rôle | Antenne 2 | 1987 | TV report | FR |
Reportage sur les jeux de rôle grandeur nature avec l'exemple de l'association Paradoxe. Interview d'Anne VETILLARD et d'Eric DELEZIE. Les interviews alternent avec les discussions des participants sur l'évolution du jeu et des séquences du jeu. |
https://www.ina.fr/ina-eclaire-actu/video/cab87008427/jeux-medievaux-de-role | ||
| Jouer des romances en GN | Clueless Cora | 2020 | Video | FR |
Que tu aies envie d’écrire, de jouer des romances en jeu de rôle grandeur nature ou au contraire, si tu détestes ce style, cette vidéo est pour toi ! |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoQQs-iR0iA | ||
| Jouer en groupe | HRP Podcast | 2021 | Audio | FR |
Episode 7 - Jouer en groupe Parce que le GN est avant tout un loisir social, dans cet épisode nous parlons du jeu du groupe. On évoque ce que cela nous apporte, mais aussi les difficultés qu'on peut rencontrer. On parle aussi de ce qui caractérise un bon |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tX-E3sAxQs | ||
| Jouer le conflit | HRP Podcast | 2022 | Audio | FR |
Episode 11 - Jouer le conflit Dans ce 11eme épisode, on échange sur le conflit en jeu. On parle de la préparation de celui-ci, de ce qui nous plais ou non dans ce type de jeu et des répercutions que ce jeu peut avoir sur l'entente entre les joueurs. On a |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpFiDK6VQZc | ||
| Jouer pour vivre autrement, le manifeste | Maiju Tarpila traduit par Rachel Hoekendijk | Electro GN | 2024 | Article | FR | Évidemment nous pouvons payer cher pour vivre des GN fabuleux qui nous permettent d’échapper à notre quotidien, à ce monde décevant et aux crises qui le traversent. Mais le GN nous permet aussi de sortir du consumérisme et d’explorer d’autres possibles, d | https://www.electro-gn.com/13090-jouer-pour-vivre-autrement-le-manifeste?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook | ||
| Julia Ellingboe on “You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby” | Julia Ellingboe | 2015 | Article | EN | The article features an interview with Julia Ellingboe, where she discusses her experiences and thoughts on the evolution of gender representation in gaming, particularly in LARP and tabletop role-playing games. She reflects on the progress made over the | https://leavingmundania.com/2015/12/29/julia-ellingboe-on-youve-come-a-long-way-baby/ | Gender,Character creation,Game Design | |
| Just a Little Lovin’ 2013 in Denmark, Sign Up Open | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Larps | EN | Sign up for Just a Little Lovin’ 5-10th of August in Denmark has now opened. This is a game for 60 people about the early years of the AIDS epidemic. It will be played in English. This is the third… | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/02/08/just-a-little-lovin-2013-in-denmark-sign-up-open/ | Denmark,Events | |
| Just a Little Lovin’ USA 2017 | Evan Torner | 2018 | Article | EN | This essay recounts the organizer experience of running the Norwegian larp Just a Little Lovin' in the USA in 2017. It specifically recounts challenges encountered with securing the site, managing controversy around the larp, and adapting it to US larpers | https://nordiclarp.org/2018/02/19/just-little-lovin-usa-2017/ | Knutpunkt 2018 | |
| Just Breathe | Jojjon Hamrén | 2021 | Article | EN | We should learn to use mindfulness as a way to steer our own play and to be more aware of here and now. | https://nordiclarp.org/2021/01/28/just-breathe/ | Knutepunkt-books,Solmukohta 2020,Techniques | |
| Kapo Documentary | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Article | EN | A documentary about the Danish 2011 larp Kapo has been released on Youtube. This is what the author has to say about it: The larp KAPO was held in Copenhagen in 2011. It was a larp about dehumanization, camps and… | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/09/20/kapo-documentary/ | Denmark,Documentation,Video | |
| Keeping the Candles Lit, When the Light Has Gone Out | Shoshana Kessock | 2018 | Article | EN | Eclipses are funny things. They stop the world, and we all look up together, watching that constant sun slowly disappear before our very eyes. And together, we wonder, for just a moment, if the light will ever come back. | https://nordiclarp.org/2018/01/29/keeping-the-candles-lit-when-the-light-has-gone-out/ | Knutpunkt 2018 | |
| Keeping Volunteers Alive | Agata Świstak | 2017 | Article | EN | Organising larps is a multi-disciplinary exercis. A large part of my larp work consists of managing large (25+) teams of people, most of them volunteers. | https://nordiclarp.org/2017/03/01/keeping-volunteers-alive/ | Denmark,Knutepunkt,Knutepunkt 2017,Knutepunkt-books,Once Upon a Nordic Larp...,Poland,Volunteers | |
| Kickass Rococovid Kitsch: A Review of Disgraceful Proposals | Thomas B. | 2024 | Article | EN | Finnish Rococo-punk-camp-queer larp. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/02/09/kickass-rococovid-kitsch-a-review-of-disgraceful-proposals/ | 17th century,camp,comedy,COVID-19,Disgraceful Proposals,erotic larp,kitch,Rococo | |
| Killing Smurfette: Connecting Women Gamers | Lizzie Stark | 2013 | Article | EN | The article critiques the trope of "Smurfette Syndrome" in LARP, where female characters are often underdeveloped and serve as token representations. It explores how this pattern limits female representation and stifles character diversity in games. The p | https://leavingmundania.com/2013/03/04/killing-smurfette/ | Feminism,Game Design,Inclusivity | |
| Kírra Sóldóttir | Vakandi Krákasonur | 2024 | Video | FR |
Retour d'expérience de GN sous forme de clip animé à partir d'un narratif partagé. Thème de clip : "Incarner un.e elfe en GN n’est pas toujours évident… Or, j’ai rencontré Kírra Sóldóttir, une elfe sur ressort, qui a tenté de sauver les humains de Midgard |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2AWBz6Blgk | Testimonial | |
| Kitsch, Netflix, and the recuperation of larp | Jamie MacDonald | 2024 | Video | EN | Jamie MacDonald is a stand-up comedian, queer performance maker, and PhD candidate in performance studies. He has for over a decade been a curious voice in Nordic larp, often writing about larp's encounters with art and theatre. This year he is one of the | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_vY2HQpHFI&list=PLDt0rK9E-uqIPvfKfLDJQmApm6-YL8Knf&index=2 | ||
| Know Yourself | Juhana Pettersson | 2020 | Article | EN | Once you understand what you can and can’t do, want and don’t want to do, it becomes easier to have good larp experiences and to co-create them with others. | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/05/07/know-yourself/ | Knutepunkt,Larp Theory,Solmukohta,Solmukohta 2020,Theory | |
| Knudepunkt 2019: Summary | Johannes Axner | 2019 | Article | EN | The Danish edition of the Nordic larp conference Knutepunkt, Knudepunkt 2019, is now over. This post will be continuously updated with links to articles, reports, photo albums, videos, slides, books and other relevant documentation. If you have any conten | https://nordiclarp.org/2019/02/12/knudepunkt-2019-summary/ | Knudepunkt 2019,Knutepunkt | |
| Knutepunkt 2013 Book Preview | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Article | EN | This years Knutepunkt book is available in a preview format without final layout. The production team has this to say on the matter: Finally! The texts from the four anthologies that together constitute this year’s Knutepunkt book project are now… | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/04/10/knutepunkt-2013-book-preview/ | Documentation,Knutepunkt,Norway | |
| Knutepunkt 2013 Books Available | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Article | EN | The book for Knutepunkt 2013 is now available in digital format on the Nordic Larp Wiki. It’s split into three parts: Crossing Physical Borders Crossing Habitual Borders Crossing Theoretical Borders A fourth book was produced which is only available in… | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/04/24/knutepunkt-2013-books-available/ | Documentation,Knutepunkt,Knutepunkt-books,Nordic Larp Wiki | |
| Knutepunkt 2013 Recap by Tomas B. | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Article | EN | French larper Thomas B. has written a recap of his experience at Knutepunkt 2013: http://www.thomasbe.com/2013/04/23/knutepunkt-2013a-subjective-recap-part-1/ Discuss and read more about Knutepunkt 2013 in the Nordic Larp Forum: http://nordiclarp.org/foru | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/04/23/knutepunkt-2013-recap-by-tomas-be/ | Blog Post,Documentation,France,Knutepunkt,Norway | |
| Knutepunkt 2013 Recap by Tomas B., Part 2 | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Article | EN | French larper Thomas B. has written a recap of his experience at Knutepunkt 2013, here’s the second part: http://www.thomasbe.com/2013/04/25/knutepunkt-2013-a-subjective-recap-part-2/ You can read part one here: http://www.thomasbe.com/2013/04/23/knutepun | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/04/25/knutepunkt-2013-recap-by-tomas-be-part-2/ | Blog Post,Documentation,France,Knutepunkt,Norway | |
| Knutepunkt 2013 Recap by Tomas B., Part 3 | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Article | EN | French larper Thomas B. has written a recap of his experience at Knutepunkt 2013, here’s the third part: http://www.thomasbe.com/2013/04/29/knutepunkt-2013-a-subjective-recappart-3/ You can read part one and two here: http://www.thomasbe.com/2013/04/23/kn | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/04/30/knutepunkt-2013-recap-by-tomas-be-part-3/ | Blog Post,Documentation,France,Knutepunkt,Norway | |
| Knutepunkt 2013 Recap by Tomas B., Part 4 | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Article | EN | French larper Thomas B. has written a recap of his experience at Knutepunkt 2013, here’s the fourth and final part: http://www.thomasbe.com/2013/05/02/knutepunkt-2013a-subjective-recappart-4-aka-the-end-finally/ You can read part one through three are her | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/05/02/knutepunkt-2013-recap-by-tomas-be-part-4/ | Blog Post,Documentation,France,Knutepunkt,Norway | |
| Knutepunkt 2013 Report by Lizzie Stark | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Article | EN | American larper and author Lizzie Stark has written a report about her experience at Knutepunkt 2013: http://lizziestark.com/2013/04/30/my-knutepunkt-2013/ Read more about Knutepunkt in the Nordic Larp Wiki: http://nordiclarp.org/wiki/Knutepunkt Discuss a | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/04/30/knutepunkt-2013-report-by-lizzie-stark/ | Blog Post,Knutepunkt,Norway,USA | |
| Knutepunkt 2013 Report by Ole Peder Giæver | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Article | EN | Ole Peder Giæver from Norway has written a report of his experience at Knutepunkt 2013: http://snarglebarf.com/2013/04/23/knutepunkt-2013/ Discuss and read more about Knutepunkt 2013 in the Nordic Larp Forum: http://nordiclarp.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=6 | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/04/24/knutepunkt-2013-report-by-ole-peder-giaever/ | Blog Post,Documentation,Knutepunkt,Norway | |
| Knutepunkt 2013 Report by secretmoose | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Article | EN | Norwegian larper secretmoose has written a report from Knutepunkt 2013: http://secretmoose.wordpress.com/2013/04/23/knute-blues/ Read more about Knutepunkt in the Nordic Larp Wiki: http://nordiclarp.org/wiki/Knutepunkt Discuss and read more about Knutepun | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/04/30/knutepunkt-2013-report-by-secretmoose/ | Blog Post,Documentation,Knutepunkt,Norway | |
| Knutepunkt 2013 Report by Shoshana Kessock, Part 1 | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Article | EN | American larper and game designer Shoshana Kessock has written a report about her time at Knutepunkt 2013: http://shoshanakessock.com/2013/04/29/larping-like-its-cold-knutepunkt-2013-part-1/ Read more about Knutepunkt in the Nordic Larp Wiki: http://nordi | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/04/30/knutepunkt-2013-report-by-shoshana-kessock-part-1/ | Blog Post,Documentation,Knutepunkt,Norway,USA | |
| Knutepunkt 2013 Report by Stefan Deutsch | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Article | EN | German larper Stefan Deutsch has written a report of his experience at Knutepunkt 2013: http://operation-brainfuck.de/wordpress/?p=110 Discuss and read more about Knutepunkt 2013 in the Nordic Larp Forum: http://nordiclarp.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=6 | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/04/24/knutepunkt-2013-report-by-stefan-deutsch/ | Blog Post,Documentation,Germany,Knutepunkt,Norway | |
| Knutepunkt 2017: Summary | Johannes Axner | 2017 | Article | EN | A summary of documentation, media and reports from the Knutepunkt 2017 Nordic larp conference. Will be updated over time as more content is released. | https://nordiclarp.org/2017/02/27/knutepunkt-2017-summary/ | Con Summary,Documentation,Knutepunkt,Knutepunkt 2017,Knutepunkt Summary | |
| Knutepunkt for Noobs | Lizzie Stark | 2014 | Article | EN |
Each year Nordic larpers and folks from upwards of 20 countries meet up in Nordica to talk larp, play games, and argue a lot with one another at Knutepunkt. This year, I’m punching the ticket on my fourth and final KP country–Sweden. But I remember my fir |
https://leavingmundania.com/2014/04/01/knutepunkt-noobs/ | Knutpunkt,Convention,Guide,Nordic LARP | |
| Knutpunkt 2014 – Summary | Petter Karlsson | 2014 | Article | EN | The larp conference Knutpunkt 2014 is now over and in this post we will gather as much material as possible. This post has been updated with all the filmed presentations, many of the slides, blogposts etc. Last updated 2014-05-08 Blog… | https://nordiclarp.org/2014/04/07/knutpunkt-2014-summary/ | Con Summary,Knutepunkt,Knutepunkt Summary,Knutpunkt,Knutpunkt 2014 | |
| Knutpunkt 2018 Companion – Call for Content | Johannes Axner | 2017 | Article | EN | We want your content for the Knutpunkt 2018 Companion! This year the publication will be online and accept many different types of content. Contribute here! | https://nordiclarp.org/2017/08/01/knutpunkt-2018-companion-call-content/ | Knutepunkt-books,Knutpunkt,Knutpunkt 2018 | |
| KoiKoi – Drums! Rituals! Inaction! | Eirik Fatland | 2015 | Article | EN | In July of 2014 we invited 75 players from around the Nordic countries to a wilderness camp in Finnskogen, Norway, in order to give life to a fictive hunter-gatherer society. For four days and three nights they sang, slept, woke,… | https://nordiclarp.org/2015/02/20/koikoi-drums-rituals-inaction/ | Nordic Larp Yearbook,Norway | |
| Kokonainen koulu muuttui liveroolipelin näyttämöksi: tällainen on Odysseus-avaruusalus | Yle | 2024 | Press article | Article de presse sur le GN sciences-fiction se déroulant dans un vaisseau spatial : Odysseus | https://yle.fi/a/74-20095487?fbclid=IwY2xjawDyKpNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHSS1l-idjy_L4TJ_0qpuUxoxt-DImH9_My6WAZNtpop9pA6VtSEEXn03fQ_aem_wm5WF0vhS_G-QgseaK-pGQ | |||
| KOLA 2013 Larp Conference Publication | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Article | EN | Polish larp has reached a milestone: Very first international publication from this years KOLA conference now in english! Please take a moment to browse through it, as it is a big step for polish larp and a huge effort on… | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/11/25/kola-2013-larp-conference-publication/ | Documentation,Poland | |
| Krigshjärta 7 – The Gamification of Nordic Fantasy Larp | Hampus Ahlbom | 2016 | Article | EN | Krigshjärta 7 was the latest addition to the Krigshjärta (Heart of War) campaign, a Swedish war larp campaign that has gained international recognition. | https://nordiclarp.org/2016/11/23/krigshjarta-7-gamification-nordic-fantasy-larp/ | Krigshjärta,Nordic Larp Yearbook,Sweden | |
| Krigshjärta Campaign Trailer | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Larps | EN | Krigshjärta (Heart of War) is a Swedish low fantasy larp campaign centered around a large scale conflict. Though it is combat heavy, it’s quite different from American style combat heavy fantasy larps. Check out their campaign trailer here: Read more… | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/03/11/heart-of-war-campaign-trailer/ | Fantasy,Krigshjärta,Sweden,Trailer,Video | |
| L'école entière s'est transformée en scène pour un jeu de rôle grandeur nature : voici le vaisseau spatial Odysseus | Yle | 2024 | Press article | FR | Article de presse sur le GN sciences-fiction se déroulant dans un vaisseau spatial : Odysseus. Traduction de la page du finnois vers le français via Google Translate. Lien vers l'article original disponible dans la DB (Titre : Kokonainen koulu muuttui liv | https://yle-fi.translate.goog/a/74-20095487?fbclid=IwY2xjawDyKpNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHSS1l-idjy_L4TJ_0qpuUxoxt-DImH9_My6WAZNtpop9pA6VtSEEXn03fQ_aem_wm5WF0vhS_G-QgseaK-pGQ&_x_tr_sl=en&_x_tr_tl=fr&_x_tr_hl=fr&_x_tr_pto=wapp | ||
| L'enquête Larpalot | Larpalot | 2023 | Poll/Statistics | FR |
Enquête gloable sur les pratiques du GN, les habitudes de consommation, le profil des participant·es,... (Version présentation des données) |
https://lookerstudio.google.com/u/0/reporting/2be3a2f9-0fac-470c-849f-e65b3297229d/page/p_99fwjv9bbd | ||
| L'enquête Larpalot | Larpalot | 2023 | Poll/Statistics | FR |
Enquête gloable sur les pratiques du GN, les habitudes de consommation, le profil des participant·es,... (Version données brutes) |
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1H8PKheBCn5TP3ccU9GH0japbNsDdA5upHh3IWXYnU5Q/edit#gid=0 | ||
| L'entretien de ses ustensiles en FONTE et en CUIVRE | Ade GN | 2022 | Video | FR |
Ce n’était pas le sujet qui était prévu à l’origine, néanmoins, le sujet me semble parfait par rapport à l’automne. Rangeons et nettoyons notre stuff de GN, à commencer par les outils de cuisine. J’espère que la vidéo vous plaira, et dites-moi ce que vous |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apEs-tmeU_o | ||
| L'Histoire au masculin, féminin et neutre : Représenter le Genre et la Classe dans les GN historiques | Mo Holkar | Trad ThomasS | 2017 | Article | FR | L'histoire peut être un concept de jeu incroyable pour le GN ! Voici quelques moyens de vous assurer que vous rendez justice aux non privilégiés du passé et d'aujourd'hui. | https://ptgptb.fr/histoire-masc-fem-neutre?fbclid=IwAR3IOwU1_-WruzYxZYycBJvBDGqgh4bcZnidEIk1_GiGqbtdA19LFWcfC7k | Game Design,History,Nordic LARP,Opinion | |
| L'histoire du GN | Anne Marchadier | Girl dot Game | 2018 | Article | FR | Anne nous fait l’insigne honneur de nous parler encore une fois du GN, mais cette fois-ci en en décortiquant les origines. De la bonne société victorienne à votre pote Fred qui était le dernier espoir de l’humanité le week-end dernier, rétrospective. | https://girldotgame.wordpress.com/2018/11/08/gn-lhistoire-du-gn/ | ||
| L'hygiène en GN | Clueless Cora | 2019 | Video | FR | Tu es en train de te préparer pour ton premier GN et tu n’as aucune idée de comment ça se passe niveau hygiène ? Cela devrait répondre à pas mal de tes questions ! Parler de caca, c’est toujours mieux avec en musique de fonds de la musique de chambre ou d | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iUhjLUdQE4 | ||
| L'immersion | HRP Podcast | 2021 | Audio | FR |
Episode 3 - L'immersion Dans cet épisode nous parlons de l'immersion, de ce qui la favorise ou non, de notre rapport avec celle-ci. On parle aussi de l'investissement qu'on peut mettre afin de proposer un jeu immersif et des expériences qu'on a pu avoir à |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzEU7JEkP8Y | ||
| L'incarnation et la relation au personnage (Partie 1) | HRP Podcast | 2024 | Audio | FR |
Dans cette première partie nous abordons avec nos invités l’incarnation d’un personnage. Qu’est-ce qu’ils aiment incarner et pourquoi? Quelles difficultés ont-ils rencontré ? ou encore par quel étape passent-t-il pour cela? Pour répondre à ces questions n |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiW4AgtEWHY | ||
| L'incarnation et la relation au personnage (Partie 2) | HRP Podcast | 2024 | Audio | FR |
Dans cette deuxième partie nous retrouvons nos invités pour continuer ce gros morceau que comprend le rapport que nous avons avec nos personnages. Après avoir parler de l’incarnation de celui-ci on vas se pencher un peu sur la relation qu’on peut entreten |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBaM_XqcAMw | ||
| L'inclusivité en GN | La Scénaristerie du Petit Peuple - Collectif | 2018 | Audio | FR | Comment rendre nos GN plus accessibles ? L'inclusivité, qui va de la facilitation matérielle de l'accès des personnes en situation de handicap à l'inclusion de minorités de genre, ou même la cohabitation entre des débutant-e-s et des joueureuses « star », | https://archive.org/details/LiveScna2 | ||
| L'Interaction: l'élément clé du GN | Morten Gade | Trad Pierre Carmody | 2010 | Article | FR | Cet article est une description du Jeu de Rôles Grandeur-Nature (GN). Dans cet article, j'essaie de décrire différents niveaux du GN, et le rôle de l'interaction dans cette activité. L'article commence par une introduction sur le GN en général puis il int | https://ptgptb.fr/l-interaction-l-element-cle-du-gn | Knudepunkt,Theorization | |
| L'intimité (Partie 1) | HRP Podcast | 2022 | Audio | FR |
Episode 12 - L’intimité - Partie 1 Aujourd’hui nous parlons de l’intimité émotionnelle en GN, on aborde les raisons pour lesquelles ont joues ce genre de jeu, les outils dont on dispose pour soutenir ce jeu, ou au contraire les contrariétés qui impacte le |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nMxsoWHp_o | ||
| L'intimité (Partie 2) | HRP Podcast | 2022 | Audio | FR |
Episode 12 - L’intimité - Partie 2 On reprend la ou on avait laissé l'épisode la dernière fois pour parler plus en détail de l'intimité physique. On échange aussi sur les mécaniques qui visent à la représenter, puis nous partageons des conseils pour les g |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SN3sCmeIpkw | ||
| L'IT au service du GN | Fabrice Wauthy | 2014 | Video | FR | Présentation d'outils IT, utiles lors de la préparation / réalisation de GN ou dans la gestion quotidienne d'une association par Fabrice Wauthy de l'ASBL Rêve Emotion. | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy98F7h-ETo | ||
| L'orage comme AVATAR | Notélé | 2013 | TV report | FR | Forte pluie, hier soir sur Bernissart, là où se déroulaient notamment les grands jeux de rôle “Avatar”. Des trombes d’eau se sont abattues sur la région, sans épargner les rolistes. Plusieurs voiries ont été temporairement encombrées par des chutes de bra | https://www.notele.be/si103-media25832-l-orage-comme-avatar.html | ||
| La bagarre | HRP Podcast | 2022 | Audio | FR | Dans cet épisode, nous parlons du combat de GN. On aborde les raisons pour lesquels nos invités aiment se battre en GN, leur arme fétiche, ou encore les caractéristiques d'une bonne et d'une mauvaise bagarre. On parle aussi du rôle de l'organisation dans | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9m30sjy_OI | ||
| Labor and Play | Evan Torner | 2020 | Article | EN | Have you gone to a larp requiring more work than your day job? Have you done work in a larp and been compensated with fictional resources rather than money? | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/05/25/labor-and-play/ | Larp Theory,Solmukohta,Solmukohta 2020,Theory | |
| La bouffe en GN | Clueless Cora | 2020 | FR | C’est quoi la place de la nourriture dans un GN ? Ici, ça cause de logistique, d’équipes cuisine, d’immersion et de gameplay… | http://www.cluelesscora.com/index.php/2020/05/02/la-bouffe-en-gn/ | |||
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La création ludique est-elle soluble dans le patrimoine ? Culture et communauté du jeu de rôles grandeur nature |
Gil Bartholeyns | Daniel Bonvoisin | 2011 | FR | Le jeu de rôles grandeur nature est une activité encore méconnue qui s'institutionnalise et dont les animateurs objectivent la culture et les valeurs tout en cherchant des reconnaissances publiques. Dans ce parcours, le PCI pourrait être considéré comme u | https://shs.hal.science/halshs-00631243 | |||
| Laissez-vous porter par le jeu | Mirella Machancoses López traduit par Laura Stéphan | 2024 | Article | FR |
"Jouer pour encourager", c’est sympa. Mais on peut pousser le concept encore plus loin ! Réflexions sur les principes de « jouer pour perdre » (play to lose), « jouer pour encourager » (play to lift) et « jouer pour se laisser porter » (play to flow). Mon |
https://ptgptb.fr/laissez-vous-porter-par-le-jeu?fbclid=IwY2xjawEixH1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHTe4IgkqQFZKFb5NmKeNJF8lf6Bo1KUocGuJWx7upApa7BTwTPT3AZxlag_aem_GhIETHELklVlN0aTM-4bsw | Meta-techniques,Theorization,Acting | |
| La lettre d'intention | Axiel Cazeneuve | 2021 | FR | Lorsqu’on souhaite communiquer sur un GN à venir, la lettre d’intention est un passage presque obligé. Il s’agit d’un document qui explicite le contenu du GN, les intentions de jeu, le type de jeu proposé, mais aussi les informations pratiques concernant | https://ungnsecurisant.wordpress.com/2021/07/03/la-lettre-dintention/ | |||
| La lettre d'intention | Muriel Algayres | Electro GN | 2018 | Article | FR | Cet article explique l'importance de la lettre d'intention dans les jeux de rôle grandeur nature (GN). Ce document fournit aux participants des informations détaillées sur le jeu, incluant les aspects pratiques, les thèmes abordés, le ton, les attentes de | https://www.electro-gn.com/12127-la-lettre-dintention?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawD0nQRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHddZFAXuVISTMTeAO0sQwCgBSNRDKgFIMWk3Xwv-lIMUGvMaNjDWII6DYg_aem_zQZofHIeLC9B0yjNmFVDsg | ||
| La marchandisation du GN | Usva Seregina traduit par Thomas S | 2024 | Article | FR | Cet article explore l’évolution du GN en tant qu’activité et communauté face à la tendance à la marchandisation présente dans la culture moderne. En présentant le contexte général de la culture de consommation et son impact sur le GN, cet article propose | https://ptgptb.fr/marchandisation-du-gn#:~:text=Le%20GN%20pris%20comme%20une,elles%20correspondent%20à%20nos%20désirs. | Politics,Nordic LARP,Economy,Pricing,Accessibility | |
| La Méthode d’écriture de soirées-enquêtes | Steve Hatherley | Trad Antoine Drouart & Pierre Carmody | 2003 | Article | FR | Cet article propose une méthode d'écriture en 10 étapes pour les soirées enquête ou les freeform. | https://ptgptb.fr/la-methode-d-ecriture-de-soirees-enquetes | Writing,Organization,Huis-clos,Guide | |
| La narration | Drôle de Jeu | 2024 | Audio | FR |
Dans cet épisode de drôle de jeu, on va parler de comment se racontent les histoires en GN : qui écrit le scénario, comment se déroulent les intrigues, peut-on spoiler un GN ? Sommaire de l'épisode : 03:15 - Définitions (Pauline) 05:12 - Comment ça se pa |
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3VTXN5XsHpAsqwAmZrtLWU | Testimonial,Game Design | |
| La note d'intention | Benoit Nicaise | 2018 | Article | FR | Article expliquant ce qu'est une note d'intention, qu'y mettre et les pièges à éviter. | Guide | LaNoteDIntention_fichierfichier_La_note_dintention__Benoit_Nicaise_20240725132017_20240725132017.pdf_ | |
| La photographie en GN (Partie 1) | HRP Podcast | 2024 | Audio | FR |
Dans ce 18eme épisode partie 1 nous abordons un loisir annexe et pourtant omniprésent dans le monde du GN : La photographie, et plus exactement la photographie de GN. On a donc réuni d'excellents photographes qui officient au service de la communauté et o |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Kpvy-tp0tM&t=1s | ||
| La photographie en GN (Partie 2) | HRP Podcast | 2024 | Audio | FR |
Dans ce 18eme épisode nous abordons un loisir annexe et pourtant omniprésent dans le monde du GN : La photographie, et plus exactement la photographie de GN. Nous nous retrouvons donc dans cette deuxième partie pour aborder l’aspect un peu plus technique |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AIMy7Gx3VA | ||
| Larp-Related Stress | Eino Partanen | 2020 | Article | EN | Larping is a recreational activity, and larps are positive life events. However, larps can be more demanding than the player expects, and thus create stress. | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/09/28/larp-related-stress/ | Knutepunkt-books,Player Safety,Solmukohta 2020 | |
| Larp: the Colonist | Mátyás Hartyándi | 2024 | Opinion | EN | Using "larp" as a super-umbrella term has caused confusion and mental harm. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/04/29/larp-the-colonist/ | Drama in Education,Edu-larp,embodiment,role-playing,simulation,Terminology | |
| Larp and Activism: A match made in heaven? | Lizzie Stark | 2014 | Article | EN | The article explores the relationship between LARP and activism, suggesting that LARP can be an effective tool for social change. It discusses how LARP's immersive nature allows participants to experience different perspectives, making it a powerful mediu | https://leavingmundania.com/2014/11/25/larp-activism-match-made-heaven/ | Activism | |
| LARP and Business Trainings | Veronika Petrova | 2023 | Video | EN | What can a LARP organiser learn from a design thinking training? How do business leaders react to a nano-LARP as a part of their leadership training? And overall - how did we design the game so that they can step into a role and learn from the experience? | http://youtube.com/embed/pdi_Gw77NAA?rel=0&fmt=18&html5=1&showinfo=0 | ||
| Larp and Prejudice: Expressing, Erasing, Exploring, and the Fun Tax | Mo Holkar | 2020 | Opinion | EN | Designers of larps with a real-world setting face questions about how to deal with prejudice. This article looks at three possible approaches. | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/06/08/larp-and-prejudice-expressing-erasing-exploring-and-the-fun-tax/ | Knutepunkt-books,Prejudice | |
| Larp as a Player, Larp as a Character | Alessandro Giovannucci | 2022 | Article | EN | Theorizing engaging with the larp as both a character and as a player. | https://nordiclarp.org/2022/10/13/larp-as-a-player-larp-as-a-character/ | abuse,Bleed,Character,object-oriented ontology studies,player,posthuman,two interfaces theory | |
| Larp as Life | Yaraslau I. Kot | 2018 | Article | EN | Some hints and tips for larpers who have decided to go pro and make their living from larp. | https://nordiclarp.org/2018/02/13/larp-as-life/ | Knutpunkt 2018 | |
| Larp as Magical Practice: Finding the Power-From-Within | Axiel Cazeneuve | 2021 | Article | EN | Larp has the potential to make meaningful change by helping us expand our imagination and empowerment. | https://nordiclarp.org/2021/08/13/15523/ | emancipatory bleed,Larp,magic,magic circle,power,social capital | |
| LARPcensus (2014) | Aaron Vanek et Ryan Paddy | 2014 | Poll/Statistics | FR | Recensement mondial d'auto-identification des pratiquant·es de GN. Profil des participant·es et pratique de l'activité. | https://larpcensus.org | ||
| Larp Census 2014 | Johannes Axner | 2014 |
Article, Poll/Statistics |
EN | The international larp census of 2014 has been launched, this is what the authors have to say about why you should answer it: Although some countries have rough estimates of their larp population, there has not been a comprehensive global… | https://nordiclarp.org/2014/10/02/larp-census-2014/ | Census | |
| Larp Counselor Code of Ethics | Brodie Atwater | 2019 | Article | EN | Larp counseling is the practice of dedicating a staff member to overseeing participant well-being at a live-action role-play (larp) event. | https://nordiclarp.org/2019/01/22/larp-counselor-code-of-ethics/ | counselor,ethics,Larp,Player Safety,Psychology,Safety,support | |
| Larp Counselors: An Additional Safety Net | Sarah Lynne Bowman | 2017 | Article | EN | This article advocates for the inclusion in certain larps of the unique role of a counselor, who is part of the safety team. | https://nordiclarp.org/2017/08/07/larp-counselors-additional-safety-net/ | Community Safety,counselor,Event Horizon,Larp,New World Magischola,Player Safety,Safety | |
| Larp Crush: The What, When and How | Sanne Harder | 2018 | Article | EN | Larpers generally agree that what happens in-game stays in-game. But then there’s the larp crush -- a condition where you and your character get your wires crossed, so to speak. Larp crushes are known to be potentially more intense than… | https://nordiclarp.org/2018/03/28/larp-crush-the-what-when-and-how/ | Alibi,Bleed,Larp,Romance | |
| Larp Culture in Norway | Lizzie Stark | 2013 | Article | EN | I spent an epic four weeks in Scandinavia this April. Fastaval, a freeform gaming convention in Denmark, was my first stop. Then I hopped to Oslo to hang out with friends for a few weeks until Knutepunkt, the Nordic larp convention that rotates its way ar | https://leavingmundania.com/2013/04/25/larp-culture-in-norway/ | Norwegian LARP,Nordic LARP,Testimonial,Review | |
| Larp Design: Creating Role-play Experiences | Collectif | 2019 | Book | EN | How do you create a new and original larp from scratch? How do you go from idea to execution and to debriefing? What do you need to know about designing workshops, character creation, worldbuilding, the soundscape, metatechniques, debriefing, and all the | https://trepo.tuni.fi/handle/10024/136330 | Theorization | |
| Larp Design: Theory and Practice | Petter Karlsson | 2014 | Article | EN | In this great talk at Knutpunkt 2014, larpwright Eirik Fatland give a very good breadown of larp design. Why do people do the stuff they do at larps, and how can you make them do other, more interesting, things? Characters!… | https://nordiclarp.org/2014/04/11/larp-design-theory-and-practice/ | Eirik Fatland,Knutpunkt,Knutpunkt 2014,Larp,Larp Theory,Nordic Larp | |
| Larp Design: Write More Flat Characters | Lizzie Stark | 2015 | Article | EN | The article advocates for writing more "flat" characters in LARP design to allow players the freedom to develop their roles in unexpected ways. It argues that overly detailed or complex character backgrounds can restrict player creativity, while simpler c | https://leavingmundania.com/2015/03/13/larp-design-write-more-flat-characters/ | Character creation,Game Design | |
| Larp Design Cards | Johannes Axner | 2018 | Tools | EN | Mikołaj Wicher has together with Agnieszka Kisiel (translation) and Marcin Słowikowski (graphic design) produced a set of cards to help with larp design. You can download the cards here. | https://nordiclarp.org/2018/05/29/larp-design-cards/ | Larp Design,Tools | |
| Larp Design Glossary | Nordiclarp.org | 2019 | Article | EN | The original version of this glossary was published in the 2019 book Larp Design: Creating Role-Play Experiences. 360° illusion Larp design idea where what you see is what you get. The environment is perceived as authentic, everything works as it… | https://nordiclarp.org/2019/09/03/larp-design-glossary/ | Glossary,Knudepunkt,Knutepunkt,Knutepunkt-books,Knutpunkt,Solmukohta,Terminology | |
| Larper: The Pretense | Markus Montola | 2020 | Article | EN | The larper character sheet is a playful tool for evaluating your strengths and weaknesses as a larper. | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/11/09/larper-the-pretense/ | Knutepunkt-books,Solmukohta 2020,Techniques | |
| LARP For Climate | Nausika Foundation | 2024 | Video | EN |
Talk about LARP games for climate education. 🎭 Let’s talk about role-playing games for climate education 🌱 Our goal is to engage young people in climate action, we believe that innovating learning tools are needed to change the world ⭐ We will present |
https://www.facebook.com/Nausika.Foundation/videos/1218018045854284 | ||
| Larp Hacking | Martine Svanevik | 2021 | Article | EN | Sometimes a larp does not work, either for us as individual players or for a number of participants. Sometimes in order to play the game, you need to change the rules. | https://nordiclarp.org/2021/02/02/larp-hacking/ | Knutepunkt-books,Solmukohta 2020,Techniques | |
| Larp in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Making Larp a Standard Method | Lennart Bartenstein | 2022 | Article | EN | A prototype of therapeutic larp based on principles of CBT. | https://nordiclarp.org/2022/04/22/larp-in-cognitive-behavioral-therapy-making-larp-a-standard-method/ | CBT,cognitive behavioral therapy,Larp,therapeutic larp,Therapy | |
| Larping Anthropology in the 1970s and 1980s: A Look Into the Birth of Performance Studies and Experiential Ethnography | Mike Pohjola | 2024 | Article | EN | The interaction between Richard Schechner and Victor Turner and how their experiments align with larp. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/04/08/larping-anthropology-in-the-1970s-and-1980s/ | anthropology,immersive theatre,Larp,performance studies,Ritual,Theory | |
| Larping Before the Larp: The Magic of Preparatory Scenes | Mo Holkar | 2021 | Article | EN | How short facilitated scenes larped during workshops can enhance play. | https://nordiclarp.org/2021/11/01/larping-before-the-larp-the-magic-of-preparatory-scenes/ | calibration,Larp,pre-larp,preparation,Safety,Workshop | |
| Larping Lonely | Elin Dalstål | 2020 | Article | EN | These are my best tips on how to have a great time at a larp when you don’t know anyone. | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/11/12/larping-lonely/ | Knutepunkt-books,Solmukohta 2020 | |
| Larping’s reality bleed: ‘I’m basically falling in love with a person that does not exist’ | Jenny Valentish | 2022 | Press article | EN |
Live-action role play can make an ordinary life extraordinary for a couple of hours or days but reintegration is not always easy. The article discusses the emotional impact of live-action role-playing (LARPing), particularly how "bleed" affects participa |
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/jun/19/larpings-reality-bleed-im-basically-falling-in-love-with-a-person-that-does-not-exist?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other&fbclid=IwY2xjawETOyBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHakfOtCXZUDFVEGK7g4Byofm6uVP251UjvTF2RQxRLrQ6o1b598X | Bleed,Testimonial | |
| LARPing with a group | Rachel Hoekendijk | 2024 | Video | EN | The original presentation was slightly longer and was given in collaboration with Arnaud C. at BEta Larp 2023, in French. It was translated to English for the PORTAL convention (09/06/23). After PORTAL XII, many people who missed it were interested in hea | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0foqm43IXc | Group,Conference | |
| Larp in Leadership Development at the Royal Norwegian Naval Academy (RNNA) | Maria Kolseth Jensen | 2022 | Article | EN | Naval cadets became more role flexible as a result of the use of larp in training, and those who were positively inclined gained greater benefits. | https://nordiclarp.org/2022/03/14/larp-in-leadership-development-at-the-royal-norwegian-naval-academy-rnna/ | Edu-larp,Educational larp,Larp,leadership,research,simulation | |
| Larp Likes and Dislikes | Lizzie Stark | 2012 | Article | EN | The article discusses common likes and dislikes in LARP, focusing on elements such as game mechanics, narrative styles, and social dynamics that appeal to or frustrate players. It emphasizes the importance of clear communication between organizers and par | https://leavingmundania.com/2012/03/12/larp-likes-and-dislikes/ | Guide,Pannel | |
| LARPnography: an embodied embedded cognition method to probe the future | Davide Christian Orazi , Angela Cruz | 2018 | Scientist / Academic publication | EN | This paper aims to propose LARPnography as a more holistic method to probe the emergence of plausible futures, drawing on embodied embedded cognition literature and the emerging consumer practice of live-action role-playing (LARP). Current research method | https://www.researchgate.net/publication/326131512_LARPnography_an_embodied_embedded_cognition_method_to_probe_the_future | Theorization | |
| Larp Report: Clockbottom | Emma Ström | 2014 | Larps | EN | A journey through horror, steampunk and mystery Clockbottom was a larp set in America during the Civil War, with a steampunk twist and elements of horror. About 120 participants from seven different countries gathered during one weekend of September to… | https://nordiclarp.org/2014/10/24/larp-report-clockbottom/ | Clockbottom,Larp Report,Steampunk,Sweden | |
| Larp Safety Design Fundamentals | Johanna Koljonen | 2020 | Article | EN |
In this invited paper, leading experience designer Johanna Koljonen outlines basic considerations for larp safety design with a focus on opt-in/opt-out principles. She describes the history and application of three particular safety and calibration mecha |
https://jarps.net/journal/article/view/16 | Safety,Emotional Safety,Guide | |
| Larp Safety Manifesto | Eva Mærsk | 2019 | Manifest | EN | A larp safety manifesto penned at Knudepunkt 2019. | https://nordiclarp.org/2019/02/15/larp-safety-manifesto/ | Knudepunkt 2019,Manifesto,Safety | |
| LARPshop - Advanced Design Questions | Kiss Tibor - Dii | 2023 | Video | EN | The LARPshop presentation will visit some of the not-so-obvious design questions of LARP. Including the theme of the game, the structure of rules, the player motivation, the environment, the immersion, and the tools of the game. The goal is to provide a h | http://youtube.com/embed/UhFBjBIkTVY?rel=0&fmt=18&html5=1&showinfo=0 | ||
| Larps in EU | Ivan Žalac | Crolarper | 2013 | Article | EN | The article offers an overview of the LARP (Live Action Role-Playing) scenes across various European countries, highlighting the diversity and uniqueness of each region’s approach to LARPing. Writing by a croatian larper. | https://www.crolarper.com/2013/07/larps-in-eu.html | ||
| Larp’s Oral Tradition Is Dying | Lizzie Stark | 2014 | Article | EN | Larp is a young art form, and for most of its life, it’s been part of a largely oral tradition. This makes some sense–larp is ethereal, existing only in a particular time and place–and it’s hard to hang on to a ghost except through stories and memory. Tod | https://leavingmundania.com/2014/07/23/larps-oral-tradition-dying/ | Theorization | |
| Larp Tools: Pronoun Markers and Correction Mechanics | Maury Brown | 2017 | Article | EN | In role-play, players and their characters do not always use the same pronouns. Some players use role-play to explore personal questions of gender identity, using the alibi of the character to give them a chance to try on a new… | https://nordiclarp.org/2017/12/01/larp-tools-pronoun-markers-correction-mechanics/ | College of Wizardry,Dystopia Rising,gender,Larp,New World Magischola,Pronouns | |
| Larp websites – what info to include? | Mo Holkar (Initiative) and international community | 2025 | Tools | EN |
This is an attempt to gather together a checklist of the info that is generally considered useful to include on a larp website. We’re trying to identify what should be there at the point that you’re inviting people to sign up for the larp – it doesn’t all need to be present for teaser sites, save-the-date sites, etc. But at the point of signup, this is what people would like to see, to inform their decision whether to sign up or not – is the idea. |
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ip0UCk280Q0TgCNQ3hZcYlgWEY9YgNgkknhxtnx0k_g/edit?fbclid=IwY2xjawIIbvBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHVBmIithlQRiks2nloGuuyDkedQAStAvZcMJgSm-3FiXSXDR38NIlNQeBg_aem_ECO11AjdcsGbopv2FlYv-w&tab=t.0 | Guide,Website,Communication | |
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Larp World Magazine Issue #1 Review |
Ivan Žalac | Crolarper | 2016 | Review | EN | Review about LARP World Magazine, a larp magazine. | https://www.crolarper.com/2016/03/larp-world-magazine-issue-1-review.html | ||
| La Salle sensorielle | Mirella Machancoses López | trad Laura Stéphan | 2023 | Article | FR | Cet artcile définit ce qu'est un espace sensoriel (White Room / Safe Room), l'intérêt du concept pour les participant·es et donne des conseils pour le mettre en place. | https://ptgptb.fr/salle-sensorielle | Emotional Safety,Guide | |
| La sécurité émotionnelle, Partie 1 | HRP | 2024 | Audio | FR |
Épisode 19 : La sécurité émotionnelle, Partie 1 Dans ce 19ème épisode, partie 1, nous commençons par définir ce que comprend la sécurité émotionnelle, puis nous parlons de l'évolution de celle-ci dans notre loisir, ou encore des conditions de sa nécessit |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JgNeBCrlkM | Emotional Safety,Game Design | |
| La sécurité émotionnelle, partie 2 | HRP | 2024 | Audio | FR |
Dans ce 19ème épisode, partie 2 nous reprenons la discussion là où nous l’avions laissée avec nos invités Anne, Gilles et Cora. Nous abordons quelques outils de sécurité émotionnelle, comme la safezone, les ateliers, la calibration ou encore les safeword |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtJsD1Fw3fQ | Group talk,Emotional Safety,Meta-techniques | |
| Last Will – Make Us Your Slaves, but Feed Us | Annica Strand | 2015 | Article | EN | In the end they will lay their freedom at our feet, and say to us, “ Make us your slaves, but feed us. Last Will is a larp on the subject of a fading human dignity in a world run… | https://nordiclarp.org/2015/02/27/last-will-make-us-your-slaves-but-feed-us/ | Nordic Larp Yearbook,Sweden | |
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La tentation du “good guy” |
Ni Pute Ni Soigneuse | 2021 | FR | “On est tous le gentil de notre propre histoire”. Le jour où j’ai dit ça lors d’une interview, mes chers camarades se sont empressés de troller comme des petits fous. Après tout, on a les amis qu’on mérite. Mais au-delà de l’aphorisme un peu plat, j’essay | https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CGQOKwFwmlsHhZrzK4pc7aFKnynexGRk7fQcWew2vcA/edit?usp=sharing | |||
| La torture en GN | Cylon Neko , Skimy | 2015 | Article | FR | Cet article est le compte rendu d’une réflexion lors d’une table ronde organisée au LaboGN 2015 sur le thème de la torture, animée par CaroNeko et Skimy. | https://www.electro-gn.com/9872-la-torture-en-gn | Torture,Safety | |
| La vie de camp (Partie 1) | HRP Podcast | 2023 | Audio | FR |
Dans ce nouvel épisode, nous parlons de cet aspect absolument central de l'expérience de jeu de la majorité des GNistes, la vie de camp. Cette fois, nous commençons par aborder les expériences de nos invités sur le sujet, ce qu’ils aiment dans la vie de c |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7vk6k_iT-I&t=2s | ||
| La vie de camp (Partie 2) | HRP Podcast | 2023 | Audio | FR |
Comme annoncé dans l'épisode de la semaine dernière, nous revenons avec la partie 2 de l’épisode sur la vie de camp. Nous parlerons aujourd’hui de l’aspect roleplay qui accompagne la vie de camp, de comment le camp peut soutenir le roleplay de notre group |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOYgNtOGw4k | ||
| La Zone Hors-Jeu : Émission 1 | Axel et Stephan | Dimension Brumeuse | 2022 | Video | FR |
Emission Twitch autour du GN. Actualité du GN, présentation d'activités par des orgas + sujet/débat. BE My Guest : Projet Techno-Larp (outils électroniques sur mesure pour des GN) par Romain Férert-Bosquelle. Place aux joueuses : Rachel H, Fougère et Anne |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6xJ-p4FGHA&list=PLGzjG-BaFR82jwyzTG1nO01L36icYPkmn&index=2 | ||
| La Zone Hors-Jeu : Émission 2 |
Axel et Stephan | Dimension Brumeuse |
2022 | Video | FR |
Emission Twitch autour du GN. Actualité du GN, présentation d'activités par des orgas + sujet/débat. Programme : Les Actus du GN en Belgique et Ailleurs. Les 2 Be My Guest : Camille et Lucie animatrice du Camps Jeu de Role et Melville, créatrice de jeu. |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXvBlwllh1I&list=PLGzjG-BaFR82jwyzTG1nO01L36icYPkmn&index=3 | ||
| La Zone Hors Jeu : Émission 0 | Axel et Stephan | Dimension Brumeuse | 2021 | Video | FR |
Emission Twitch autour du GN. Actualité du GN, présentation d'activités par des orgas + sujet/débat. Une ASBL invitée : Zone d'Animation Prototype (ZAP) |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8DvaITx_dg&list=PLGzjG-BaFR82jwyzTG1nO01L36icYPkmn&index=1 | ||
| Leading With Larp Magic | Moa Rönnåsen | 2022 | Article | EN | To write larps and invite people to take part in your story is to be a leader. | https://nordiclarp.org/2022/10/17/leading-with-larp-magic/ | collaboration,Larp,leader,leadership,magic circle,play to lift,transparency | |
| Learning by Playing – Larp As a Teaching Method | Myriel Balzer | 2015 | Article | EN | Tell me, and I will forget. Show me and I may remember. Involve me, and I will understand.Confucius The next generation of teachers will be expected to possess a broad spectrum of competencies and skills. They are faced with a… | https://nordiclarp.org/2015/03/04/learning-by-playing-larp-as-a-teaching-method/ | Edularp,Germany,Larp Theory,The Knudepunkt 2015 Companion Book | |
| Learning from NPCs | Simon Brind | 2020 | Article | EN | Supporting characters tend to accept invitations to play more easily than some player characters (or some players.) This is the most important lesson we can learn from supporting characters: to always find a reason to engage, to initiate play, and… | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/09/07/learning-from-npcs/ | Knutepunkt-books,Solmukohta 2020,Techniques | |
| Learning through Role play inspiration and concepts / Apprendre par le Jeu de Rôles Grandeur Nature - Inspiration et concepts | Edu-larp | 2015 | Video | EN |
[EDU LARP] Learning through Role play inspiration and concepts This is an explanatory animation film disseminating research from a unique research and development project on using Edu-larp as a framework for learning in Danish Schools. The project was fu |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAEUWUdC4kY | Edu-larp | |
| Learning to love the larp - Burnout culture in larp organisation | Sandy Bailly | 2023 | Video | EN | Organiser burnout is an issue in our larp community, but have we stopped to think about how it might not be an individual, but a cultural problem we're facing here? In this talk, Sandy Bailly will touch on the issue of burnout culture in larp organisation | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGP_F1M_o9k&list=PLDt0rK9E-uqIpt4L3VOuml8hdWUcE8Bve&index=5 | ||
| Leaving the Larp Closet | Lizzie Stark | 2012 | Article | EN | The article discusses the experience of "coming out" as a LARPer, addressing the stigma and misunderstandings that often surround the hobby. It explores how players manage public perceptions of LARP, balancing personal passion with social acceptance. The | https://leavingmundania.com/2012/05/10/leaving-the-larp-closet/ | Communication | |
| Leaving the Magic Circle: Larp and Aftercare | Anneli Friedner | 2020 | Article | EN | The transition from larp to everyday life can be messy sometimes. Some thoughts on aftercare in a larp context: how to do it and why. | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/04/15/leaving-the-magic-circle-larp-and-aftercare/ | aftercare,Community Safety,Larp,organizer safety,Player Safety,Safety,Safety Mechanics | |
| Le bleed, un va-et-vient émotionnel | Mirella Machancoses López traduit par Laura Stéphan | PTGPTB | 2024 | Article | FR | Aujourd’hui, nous allons nous pencher sur le phénomène du bleed: il était temps ! J’ai entendu ce terme pour la première fois il y a une dizaine d’années, toujours en rapport avec les publications de GN nordiques, et il ne s’est répandu en Espagne qu’un p | https://ptgptb.fr/le-bleed-un-va-et-vient-emotionnel?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR1t15Sojx1NnULvjpOJ9SuXJ76vA9Ff_sK5RyYa5XnrbFvzqRIwNiujKjQ_aem_AdW-FPgpDztv1V2MZWpeAU7gGy-9TvCakFRD3SZSPb4jHT5uvTfOh40iXuIVnPpxL77f3C4HGvSmApaBb0SCI02Q | Bleed,Theorization,Emotional Safety | |
| Le blues de l’oppresseur | Ni Pute Ni Soigneuse | 2019 | Article | FR | Retour d'expérience parlant parler de la création de personnages oppresseur et du blues post-GN particulier ressenti après avoir joué un personnage oppresseur. | Blues post-GN,Game Design,Testimonial | LeBluesDeLoppresseur_fichierfichier_Le_blues_de_loppresseur.docx_20240728170113_20240728170113.pdf_ | |
| Le Chagrin des Belges - GN historique et GN en milieu scolaire | Les Traverses ASBL | 2024 |
Audio, Interview |
FR | Les Traversées Ludiques - Dans cet épisode, nous recevons Nathanaël et Kevin, pour parler avec eux du jeu de rôle grandeur nature “Le Chagrin des belges”, et plus spécifiquement de son adaptation en milieu scolaire. Nathanaël est professeur dans une école | https://audioblog.arteradio.com/blog/218582/podcast/236425/le-chagrin-des-belges?fbclid=IwY2xjawFsZVJleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHbgg1OnWvucMy0LM-4nm0XUKiBhg1wSoepVFM04KWgzhV78e0UuyhoFsNw_aem_xdjH8B1zElqes0X0mKuSGA | Edu-larp,Belgium,Scolaire,History | |
| Le communautarisme en GN | La Scénaristerie du Petit Peuple - Collectif | 2019 | Audio | FR | La communauté GNiste est inclusive, bienveillante et ouverte ! ...vraiment ? Si beaucoup d'entre nous ont ressenti, en s'initiant au GN, un sentiment de communauté et d'acceptation bienvenu, force est de constater, cependant, que les choses ne sont pas to | https://archive.org/details/LiveScna12 | ||
| Le costume de GN - conseils pour mieux vivre son jeu | Ade GN | 2022 | Video | FR |
Des conseils qui vous aiderons à vous maintenir en vie, c’est des conseils que j’applique pour moi, testés et approuvés ! Je suis assez fière de cette vidéo, amélioration de la lumière, du micro, et j’espère du montage, ce sera à vous de juger ! J’y ai m |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ofwd2-edXa4 | ||
| Le Costume en GN | Drôle de Jeu | 2024 | Audio | FR |
Dans cet épisode de drôle de jeu, on vous dit tout sur le costume, un aspect du GN qui peut autant intimider qu’attirer ! Sommaire de l'épisode : 03:55 - Définitions (Ketrus) 09:56 - Comment ça se passe pour les costumes de GN ? (Elo) 19:44 - FAQ (Julien) |
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0ho53DTzz3TGjdgJCs8WVA?fbclid=IwY2xjawFbc8lleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHb6ElL7WOtQAYBkTdes1KLcqZYr1aXWzEJ8fdtQw2EgqSArRJn7mcx-fZw_aem_erMd_TLSFw28SGABDvwgmw | Costume | |
| Le Dictionnaire jeepform | Jeepers of Vi aker jeep | Trad Mathieu Rivero, Pierre Buty, Marine Schwab, Antoine Drouart | 2012 | Article | FR | Le jeepform est une forme de GN nordique freeform, originale et orientée vers la narration. Découvrez-le, rêvez avec les exemples de parties et, sans forcément y adhérer, tirez-en des idées pour les GN et les JdR sur table. | https://ptgptb.fr/le-dictionnaire-jeepform | Freeform,Jeepform,Nordic LARP,Theorization | |
| Le droit à l'erreur des organisateur.ice.s | La Scénaristerie du Petit Peuple - Collectif | 2018 | Audio | FR | Un GN, c'est comme tout : des fois, ça rate. Cependant, il est parfois difficile de faire face aux levées de bouclier d'une communauté pas toujours bienveillante... A l'inverse, en tant que joueureuse, exprimer une critique n'est pas toujours facile, et l | https://archive.org/details/LiveScna6 | ||
| Le facteur chaos : laisser la liberté aux PJ ? | La Scénaristerie du Petit Peuple - Collectif | 2018 | Audio | FR | Un GN n'est pas une pièce de théâtre... Les joueureuses bénéficient d'une certaine liberté dans la création de l'histoire. Cette liberté, pourtant, peut-être coûteuse pour le déroulement du jeu ou de l'intrigue prévue : alors, que faut-il en faire ? Essay | https://archive.org/details/LiveScna9 | ||
| Le freeplay c'est la vie | Ni Pute Ni Soigneuse | 2019 | Article | FR | Billet d'humeur concernant les jeux à règles, la pertinence du fait de faire de ces jeux des portes d'entrées vers le monde du GN (exemples : masslarp en Belgique) et le freeplay. Présentation d'alternatives à des mécaniques gamistes par des mécaniques de | Freeplay,Mood post,Rules,Meta-techniques,Game Design | LeFreeplayCEstLaVie_fichierfichier_Le_freeplay__c_est_la_vie.docx_1_20240728174417_20240728174417.pdf_ | |
| Legion – Trans-Siberian Railroading | Sebastian Utbult | 2016 | Article | EN | Legion, or Legie as it is called in its original language, is a Czech larp that had already had six runs by the time the international run was played, and is a game for 54 pre-written characters, both soldiers and… | https://nordiclarp.org/2016/02/01/legion-trans-siberian-railroading/ | Czech Republic,Documentation,Larp,Larp Report | |
| Le Gn, c'est quoi ? | Clueless Cora | 2018 | Video | FR | Tu as envie de découvrir le GN ? Ou d’expliquer ce qu’est ton hobby favoris à des proches ? Cette vidéo est pour toi ! Certes, elle est LONGUE (cmb), mais je l’ai conçue pour que la majorité des questions soient répondues en une vidéo. Si le reste du cont | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8ppXQSb7ws | ||
| Le GN, média politique ? | La Scénaristerie du Petit Peuple - Collectif | 2018 | Audio | FR | Tout est politique ! Certes, mais de quelle façon le GN l'est-il ? Plus important, doit-on faire de la politique à tout prix, ou bien faut-il savoir s'en passer ? ...peut-on ne pas faire de politique, en fait ? Débattons ensemble de l'investissement polit | https://archive.org/details/LiveScna4 | ||
| Le GN comme chemin vers l’Illumination | Elge Larsson | Trad Elendil | 2015 | Article | FR | L'auteur développe dans cet article le concept de l'aura post-GN (à mettre en oppposition au blues post-GN) et compare la pratique du GN aux quêtes de spiritualité. Il développe les bénéfices que l'on peut obtenir après une activité GN et les ingrédients | https://ptgptb.fr/le-gn-comme-chemin-vers-l-illumination | Spirituality,Theorization,Développement personnel,Knudepunkt,Nordic LARP | |
| Le GN comme expérimentation de soi | La Scénaristerie du Petit Peuple - Collectif | 2019 | Audio | FR | En GN, on n'est pas soi-même, c'est convenu : tantôt pirate, révolutionnaire ou militaire, tantôt être humain ou créature magique, de mille rôles et cultures fantasmées… Mais en devenant autre, n'utilise-t-on pas l'alibi du personnage pour, au final, s'ex | https://archive.org/details/LiveScna10 | ||
| Le GN en général | Drôle de jeu | 2024 | Audio | FR | Dans cet épisode de dRôle de jeu, on vous explique les bases pour comprendre cette dRôle d’activité qu’est le GN ! Sommaire de l'épisode : 00:06:15 Définitions (Cora) 00:16:19 Comment se passe un GN ? (Nico) 00:28:50 Comment on a commencé ? (Tour de table | https://www.deezer.com/fr/show/1000819841?host=11755988&deferredFl=1 | First steps | |
| Le GN sans règle | HRP Podcast | 2021 | Audio | FR |
Episode 4 - Les GN sans règle Dans cet épisode nous parlons des GN sans règle, de ce qui nous plaît dans ce type de mécanique, de la façon dont nous l'avons découvert, et des difficultés que ce type de jeu peut poser. On aborde aussi de manière concrète c |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-ORUVm3cVQ | ||
| Le JDR sur Table et le GN, découverte d'un univers | Ade GN | 2021 | Video | FR |
Première vidéo de la chaîne, on commence par le grand classique : l'explication rapide des différences entre le JDR plateau, et le JDR sur table. Tags : débutant , débuter , introduction |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Xc7GG4mReo | ||
| Le Jean-Michel Douchebag Technique | Michael Freudenthal | 2022 | Article | EN | Le Jean-Michel technique is the ultimate secret weapon to develop the confidence of a mediocre cis man. | https://nordiclarp.org/2022/04/25/le-jean-michel-douchebag-technique/ | Knutepunkt-books,Techniques | |
| Le jeu de rôle comme construction interactive de diégèses subjectives | Markus Montola | Trad Grégoire Pinson | 2011 | Article | FR | JdR sur table, JdR grandeur nature et jeux vidéos : c’est toujours du jeu de rôle, mais voyons comment chaque joueur construit sa propre vision du décor. | https://ptgptb.fr/le-jdr-comme-construction-interactive-de-diegeses-subjectives | Nordic LARP,Knudepunkt,Immersion,Theorization | |
| Le jeu de rôle grandeur nature : des fictions comme voie d'émancipation | Rachel Hoekendijk | 2019 | Article | FR | Le concept de "bleed" a été inventé au sein de la communauté du jeu de rôle grandeur nature (GN) pour parler d'un phénomène de perméabilité entre le réel et la fiction. Nous commencerons par exposer à travers la notion d’alibi la façon dont le réel et le | https://www.academia.edu/38270006/_Article_Le_jeu_de_rôle_grandeur_nature_des_fictions_comme_voie_démancipation | ||
| Le jeu de rôle grandeur nature et ses potentialités transformatrices | Rachel Hoekendijk | 2023 | Article | FR | Le jeu, simple divertissement ? Rachel Hoekendijk propose ici de le replacer dans l’histoire longue de nos cultures, de ses liens tant avec le sacré qu’avec le sacrilège. Voici le cercle magique des jeux de rôles grandeur nature, à connotation militante. | https://www.cultureetdemocratie.be/articles/le-jeu-de-role-grandeur-nature-et-ses-potentialites-transformatrices | ||
| Le jeu de rôles en grandeur nature | Vivat | Press article | FR | Le jeu de rôles "classique" en version "de table" ne vous suffit plus. Pourquoi ne pas vous lancer dans un jeu de rôles qui se rapproche plus du théâtre d'improvisation où l'on incarne physiquement son personnage : le jeu de rôles en grandeur nature. | https://fr.vivat.be/quotidien/societe/le-jeu-de-roles-en-grandeur-nature_394 | |||
| Le jour où je suis morte sur un champ de bataille | Sarah Godard | 2017 |
Article, Press article, Interview, Video |
FR | Sarah Godard dresse un portait du jeu AVATAR : Sronghold et détaille son expérience de joueuse. L'article contient également des captures vidéo de scènes de jeu et des interviews d'organisateurs. | https://multimedia.lecho.be/avatar-stronghold/ | Belgium,Mass LARP,AVATAR,Testimonial | |
| Le Lobby des morts – GN Vampire au Parlement européen | Juhana Pettersson | Trad ThomasS | 2021 | Article | FR | L'article décrit l'organisation d'un GN basé sur l'univers de Vampire : la Mascarade, joué au Parlement européen. Il explore les enjeux de mêler fiction et politique, en plaçant les participants dans des rôles de vampires qui doivent négocier et manœuvrer | https://ptgptb.fr/le-lobby-des-morts | Testimonial,Review,Organization | |
| Le Manifeste de L’Effet Papillon | Sarah Lynne Bowman et Kjell Hedgard Hugaas (Traduction : LolV Peregrin Lacave) | 2023 | FR | Ce manifeste décrit en détail nos préférences de jeu, de création et d’organisation dans le milieu du grandeur nature; ceci avec la volonté explicite de favoriser chez les participant·es des effets transformatifs. Ce travail constitue une synthèse d’innom | https://www.electro-gn.com/13032-le-manifeste-de-leffet-papillon#more | |||
| Le Manifeste des GN en ligne | Gerrit Reinighaus | trad ThomasS (PTGPTB) | 2023 | Article | FR | GNL est l’abréviation de Grandeur-Nature en Ligne – tout est dit, non ? Il est possible de faire du GN devant sa webcam, de jouer avec des gens aux quatre coins du monde, tout en interprétant pleinement un personnage. On peut utiliser des méta-techniques, | https://ptgptb.fr/manifeste-des-gnl | Online LARP,Manifest | |
| Le Manifeste de Turku | Mike Pohjola | Trad Pierre Buty | 2003 | Article | FR |
Le Manifeste de Turku a été publié pour la première fois à Solmukotha en 2000. Cette troisième édition est pratiquement identique à la deuxième, celle qui est en ligne, mais par souci de clarté et de pédanterie, nous l’appelons la troisième. L’École de T |
https://ptgptb.fr/le-manifeste-de-turku | Manifeste,Nordic LARP,Knudepunkt,Immersion | |
| Le Manifeste Dogme 99 | Lars Wingård & Eirik Fatland | Trad Antoine Drouart & Thomas Krauss | 2003 | Article | FR | Le Manifeste Dogme 99, présenté sur PTGPTB, est un cadre rigide pour le jeu de rôle, inspiré du mouvement cinématographique Dogme 95. Il préconise une immersion absolue et le respect de dix règles strictes pour garantir une expérience narrative intense. C | https://ptgptb.fr/le-manifeste-dogme-99 | Nordic LARP,Knudepunkt,Manifeste,Art | |
| Le manifeste post-bjorneborgien revisité | J. Tuomas Harviainen | Trad Grégoire Pinson | 2013 |
Article, Opinion |
FR | Le fameux manifeste qui se moque des manifestes, explique que toute partie de GN doit contenir au moins un démon, mais est profond quand même | https://ptgptb.fr/le-manifeste-post-bjorneborgien-revisite | Nordic LARP,Satire / humor | |
| Le modèle de Meilahti | Henri Hakkarainen & Jaakko Stenros | Trad Grégoire Pinson | 2013 | Article | FR | Cet essai révisé est une tentative de créer un modèle décrivant les JDR. Le but de cet essai est de contribuer à la définition d'un cadre théorique destiné à discuter des jeux de rôles et de l'interprétation des personnages (role-playing). | https://ptgptb.fr/le-modele-de-meilahti | Theorization,Knudepunkt | |
| Le modèle des Trois Voies du GN | Petter Bøckman | Trad Bibi | 2015 | Article | FR | Pour les jeux de rôles, le modèle à trois volets s’est développé suite aux débats sur le forum rec.games.frp.advocacy, puis a été mis sous forme de FAQ par John H. Kim. Ce modèle a plusieurs qualités : il est court, concis, écrit en langage courant et pos | https://ptgptb.fr/le-modele-des-trois-voies-du-gn | Theorization,Knudepunkt,Writing,Game Design | |
| Le monde comme unique personnage | Gilles Cruyplants - Garou asbl | 2018 | Video | FR | Enregistrée lors de BETA Larp 2018 (convention belge dédiée au GN), une conférence tentant d'expliquer ce que l'on entend par n'avoir qu'un seul personnage en GN : le monde | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbC9Eb1gQmM&list=PLKn9189LfkfUFiZHDtSO75Hba29MpA4sF&index=2 | Betalarp,Game Design,Conference | |
| Le Moyen Âge sinon rien. Statut et usage du passé dans le jeu de rôles grandeur nature, | Gil Bartholeyns, Daniel Bonvoisin | 2007 | FR | D’un abord un peu alternatif, voire trivial, le jeu de rôles grandeur natureest un observatoire tout à fait sérieux pour étudier la « présence » du passé et surtout celle du « Moyen Âge » dans nos sociétés. À la différence de la littérature ou du cinéma, | https://modmed.hypotheses.org/174 | |||
| Le passé sans l’histoire. Vers une anthropologie culturelle du temps | Gil Bartholeyns | 2010 | FR | Les historiens vivent dans la croyance selon laquelle l’histoire et la mémoire sont les seuls modes d’existence du passé dans la société, et que la façon dont nous utilisons le passé est surtout idéologique et patrimoniale. Mais le fait est que le passé e | https://doi.org/10.4000/itineraires.1808 | |||
| Le Royaume de la Farine | Juhana Pettersson | Trad Aurélie Tripier | 2019 | Article | FR | Retour d'expérience d'une organisatrice sur le GN finnois Luminescence qui avait la particularité d'utiliser de la farine comme meta-technique. Le GN traite d'émotions et de sujets lourds. L'autrice parle de ses choix de game-design, du déroulement du jeu | https://ptgptb.fr/royaume-de-la-farine | Finnish Larp,Nordic LARP,Organization,Testimonial,Meta-techniques,Game Design | |
| Les castings | HRP Podcast | 2021 | Audio | FR |
Episode 8 - Les Castings Dans ce nouvel épisode nous parlons d’un sujet qui fait de plus en plus parler de lui, le casting en GN. Si pour certain ceux-ci restent encore obscurs et méconnus, pour nos invités ils sont intimement liés à leur expérience de GN |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51weYSClgEc | ||
| Les Chroniques d'Algaroth | HRP Podcast | 2023 | Audio | FR | Aujourd’hui c’est un hors série que nous vous proposons, nous avons le plaisir de recevoir Les Chroniques d’Algaroth représenté par Lorene Laurie-Anne et Cha’ qui vienne nous parler de leur association, de leur origine à leur projet en passant par leur or | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSyG9U8ziPE | ||
| Les costumes | HRP Podcast | 2021 | Audio | FR |
Episode 2 - Les costumes Dans cet épisode nous explorons les costumes en GN, de leur rôle, à leur conception en passant par le plaisir d’en porter. Nous y parlons aussi et surtout beaucoup de craft car ce sont des sujets très liés. 00:00 Introduction 02:2 |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRD7JtAFee0 | ||
| Les cours magistraux ont été remplacés par des jeux de rôle dans une école danoise qui expérimente une autre forme d'apprentissage | Hugo Nikolov | Démotivateur | 2018 | Press article | FR | L’éducation est fondamentale dans toute société pour aider les jeunes esprits à s’épanouir, à s’ouvrir, à réfléchir, et ainsi les aider à devenir des adultes équilibrés. Mais en la matière, il n’existe aucune méthode universelle reconnue. Chaque pays disp | https://www.demotivateur.fr/article/les-cours-magistraux-ont-ete-remplaces-par-des-jeux-de-role-dans-une-ecole-danoise-qui-experimente-une-autre-forme-d-apprentissage-13792?fbclid=IwY2xjawD0niNleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHVv9VgoGGHhDLVN7Ip3VuYu3lLjhlV3huJ8YqZ0O7JpUB | ||
| Les différents modes de sélection des joueureuses | GNomancie | 2024 | FR |
Cette table ronde fait suite à des échanges animés et parfois virulents à la suite de la publication d’un mème sur les castings sur la page “Larpalot”. Nous allons donc parler des différents modes de sélection que nous connaissons, les définir, exposer l |
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1u2WVJ5fh1OODOuQ4S9e7OKGjHYZKY-xmOllSu51aTp4/edit?usp=sharing | |||
| Les elfes (Partie 1) | HRP Podcast | 2023 | Audio | FR | Dans cet épisode nous avons réuni une belle bande d'amateurs d’oreille pointue pour parler de la race des elfes et de leurs incarnations en GN. Et une fois de plus, nous avons été beaucoup trop bavards sur ce sujet, cet épisode sera donc divisé en deux pa | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bbCwPxo6vw | ||
| Les elfes (Partie 2) | HRP Podcast | 2023 | Audio | FR |
La semaine dernière, nous avions nos invités et nous avions essayé de définir ce qu'était un elfe, dans le pop culture et en GN. Reprenons notre équipe d’Elfe où nous les avions laissés. Après avoir défini ce qu’était un elfe dans la pop culture et en GN, |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgsF3vG0Ro4 | ||
| Les Espaces diégétiques en GN | Carsten Andreasen | Trad Nital | 2010 | Article | FR | Dans cet article j’explique qu'il existe durant un Jeu de rôle Grandeur-Nature (GN) deux espaces différents en même temps. Ces espaces sont respectivement diégétique et non-diégétique. Le sujet de cet article est d’identifier quelles personnes, idées, obj | https://ptgptb.fr/les-espaces-diegetiques-en-gn | Knudepunkt,Nordic LARP,Diegesis,Game Design,Theorization | |
| Les Gens de la Création - Maël Magat (Sculpteurs de rêves) | Fabien Fernandez | 2024 |
Audio, Interview |
FR | Maël Magat, vous parle de son métier de créateur d’expériences immersive via les Sculpteurs de rêves. | https://open.spotify.com/episode/1VsuN99P7YCfhOvABz3QFp?si=a6P9t6mhQEOoPAnwbtAMaA | podcast,Immersion,GN,Testimonial | |
| Les Gens de la Création - Nicolas Henry (Chimérarium) | Fabien Fernandez | 2024 |
Audio, Interview |
FR | Nicolas Henry, vous parle de son métier de créateur d’expériences immersive via le Chimerarium. | https://open.spotify.com/episode/0c67KuJv2FfRtafogELTJJ?si=qvW_poFsRa2fRJrfU_iUOg | Immersion,podcast,chimerarium,GN,Testimonial | |
| Les GNistes le jouent ekstatikoi | Mike Pohjola | Trad Benoit Huot | 2013 | Article | FR | L'auteur développe dans cet article le concept d'inspiration en GN du côté joueureuse (qui porte le masque d'un personnage) et auteur·trice (qui voit ses créations obtenir leur existence propre). Il s'interroge aussi sur "Qu'est-ce que le rôle-play ?" et | https://ptgptb.fr/les-gnistes-le-jouent-ekstatikoi | Theorization,Spirituality | |
| Les gobelins | HRP Podcast | 2022 | Audio | FR |
Episode 10 - Les gobelins Déjà 10 épisodes où on vous déblatère nos opinions et nos radotages au fil des épisodes, et pour fêter ça aujourd'hui nous parlons des Gobelins ! On commence par définir ce qu'est un Gobelin pour nous et quelles sont les inspirat |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6u6rrF22fc | ||
| Les Murder Parties | Allen Varney | Trad Véra | 2017 | Article | FR |
L'article explique en quoi ces jeux de rôle grandeur nature consistent, et comment ils diffèrent des autres types. L'article détaille aussi les différentes étapes nécessaires pour organiser une Murder Party, depuis la création du scénario jusqu’à la ges |
https://ptgptb.fr/les-murder-parties | Organization,Huis-clos,Guide,First steps | |
| Les orcs | HRP Podcast | 2023 | Audio | FR |
Dans ce nouvel épisode nous parlons de cette race que nous aimons beaucoup, les orcs. On y parle de nos inspirations, de ce qui définit un orc visuellement ou culturellement. On parle ensuite des indispensables pour jouer orc en termes de costume, de rôle |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jErxlxdQ78w | Testimonial,Group talk,Costume | |
| Les places solidaires en GN | Clueless Cora | 2020 | Video | FR | Cette fois-ci, à la demande de pas mal d’orgas, une vidéo justement spéciale pour.. les orgas (et oui, on ne peut pas toujours s’adresser aux débutants..) pour expliquer en détail le principe de la place solidaire. Qu’est ce que ceci : Les systèmes qui pe | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYCDRh-kVfM | ||
| Les PNJ | HRP Podcast | 2021 | Audio | FR |
Episode 9 - Les PNJs Nous recevons dans cet épisode des invités déjà venus à nos micros pour parler d'un vaste mais passionnant sujet : les PNJs Après avoir défini le rôle de PNJ, ce qu'il doit faire ce dont il a le droit et à quoi il sert, nous parlons |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Rk57KX01IU | ||
| Les rôles de pouvoir et les hiérarchies en GN | La Scénaristerie du Petit Peuple - Collectif | 2019 | Audio | FR |
Comment écrire, répartir, jouer les rôles de pouvoir en GN ? Est-il toujours nécessaire d'établir une hiérarchie, et pourquoi ? A qui confier les rôles à responsabilité ou les personnages représentant l'autorité ? Etc. |
https://archive.org/details/LiveScna8 | ||
| Les Sentes, des GN permaculturels | Pierre-Olivier BLONDONT | Electro GN | 2022 | Article | FR | Les GN reproduisent une situation sociale à une petite échelle. Le milieu dans lequel se trouvent les joueurs ou les personnages, les besoins individuels, les interactions, la disponibilité des ressources et l’organisation de ces flux sont des paramètres | https://www.electro-gn.com/12919-les-sentes-des-gn-permaculturels | ||
| L’essentiel de la conduite de projet | Mikel Sander | Trad Elendil | 2015 | Article | FR | L'auteur donne 7 conseils pour être un bon gestionnaire de projet lorsque vous organisez votre GN. Ces conseils concernent essentiellement la gestion de votre équipe orga. | https://ptgptb.fr/l-essentiel-de-la-conduite-de-projet | Guide,Organization,Knudepunkt | |
| Lessons From Knutepunkt 2013 by Arjen de Jong | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Article | EN | Dutch larper and game designer Arjen de Jong has written a report from Knutepunkt 2013: http://whatsthehubbub.nl/blog/2013/05/lessons-taken-from-knutepunkt-2013/ Read more about Knutepunkt in the Nordic Larp Wiki: http://nordiclarp.org/wiki/Knutepunkt Dis | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/05/03/lessons-from-knutepunkt-2013-by-arjen-de-jong/ | Blog Post,Documentation,Knutepunkt,Norway,The Netherlands | |
| Les Styles de Jeu de Rôle Grandeur Nature | Time Freeze | 2019 | Video | FR | Comment choisir un événement de Jeu de Rôle Grandeur Nature pour se lancer? Existe-t-il d'autres approches que celles que vous connaissez déjà? Dans cette vidéo, on pose les bases qui vous permettront de comprendre la proposition et de trouver le jeu qui | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyJtNIHNtGQ | ||
| Les surdités | Axiel, Ln et Selta | 2024 | Tools | FR | Cette fiche est une introduction à la surdité. Elle rappelle la définition légale du handicap en France, présente la théorie des cuillières, décrit la différence entre malentendant et sourd, informe sur les moyens de communication (langages et appareils) | Deafness,Handicap,Inclusivity | LesSurdites_fichierfichier_0_Surdits_Fiche_jdr1_20241014103525_20241014103525.pdf_ | |
| Les théories Scandinaves | Gilles Masy | 2014 | Video | FR |
Présentation des différentes Théories Scandinaves par Gilles Masy de l'ASBL Barronies. Les scandinaves en parlent depuis plus de 10 ans, les français depuis 4-5 ans. Mais qu'est-ce que la théorie GNS ? Quelle est son utilité pratique ? Et qui sont ces se |
https://youtu.be/_tCGCALgENE?si=qWDS-mNHwMHVFwmo | BEtalarp 2014,Betalarp,Nordic LARP,Conference | |
| Les Workshops (ateliers pré-GN) | Baptiste Cazes | 2014 | Video | FR | Le workshop est un atelier prenant place avant un GN dans lequel les joueurs vont préparer un élément du jeu à venir. Les objectifs peuvent varier d'un atelier à un autre. On peut y préparer son rôle ou y travailler un outil de règle spécifique, y rejouer | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoPF0SS3rJU | ||
| Le syndrôme de la classe d'anglais | Clueless Cora | 2020 | FR | Quand deux crimes notoires du GN, à savoir le hors jeu inapproprié et les références lourdingues, ne brisent pas seulement l’immersion mais nous replongent dans une ambiance de lutte scolaire.. | http://www.cluelesscora.com/index.php/2020/04/25/le-syndrome-de-la-classe-danglais/ | |||
| Let's Larp #4 - Le matos essentiel pour débuter en GN quand on a pas de budget | Time Freeze | 2021 | Video | FR |
Le jeune rôliste voulant se lancer dans leur premier GN se retrouvent souvent face à deux problèmes majeurs: un tout petit budget et aucune idée de quoi en faire. Aujourd'hui, nous vous proposons trois éléments essentiels pour entamer votre voyage dans l |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkhIbGgZtZM&list=PLwkX_eT2lrkC6j3RKur5m2g7sw8TrDrm3&index=6 | ||
| Let Me Look into Your Future | Suus Mutsaers | 2022 | Article | EN | Building and using a custom set of cards for divination within a larp – embracing serendipity and creating magic. | https://nordiclarp.org/2022/03/07/let-me-look-into-your-future/ | divination,tarot | |
| Let’s Fight – In Defense of Competitive Play, Part 1 | Matthew Webb | 2017 | Article | EN | Collaboration is in vogue. In Nordic circles and in blockbuster games, non-competitive play is ascendant. Matthew Webb argues for competetive play in larp. | https://nordiclarp.org/2017/02/02/lets-fight-defense-competitive-play-part-1/ | Boffer,Larp Theory,Theory,USA | |
| Let’s Get Physical: Harnessing the power of touch in larp | Lizzie Stark | 2016 | Article | EN | The article explores the significance of physical contact in LARP and how it enhances immersion and emotional engagement. Stark discusses various techniques to incorporate touch safely and effectively, emphasizing its role in creating deeper connections b | https://leavingmundania.com/2016/12/19/lets-get-physical-harnessing-the-power-of-touch-in-larp/ | Meta-techniques,Game Design,Safety,Emotional Safety | |
| LetsLarp#1 - Format très court: Le Huis-Clos | Time Freeze | 2019 | Video | FR | Cette semaine, nous vous présentons un format de GN très court: le Huis Clos. Entrée rapide dans l'univers du roleplay pour débutant ou hobby régulier pour les initiés, il reste un passage quasi obligé de tout rôliste. On vous dit tout. | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs6abQucOyI&list=PLwkX_eT2lrkC6j3RKur5m2g7sw8TrDrm3&index=3 | ||
| LetsLarp#2 - Format Standard: Le bon vieux Week-End | Time Freeze | 2020 | Video | FR | Cette semaine, on revient sur le format le plus connu du jeu de rôle grandeur nature: le Week-End. Classique historique, il est typique des grandes sagas épiques qui ont vu le jour dans les années 80 et reste le format privilégié du Médiéval Fantastique. | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8sUbX1neP8&list=PLwkX_eT2lrkC6j3RKur5m2g7sw8TrDrm3&index=4 | ||
| LetsLarp#3 - Format Géant: Le MassLarp | Time Freeze | 2020 | Video | FR | Cette semaine, nous vous invitons à découvrir un format mythique du jeu de rôle grandeur nature: le MassLarp. Adulé par certains et détestés par d’autres, il ne laisse jamais indifférent. A Time Freeze, c’est un format que nous connaissons bien et nous ét | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMg4fXD4EEY&list=PLwkX_eT2lrkC6j3RKur5m2g7sw8TrDrm3&index=5 | ||
| Let’s Play with Fire! Using Risk and its Power for Personal Transformation | Bettina Beck | 2018 | Article | EN | A current trend in larping focuses on extensive safety and consent techniques protecting the participants from harm. Yet people participate in, enjoy, and are profoundly transformed by risky experiences. There are potentially immense personal benefits wit | https://nordiclarp.org/2018/03/01/lets-play-fire-using-risk-power-personal-transformation/ | Knutpunkt 2018,Risk,Safety,transformation | |
| Let’s Talk Freak Show | Jasmin Lade | 2017 | Article | EN | An honest, possibly scrambled, and very emotional review and critique. Trigger warning: Contains coarse language and depictions of violent acts. In September 15-17, 2017, I attended the larp Freakshow by Nina Teerilahti, Alessandro Giovannucci, Dominika C | https://nordiclarp.org/2017/10/02/lets-talk-freak-show/ | Documentation,Finland,Freak Show,Larp,Nordic Larp | |
| Le vent perturbe un jeu de rôle grandeur nature à Hensies: "Le vent a commencé à monter, tout a commencé à s’exploser" | RTL | 2015 | TV report | FR | Isabelle participe en famille au jeu de rôle grandeur nature Avatar 2015 à Hensies, dans le Hainaut. Ce matin, quand sa tente s’est écroulée, son fils et son mari étaient encore à l’intérieur. La structure lourde, en bois, n’a pas résisté. Cela lui a caus | https://www.rtl.be/art/d-18260728-ZW3QXU | ||
| Life is Cheap | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Larps | EN | Life is Cheap is a Norwegian larp set in the Firefly-universe. On a secret location each year, there is held an auction. This auction deals not in food, spice, spacecrafts, or weapons. No… This auction deals in live flesh… Do… | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/03/18/life-is-cheap/ | Firefly,Norway,Science Fiction | |
| Life Under Occupation: The Halat Hisar Book | Johannes Axner | 2014 | Article | EN | Documentation of larp is an important form to share knowledge and experience about the games being run. Life Under Occupation is a book documenting the larp Halat Hisar (2013) and it was just released in digital format. We caught up the books editor Juhana Pettersson, who also was one of the larps main organizers, to ask some questions. | https://nordiclarp.org/2014/07/23/life-under-occupation-the-halat-hisar-book/ | Books,Finland,Interview,Palestine,Documentation | |
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L’immersion fictionnelle collaborative. Une étude de la posture d’engagement dans les jeux de rôles grandeur nature |
Sébastein Kapp | 2013 | FR | Qu'implique concrètement le fait de s'engager dans une fiction ? La question que pose cette thèse est celle des efforts, des activités ou des " travaux " que doit effectuer le joueur de jeux de rôles grandeur nature quand il veut s'immerger dans un univer | http://larp.be/files/DOCUMENTATION/these_sebastien_kapp.pdf | |||
| Lindängens Riksinternat | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Larps | EN | Lindängens Riksinternat (State boarding school of Lindängen) is a Swedish larp set at a boarding school. The inspiration for the larp comes partly from the book Ondskan by Jan Guillou, of which also has been made film, and partly from… | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/03/11/state-boarding-school-of-lindangen/ | Sweden | |
| Link Love: Larp Conventions | Lizzie Stark | 2012 | Article | EN | This article lists two kinds of LARP Conventions : Conventions for talking about larp, meeting larpers, and occasionally larping and conventions for larping in larps. | https://leavingmundania.com/2012/02/16/link-love-larp-conventions/ | Convention | |
| L’intégration des méta-techniques dans les GN immersionnistes | Thomas Munier | 2022 | FR | Aujourd’hui, nous tentons de fusionner deux écoles de GN irréconciliables : celle de l’immersion et celle du méta-jeu. Bienvenue dans cette aventure frankensteinienne ! | https://www.electro-gn.com/12965-lintegration-des-meta-techniques-dans-les-gn-immersionnistes | |||
| Listen 2 Your Heart Season 8: An Unexpectedly Bleedy Experiment | Sarah Lynne Bowman | 2023 | Article | EN | Reflections on an online larp adaptation of the popular Netflix dating series Love is Blind. | https://nordiclarp.org/2023/11/20/listen-2-your-heart-season-8-an-unexpectedly-bleedy-experiment/ | chemistry,dating,intimacy,laog,Larp,Love is Blind,Online larp,relationships,Romance | |
| Listening for Negotiation | Alessandro Giovannucci | 2020 | Article | EN | Listening is a key skill in larp, but are we aware of that? How good are we at listening? Can we learn it and improve it? | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/12/07/listening-for-negotiation/ | Knutepunkt-books,Solmukohta 2020,Techniques | |
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LISTEN TO THIS, PANEL, POSTS, VIDEO Creating LARP Plots that Players Want to Talk About |
LARP Out of character | 2015 | Video | EN | How does one spice up a common plot, or add new elements to keep an ongoing plot fresh and dynamic? This roundtable discussion covers the kinds of plots players will find most interesting and which will give them lots to chew over and chat about, both in | https://larpoutofcharacter.wordpress.com/2017/02/27/creating-larp-plots-that-players-want-to-talk-about/ | ||
| Literary and Performative Imaginaries – Where Characters Come From | Evan Torner | 2017 | Article | EN | Character sheets are an important part of a roleplaying game's "text", but how are they constructed, and how do they operate? Evan Torner investigates. | https://nordiclarp.org/2017/01/31/literary-and-performative-imaginaries-where-characters-come-from/ | Character,Character Creation,Character Development,Larp Theory,Theory | |
| LiveScena : quand les tables rondes deviennent virtuelles | Benoit Nicaise | 2018 |
Article, Interview |
FR | Il y a quelques semaines, j’ai eu l’occasion de participer à une table ronde virtuelle (via Discord) organisée par l’association La Scénaristerie du Petit Peuple sur la thématique « Faire le mal en GN ». L’expérience s’étant révélée enrichissante, j’ai dé | Group talk,Virtual,Theorization,Community,Associations | LivescenaQuandLesTablesRondesDeviennent_fichierfichier_Interview_1_LiveScena___quand_les_tables_rondes_deviennent_virtuelles_20240726104511_20240726104511.pdf_ | |
| Living the Dream: Larp as a Transformative Practice | Kol Ford | 2023 | Article | EN | Larp extends beyond wistful thinking and idle daydreams and starts the process of turning ideas into a physical manifestation. | https://nordiclarp.org/2023/01/10/living-the-dream-larp-as-a-transformative-practice/ | capitalism,class,Larp,role-playing,transformation | |
| Livsgäld – Fantasy with Gender Elements | Simon Svensson | 2015 | Article | EN | Livsgäld, translated roughly as "the price you pay for your life", was a low-fantasy larp held in November, 2014, in Halmstad, Sweden. The larp was played in Swedish, had 40 participants, three non-player characters and four organizers. The spots for… | https://nordiclarp.org/2015/03/06/livsgald-fantasy-with-gender-elements/ | Fantasy,Nordic Larp Yearbook,Sweden | |
| Lizzie Stark on the Definition of Nordic Larp | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Larps | EN | Lizzie Stark has written a piece trying to clear up some of the confusion around the term Nordic larp. Read it here: http://lizziestark.com/2013/02/19/why-nordic-larp-is-confusing/ | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/02/19/lizzie-stark-on-the-definition-of-nordic-larp/ | Blog Post,Lizzie Stark,USA | |
| Lobbying for the Dead – Vampire larp at the European Parliament | Juhana Pettersson | 2018 | Article | EN | Organizing the first ever larp played partially at the European Parliament gave the opportunity to explore design concepts such as indexical larp, where the fiction of the larp corresponds to actual reality as closely as possible. | https://nordiclarp.org/2018/01/23/lobbying-dead-vampire-larp-european-parliament/ | Knutpunkt 2018,Vampire the Masquerade,World of Darkness | |
| Long-Form Improv, Meet Larp | Lizzie Stark | 2012 | Article | EN | The article explores the intersection of long-form improv and LARP, focusing on how improvisational techniques can enhance live-action role-playing. It highlights the shared emphasis on spontaneity, character development, and collaborative storytelling. T | https://leavingmundania.com/2012/01/30/long-form-improv-meet-larp/ | Art,Game Design,Meta-techniques | |
| Long-Form Improv, Meet Larp. | Lizzie Stark | 2012 | Article | EN | The article discusses the parallels between long-form improv and LARP, noting that both emphasize collaborative storytelling, structured scenarios, and character-driven narratives. In particular, long-form improv formats like "The Harold" and "ASSSSCAT" b | https://leavingmundania.com/2012/01/30/long-form-improv-meet-larp/ | Théâtre/Impro,Jeepform,Testimonial | |
| Looking at You – Larp, Documentation and Being Watched | Juhana Pettersson | 2015 | Article | EN | So far, Nordic larp has produced two games that have become international news stories that all kinds of sites cannibalize and copy from each other: the Danish 2013 rerun of Panopticorp, and the Polish-Danish Harry Potter game College of Wizardry.… | https://nordiclarp.org/2015/03/11/looking-at-you-larp-documentation-and-being-watched/ | Documentation,Finland,The Knudepunkt 2015 Companion Book | |
| Love, Sex, Death, and Liminality: Ritual in Just a Little Lovin’ | Sarah Lynne Bowman | 2015 | Article | EN | Just a Little Lovin' is commonly touted as one of the best Nordic larps ever designed by those who have played it. Originally written in 2011 by Tor Kjetil Edland and Hanne Grasmo, the larp explores the lives of people… | https://nordiclarp.org/2015/07/13/love-sex-death-and-liminality-ritual-in-just-a-little-lovin/ | Denmark,Documentation,Just a Little Lovin',Larp Theory | |
| Loyalty to Character | Charles Bo Nielsen | 2017 | Opinion | EN | Ask not what you can do for your character, ask what your character can do for you? Charles Bo Nielsen looks at how we perceive and use characters in larp. | https://nordiclarp.org/2017/02/21/loyalty-to-character/ | Knutepunkt,Knutepunkt 2017,Knutepunkt-books,Loyalty to Character,Once Upon a Nordic Larp... | |
| Ludo-narrative Dissonance and Harmony in Larps | Hélène Henry | 2017 | Article | EN | Ludo-narrative dissonance seems like a pompous term but actually defines a simple concept that appears when gameplay and narration diverge or oppose. | https://nordiclarp.org/2017/02/27/ludo-narrative-dissonance-and-harmony-in-larps/ | Knutepunkt,Knutepunkt 2017,Knutepunkt-books,Once Upon a Nordic Larp... | |
| Mad About the Boy, Swedish Run | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Larps | EN | After runs in Norway, the Netherlands and USA time has come to run Mad About the Boy in Sweden. The organisers had this to say: In a world were all men have died reproduction is totally dependent on sperm banks.… | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/03/14/mad-about-the-boy-swedish-run/ | Rerun,Sweden | |
| Magic is Real: How Role-playing Can Transform Our Identities, Our Communities, and Our Lives | Sarah Lynne Bowman | 2021 | Article | EN | What is magic? From our perspective, at its core, magic is a form of manifestation: the ability to alter the self and the world around us through the power of intentional thought, force of will, and creative action.[1]Mat Auryn, Psychic… | https://nordiclarp.org/2021/03/09/magic-is-real-how-role-playing-can-transform-our-identities-our-communities-and-our-lives/ | Alibi,Bleed,Integration,Larp,magic,magic circle,role-playing games,transformation,transformative larp | |
| Magic Items | Ida Mia Thylstrup | 2020 | Article | EN | Most larps use props and costumes to some extent, but magic items are ones you as a player choose to imbue with special significance and connection to your character. | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/12/10/magic-items/ | Knutepunkt-books,Solmukohta 2020,Techniques | |
| Magic To Fight Monsters: Larp as a spell for claiming my spaces | Rei England | 2022 | Article | EN | A guide to some of the monsters that non-binary adventurers encounter when they larp – and spells for how to deal with them. | https://nordiclarp.org/2022/05/04/magic-to-fight-monsters-larp-as-a-spell-for-claiming-my-spaces/ | Inclusion,Knutepunkt-books,Safety | |
| Mais pourquoi tu fais ça ? | Ni Pute Ni Soigneuse | 2019 | Article | FR | Billet d'humeur sur le "pourquoi" on participe à des jeux chargés émotionnellement et pourquoi ceux-ci ne sont pas perçus comme des divertissements valables par certains membres de la communauté. L'intérêt que ces jeux peuvent avoir en termes de construct | Mood post,Emancipation | MaisPourquoiTuFaisCa_fichierfichier_Mais_pourquoi_tu_fais_a_.docx_1_20240728180215_20240728180215.pdf_ | |
| Making a Flat Character Sing | Joanna Piancastelli | 2020 | Article | EN | Getting a pre-written character can be an exciting part of the pre-larp process, but what if you don’t like your character? | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/11/05/making-a-flat-character-sing/ | Knutepunkt-books,Solmukohta 2020,Techniques | |
| Manières de faire des mondes grandeur nature | Gil Bartholeyns | 2010 | FR | La littérature, le cinéma, le théâtre font des mondes, certains font même monde. Ils sont créés de manière spécifique et nous n’y entrons pas de la même façon. Qu’en est-il des univers de jeux de rôles grandeur nature ? Que vient faire ici, en priorité, l | https://books.openedition.org/pub/33038?lang=fr | |||
| Maps, Loops and Larp | Eleanor Saitta | 2020 | Article | EN | This article outlines a framework for analyzing how players decide on their actions moment to moment, as well as on longer time scales throughout the larp. | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/04/27/maps-loops-and-larp/ | Larp Theory,Solmukohta,Solmukohta 2020,Steering,Theory | |
| Mare Incognitum – Trapped in the Ice | Olle Nyman | 2015 | Article | EN | The Fate of the M/S Lyckan Our story took place aboard the M/S Lyckan, a former German navy freighter with a horrific history of atrocities. A research expedition to Kirkenes in Norway had unearthed a strange statuette, which was brought… | https://nordiclarp.org/2015/03/13/mare-incognitum-trapped-in-the-ice/ | Berättelsefrämjandet,Horror,Lovecraft,Nordic Larp Yearbook,Sweden | |
| Marketing et GN | Gilles Cruyplants - Garou asbl | 2017 | Video | FR |
Enregistrée lors de BETA Larp 2016 (convention belge dédiée au GN), une conférence tentant d'appliquer un peu de marketing au GN. |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpd8ITWuJuM&list=PLKn9189LfkfUFiZHDtSO75Hba29MpA4sF | Betalarp,Communication,Conference | |
| Maybe It’s Us: Clarification | Lizzie Stark | 2016 | Opinion | EN | Clarification after great debat about the publication ["Maybe It's US : Larp Safety and Larper’s Munchausen Syndrome"](https://leavingmundania.com/2016/06/27/maybe-us-larp-safety-larpers-munchausen-sydrome/){.newtab} in the same blog. | https://leavingmundania.com/2016/06/29/maybe-us-clarification/ | Mood post,Emotional Safety | |
| Maybe It’s Us: Larp Safety and Larper’s Munchausen Syndrome | Lizzie Stark | 2016 |
Article, Opinion |
EN |
The great debate about “larp safety” crops up about four times per year on my social media feeds, as it recently has, jogging loose some thoughts I’ve been holding on to for a while. Today I want to talk about two related phenomena, what I’ve come to thi |
https://leavingmundania.com/2016/06/27/maybe-us-larp-safety-larpers-munchausen-sydrome/ | Emotional Safety,Mood post,Meta-techniques | |
| Meeting Larp for the First Time in Lebanon | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Article | EN | Norwegian larp organization Fantasiforbundet are doing a project in Palestinian refugee camp Rashedie in Lebanon making larp for children. Here are the words of Jacob, exiled Palestinian living in the refugee camp, talking about his first meeting with lar | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/05/09/meeting-larp-for-the-first-time-in-lebanon/ | Blog Post,Fantasiforbundet,Larp for Children,Lebanon,Norway,Palestine | |
| Meta-jeu et mauvais hors-jeu : histoire d'un préjugé | Muriel Algayres | 2021 | Video | FR | Intervention de Muriel Algayres : "Dans cette presentation, je ferais un retour sur l’incomprehension entre meta-jeu et mauvais hors-jeu, et la manière dont les espaces de GN francophones se sont longtemps privés de cet outil au nom d’une conception réduc | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whaKVOqOINg | Conference,Convergences2021 | |
| Metareflection | Hilda Levin | 2020 | Article | EN | When larping, we are often aiming to feel immersed. This article shows how other internal processes are active as well when we are roleplaying. | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/04/30/metareflection/ | Immersion,Larp Theory,Metareflection,Solmukohta,Solmukohta 2020,Theory | |
| Méthode 0-4 | Claus Raasted (Traduit par Benoit Nicaise et Laura Caenen) | 2016 | FR |
Le modèle 0-4 est un modèle mental que j'ai (inconsciemment) utilisé pendant des années pour situer chaque personne dans les projets dont j'ai fait partie. Après avoir discuté avec plusieurs personnes qui trouvaient cette méthode utile, je me suis dit que |
https://drive.google.com/file/d/148CQQ-aGnPqOvoO4lIOUXudhsg5RaBMP/view?usp=sharing | |||
| Mieux gérer nos conflits |
Axiel « Éris » Cazeneuve, Rachel Hoekendijk, Leïla Teteau-Surel. Rédaction : Éris. |
2022 | Book | FR |
Fruit d’un travail de trois années, le manifeste Mieux gérer nos conflits, né d’une discussion à LaboGN 2019, s’est étoffé pour ne plus prendre en compte seulement le GN mais s’étendre à davantage de communautés, de groupes et même de luttes sociales. Il |
https://ungnsecurisant.files.wordpress.com/2023/04/mieux-gerer-nos-conflits_v02_correction_230410.pdf?force_download=true | ||
| Mieux gérer nos conflits - Table ronde exploratoire | Un GN Sécurisant (Collectif) | 2020 | Audio | FR | Table ronde exploratoire concernant la rédaction du manuel « Mieux gérer nos conflits : Un manuel pour faire face à la violence intracommunautaire » du collectif Un GN sécurisant. | https://archive.org/details/un-gnsecurisant-tableronde-01 | ||
| Moment-based Story Design | Ian Thomas | 2017 | Article | EN | Most larp war stories have been provoked by moments of intense experience, of intense emotion. How can we design larps to create these moments? | https://nordiclarp.org/2017/02/15/moment-based-story-design/ | Knutepunkt,Knutepunkt 2017,Knutepunkt-books,Once Upon a Nordic Larp... | |
| Monitor Celestra Video Report | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Article | EN | Petter Karlsson has produced a video report from the third instalment of the larp Monitor Celestra. Read more on Petters blog: http://petterkarlsson.se/2013/03/19/the-monitor-celestra-battlestar-galactica-larp/ | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/03/19/monitor-celestra-video-report/ | Battlestar Galactica,Documentation,Sweden,Video | |
| Mon tout premier GN | Larpalot | 2023 | FR |
Vous venez de découvrir le GN, mais ne savez pas par où commencer ? Voilà toutes les informations pour débuter ! C’est quoi un GN, comment on fait ? C’est quoi les étapes ? |
https://www.larpalot.com/tutoriels/tout-premier-gn/?fbclid=IwAR3TVCKjJQs1P4zn60zJVCJh8ayJkT7LpxdmqKV_Bk-b0b_yz04iIQaXqMo | |||
| Moon – A Firefly Larp Not Exactly about Firefly | Jindřich Mašek | 2015 | Article | EN | How we created a Firefly larp, not exactly about Firefly One day the world became too small for all of us. Then we started to settle other planets. Terraformation begun. Things changed. Lot of us became adventures, seeking freedom and… | https://nordiclarp.org/2015/03/20/moon-a-firefly-larp-not-exactly-about-firefly/ | Czech Republic,Firefly,Nordic Larp Yearbook | |
| More Than A Few Funny Words: Designing Magic Systems That Convey Challenge & Rigour | Sharang Biswas | 2021 | Article | EN | A method of creating a system of magic for larp that can achieve many of the desired aesthetics of complexity, challenge, and scholarship. | https://nordiclarp.org/2021/11/15/more-than-a-few-funny-words-designing-magic-systems-that-convey-challenge-rigour/ | game design,Larp,magic,mechanics | |
| More Than a Seat at the Feasting Table | Jonaya Kemper | 2018 | Article | EN | As Larp as a medium of experience design and performance begins to take traction globally as a source of entertainment, increasingly larp communities are facing a problem that cannot be swept aside any longer: there is a distinct lack of… | https://nordiclarp.org/2018/02/07/more-than-a-seat-at-the-feasting-table/ | Knutpunkt 2018 | |
| Morgenrøde – A Game at the Dawning of the Age of Aquarius | Anders Ebbehøj | 2015 | Article | EN | Morgenrøde (Morning Red) was our take on the Danish hippie movement. Through three acts, 31 players portrayed the peak of the Danish hippie community and their endeavors to establish Denmark’s first grand commune: Morgenrøde – the utopia of their dreams.… | https://nordiclarp.org/2015/03/27/morgenrode-a-game-at-the-dawning-of-the-age-of-aquarius/ | Denmark,Nordic Larp Yearbook | |
| Murder in Helsinki | Juhana Pettersson | 2015 | Article | EN | Tonnin stiflat is a Finnish larp campaign played in Helsinki in 2014. Consisting of three games, it was organized by the veteran city game designers Niina Niskanen and Simo Järvelä. The setting is Helsinki in the year 1927, and the… | https://nordiclarp.org/2015/04/27/murder-in-helsinki/ | City Larp,Finland | |
| My Gen Con Pilgrimage | Lizzie Stark | 2012 | Article | EN | The article recounts the author's experience attending Gen Con, a major gaming convention, for the first time. It describes the excitement of engaging with the broader gaming community, participating in a variety of LARP and tabletop events, and exploring | https://leavingmundania.com/2012/08/22/my-gen-con-pilgrimage/ | GenCon,Convention,Testimonial | |
| My Knutepunkt 2013 | Lizzie Stark | 2013 | Article | EN | A bunch of stuff happened to me at Knutepunkt 2013, dear readers, but most of that would doubtless bore you. So I’ve sifted my experiences through the fine mesh of “the coolest, most interesting stuff,” and come up with this greatest-hits compilation, plu | https://leavingmundania.com/2013/04/30/my-knutepunkt-2013/ | Knutepunkt,Convention,Review,Nordic LARP,Norwegian LARP | |
| Naked at Nordic Larp | Karin Edman | 2024 | Opinion | EN | All bodies are suited to being naked in larps, no matter how close or far they are to living up to societal beauty standards. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/05/17/naked-at-nordic-larp/ | Larp,nudity,physicality | |
| Narration Commune, libérez vos joueurs | Gilles Cruyplants | 2015 | Video | FR |
Le concept de narration commune présenté par Gilles Cruyplants de l'association GAROU lors de BEta Larp 2015. La narration commune, c'est donner à chacun la possibilité d'influencer, avec la même légitimité, le récit. |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zk_4AyrcGpE | Betalarp,Game Design,Communication,Conference | |
| Narrative Experience Design Basics | Johanna Koljonen | 2016 | Article | EN | The article explains the fundamentals of narrative experience design in LARP, emphasizing that it's not just game mechanics but also designing social and physical environments that shape player behavior. It explores how every participant can feel like a m | https://participationsafety.wordpress.com/2016/05/19/narrative-experience-design-basics/ | Guide,Game Design | |
| Navigating Online Larp | Joanna Piancastelli | 2020 | Article | EN | There’s a lot to think about as we adapt how we design and play larps to our current constraints, but with luck the community as a whole can see that as exciting rather than offputting. | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/12/27/navigating-online-larp/ | Larp,Online larp | |
| Nemefrego 2014 – Old School Fantasy with New Ideas | Morten Kjærgaard Tellefsen | 2015 | Article | EN | Since 1995, the Danish non-profit organization Einherjerne has made one large fantasy larp in the summer with 100-300 participants. Every larp has built on the experiences of the earlier years, with core elements of the larp being a village surrounded… | https://nordiclarp.org/2015/04/03/nemefrego-2014-old-school-fantasy-with-new-ideas/ | Denmark,Fantasy,Nordic Larp Yearbook | |
| “Never Give Up, Never Surrender” | Inge-Mette Petersen | 2022 | Article | EN | Factors that can help players to enter that space in their minds where everything becomes real. | https://nordiclarp.org/2022/10/03/never-give-up-never-surrender-or-why-galaxy-quest-is-the-perfect-larp/ | Conscience,Demeter,Immersion,Knutpunkt 2022,Larp,location,scenography,Trial of the Shadowcasters | |
| New Tastes in Brazilian Larp – From Dark Coca Cola to Caipirinha with Nordic Ice | Petter Karlsson | 2014 | Article | EN | What’s up in the Brazilian larp scene? In this session from Knutpunkt 2014, Wagner Luiz Schmit talks about how Nordic Larp has influenced parts of Brazilian larps. The video is unfortunately cut short in the end. Debate about the recent… | https://nordiclarp.org/2014/04/13/new-tastes-in-brazilian-larp-from-dark-coca-cola-to-caipirinha-with-nordic-ice/ | Brazil,Knutpunkt,Knutpunkt 2014,Larp,Nordic Larp | |
| NEXUS-6 – Narrativist Airsoft | JC | 2016 | Article | EN | Nordic larp is taking France by slow-motion storm. After experiencing the awesomeness, people are setting up re-runs of classics such as Mad about the Boy and Just a Little Lovin’. The next logical step was to make our own stuff,… | https://nordiclarp.org/2016/06/07/nexus-6-narrativist-airsoft/ | Airsoft,Documentation,France,Nordic Larp Yearbook | |
| Nique sa race, le typecast | Clueless Cora | 2020 | FR | Bref, le Typecast se définit principalement lorsqu’en tant que joueur ou joueuse, nous sommes fortement identifiés à un stéréotype ou un style de personnage qui nous est presque automatiquement attribué. Cela peut être volontaire ou non. | http://www.cluelesscora.com/index.php/2020/04/06/nique-sa-race-le-typecast/ | |||
| Nordiclarp.org Resources – Video Equipment | Johannes Axner | 2016 | Article | EN | Nordiclarp.org has gathered video equipment for larp documentation, which we lend out free of charge as long as it's used for larp. | https://nordiclarp.org/2016/12/21/nordiclarp-org-resources-video-equipment/ | Equipment,Nordiclarp.org,Resources,Sweden,Video | |
| Nordic Larp: What It is and Why It Matters by Emma Waldron | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Article | EN | American writer and larper Emma Waldron has written a two piece blog post about Nordic Larp from an American perspective. Here is a short exceprt from the introduction: About six months ago I participated in a game called “Mad About… | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/04/25/nordic-larp-what-it-is-and-why-it-matters-by-emma-waldron/ | Blog Post,USA | |
| Nordic Larp Calendar | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Larps | EN | Nordic Larp Calendar is a way to find out what is happening in the larp world. We’re working on adding some more appropriate fields and opening up a page for public submissions, but until then you can email us information… | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/05/05/nordic-larp-calendar/ | Calendar,Events,Nordic Larp Calendar,Nordiclarp.org | |
| Nordic Larp for Noobs | Lizzie Stark | 2012 | Article | EN | The article provides an introduction to Nordic LARP for beginners, explaining its emphasis on immersion, emotional depth, and narrative-driven experiences. It contrasts Nordic LARP with more traditional, action-focused styles, highlighting the unique feat | https://leavingmundania.com/2012/08/08/nordic-larp-for-noobs/ | Nordic LARP,Theorization,First steps | |
| Nordic Larp is not ”International Larp”: What is KP for? | Anonymous | 2024 | Opinion | EN | International larp is a tremendous thing, and it deserves to thrive and grow. But not at the expense of the Nordic larp that it borrows so heavily from. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/08/14/nordic-larp-is-not-international-larp-what-is-kp-for/ | International larp,Knudepunkt,Knutepunkt,Knutpunkt,Nordic Larp,Solmukohta | |
| Nordic Larp Talks 2013: Knutepunkt 2013 Book Project Presentation | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Article | EN | people, theories and ideas are crossing international borders, and we want to know what it’s like! In what ways is it encouraging us to explore our own, personal preconceptions and habits? What does it all look like? The two… | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/04/18/nordic-larp-talks-2013-knutepunkt-2013-book-project-presentation/ | Knutepunkt,Knutepunkt-books,Nordic Larp Talks,Norway,Video | |
| Nordic Larp Talks 2013: Welcome to Larp. Let’s Play | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Article | EN | In this talk Jana Pouchlá describes some basic arrangements that make new larpers feel safe and enjoy the game. She also argues why newbies sometimes are better larpers than super experienced players. Jana Pouchlá is a professional lecturer of larp… | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/04/18/nordic-larp-talks-2013-welcome-to-larp-lets-play/ | Knutepunkt,Nordic Larp Talks,Norway,Video | |
| Nordic Larp Talks 2013: What does Nordic Larp mean? | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Article | EN | Now there is something at stake. In this talk one of the editors of the Nordic Larp book explains what he thinks the term means, where it came from, who gets to define it, and what is so damn special… | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/04/18/nordic-larp-talks-2013-what-does-nordic-larp-mean/ | Documentation,Knutepunkt,Nordic Larp Talks,Norway,Video | |
| Nordic Larp Talks: Bleed: How Emotions Affect Role-Playing Experiences | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Article | EN | This talk explains the concept of bleed in role-playing games & advocates for awareness of the phenomenon & discussion on emotional content in games. | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/04/22/nordic-larp-talks-bleed-how-emotions-affect-role-playing-experiences%e2%80%a8/ | Bleed,Documentation,Knutepunkt,Nordic Larp Talks,Norway,Video | |
| Nordic Larp Talks: How Can we Know what Actually Happened in a Larp | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Article | EN | Is there a way to understand what actually happened in a larp, and can we tell a single more coherent story about how a larp played out? This talk is about techniques to study larp. Annika Waern (Ph.D) is a professor… | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/04/22/nordic-larp-talks-how-can-we-know-what-actually-happened-in-a-larp%e2%80%a8/ | Documentation,Knutepunkt,Nordic Larp Talks,Norway,Video | |
| Nordic Larp Talks: No Training can Replace Experience, or Can it? | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Article | EN | Larp is great in building strange realities, far-away worlds and fantasies unheard of. But can it also be used to recreate authentic situations from real life to enable development workers to not only know about intercultural competence, but maybe even… | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/04/22/nordic-larp-talks-no-training-can-replace-experience-or-can-it/ | Documentation,Knutepunkt,Nordic Larp Talks,Norway,Video | |
| Nordic Larp Talks: The Mixing Desk of Larp | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Article | EN | This talk explores how this can make larp design easier to teach as a game design discipline. It also helps designers become more aware of the default positions of their larp design. Martin Eckhoff Andresen is a larper, organizer and… | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/04/22/nordic-larp-talks-the-mixing-desk-of-larp/ | Documentation,Knutepunkt,Nordic Larp Talks,Norway,Video | |
| Nordic Larp Talks: Three Ways to Make Games More Inclusive | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Article | EN | How do you, as a game designer, work to get a diverse group of participants to feel welcome and included? Lars Nerback talks from his experience in working with educational larps in schools, and gives three examples for making inclusive… | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/04/22/nordic-larp-talks-three-ways-to-make-games-more-inclusive/ | Knutepunkt,Nordic Larp Talks,Norway,Video | |
| Nordic Larp Talks Malmö 2018 | Johannes Axner | 2018 | Article | EN | This years Nordic Larp Talks are out! You can watch them all in the embedded playlist below, or go over to Nordic Larp Talks to get some more context and background. Nordic Larp Talks Oslo 2017 As a bonus, we… | https://nordiclarp.org/2018/03/24/nordic-larp-talks-malmo-2018/ | Knutepunkt,Knutpunkt 2018,Nordic Larp Talks,Sweden | |
| Nordic Style Battlestar Galactica Larp in the US | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Article | EN | American larpwrite Shoshana Kessock has written a report from a Battlestar Galactica larp she took part in writing and organizing at a recent convention. Here is a small excerpt from the text: Tales of the Rising Star was an ambitious… | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/07/11/nordic-style-battlestar-galactica-larp-in-the-us/ | Battlestar Galactica,Blog Post,USA | |
| Nordic Style Larp in the UK | Mo Holkar | 2014 | Larps | EN | The UK has a large and thriving larp industry, going back to the early 1980s and with an estimated 100,000+ current active participants. But awareness of larp traditions in other countries, and in the Nordic scene in particular, has been minimal… | https://nordiclarp.org/2014/07/26/nordic-style-larp-in-the-uk/ | Nordic Larp,UK | |
| Not All Black And White | Anna Erlandsson | 2022 | Opinion | EN | How it is to be a woman of color in the larp scene? | https://nordiclarp.org/2022/09/26/not-all-black-and-white/ | Avalon,Fairweather Manor,Larp,Larpers of Color,People of Color,social justice,The Last Song,Vedergällningen,Women of Color | |
| Notes Toward Larp Critique: Exploring Critique, Criticism, and Review | Lizzie Stark | 2017 | Article | EN | One evening, over a post-con glass of wine, Alex Roberts and I started talking about larp critique, and what might be possible with a strong, healthy constructive culture. We continued that evening’s conversation with some quality Skyping, and soon, we’d | https://leavingmundania.com/2017/04/19/notes-toward-larp-critique/ | Feedback,Review,Review | |
| Now That We’ve Walked the Walk – Some New Additions to the Larp Vocabulary | Bjørn Flindt Temte | 2015 | Article | EN | Larp is traditionally participatory in nature. Fortunately, there’s been a great introspective and analytical tradition accompanying the continuing push against the ever moving boundaries of what’s possible and what’s been attempted. Yet it seems that our | https://nordiclarp.org/2015/03/18/now-that-weve-walked-the-walk-some-new-additions-to-the-larp-vocabulary/ | Denmark,Larp Theory,The Knudepunkt 2015 Companion Book | |
| Nukes, Pandemics and Teenagers | Martin Nielsen | 2024 | Video | EN | Martin Nielsen is a Norwegian larpmaker and event organizer. His works include larps such as Allegiance, To The Wonder and Fallen Stars, as well as events such as Grenselandet, Knutepunkt and the Larpwriter Summer School. Except for two years when he was | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpgD9Y2krKM&list=PLDt0rK9E-uqIPvfKfLDJQmApm6-YL8Knf&index=4 | ||
| Odysseus: In Search of a Clockwork Larp | Markus Montola | 2024 | Article | EN | Running a clockwork larp is a fool’s errand, because the very point of a clockwork is interdependence, and the very point of a larp is agency. The Odysseus team invested a massive amount of skilled labour to take this paradox… | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/07/04/odysseus-in-search-of-a-clockwork-larp/ | Finland,Larp Design,Odysseus | |
| Odysseus A Retrospective (2019) | James Bloodworth | 2024 | Article | EN | This article discusses the author's experience of participating in the 2019 run of the Finnish larp Odysseus. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/01/25/odysseus-a-retrospective-2019/ | Documentation,humanity,Larp,Odysseus,sci-fi,technology | |
| On a parlé d’argent (à LaboGN 2023) | Axiel Cazeneuve | 2023 | Article | FR | Cette édition de LaboGN a été marquée par un nivellement très progressif des participations aux frais, mais aussi des difficultés à atteindre la jauge fixée de 60 participant·e·s. Pour pallier cela, nous avons choisi de piocher dans les comptes de l’assoc | https://www.electro-gn.com/13052-on-a-parle-dargent-a-labogn-2023 | ||
| On a passé 24 heures à Kandorya, le plus grand jeu de rôle grandeur nature de France | Konbini | 2023 | Video | FR |
Si vous avez toujours rêvé d’incarner un elfe, un ogre ou tout autre personnage, ce lieu est fait pour vous ! On a passé 24 heures à Kandorya, le plus grand jeu de rôle grandeur nature de France. Tags : Masslarp , reportage |
https://www.konbini.com/videos/on-a-passe-24-heures-a-kandorya-le-plus-grand-jeu-de-role-grandeur-nature-de-france/ | ||
| Once Upon a Nordic Larp… – The Knutepunkt 2017 Book | Johannes Axner | 2017 | Article | EN | The official book for Knutepunkt 2017 is called Once Upon a Nordic Larp... Twenty Years of Playing Stories and it's out now! | https://nordiclarp.org/2017/02/13/upon-nordic-larp-knutepunkt-2017-book/ | Knutepunkt,Knutepunkt 2017,Knutepunkt-books,Norway | |
| On Co-creating Experiences – iFoL | Katharina Kramer | 2024 | Tools | EN | IFoL, standing for “Its Full of Larps”, is typically a long weekend, dedicated to short form larps and socializing. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/04/23/on-co-creating-experiences-ifol/ | co-creation,iFoL,Larp,Larp organizing,Nordic Larp,self-organizing | |
| One-Shot Larps v. Campaigns | Lizzie Stark | 2012 | Article | EN | The article compares one-shot LARPs with campaign-style LARPs, highlighting the strengths and challenges of both formats. One-shots offer a focused, intense experience with a clear narrative arc, while campaigns provide ongoing character development and d | https://leavingmundania.com/2012/02/26/one-shot-larps-v-campaigns/ | First steps,Campagne,Game Design | |
| On Publicity and Privacy – or: How Do You Do Your Documentation? | James Lórien Macdonald | 2015 | Article | EN | In 2014, I conducted a survey about attitudes towards photography and video in larp. I got nearly 500 responses from many different countries, and while I would love to publish the full results here, they’re a bit long for the… | https://nordiclarp.org/2015/03/25/on-publicity-and-privacy-or-how-do-you-do-your-documentation/ | Documentation,The Knudepunkt 2015 Companion Book | |
| On the Commodification of Larp | Usva Seregina | 2019 | Article | EN | This article explores the development of larp as an activity and a community in the face of a growing tendency of contemporary culture to become commodified. Through presenting the wider cultural setting of consumer culture and its impact on larp, the art | https://nordiclarp.org/2019/12/17/on-the-commodification-of-larp/ | Nordic LARP,Pricing,Accessibility,Economy,Politics | |
| On the Commodification of Larp | Usva Seregina | 2019 | Article | EN | An exploration of the development of larp in the face of a growing tendency of contemporary culture to become commodified. | https://nordiclarp.org/2019/12/17/on-the-commodification-of-larp/ | Blockbuster,capitalism,commercialization,community,Larp,social capital | |
| Ô rage, Ô désespoir | Ni Pute Ni Soigneuse | 2020 | Article | FR | Billet d'humeur sur le traitement narratif et l'invisibilisation des femmes de plus de 40ans dans le monde du GN. Les raisons, les influences | Mood post,Game Design | ORageODesespoir_fichierfichier__rage__dsespoir.docx_20240728183006_20240728183006.pdf_ | |
| Orga et allié, l'impossible équation ? | Ni Pute Ni Soigneuse | Article | FR | Billet d'humeur sur la posture des organisations de GN et leur positionnement en tant qu'allié dans les causes féministes et la protection des victimes lors de leur événements et dans la communauté. Introduction au système de flagging. | Mood post,Safety,Sexism,Assault | OrgaEtAllieLImpossibleEquation_fichierfichier_Orga_et_alli_l_impossible_quation__.docx_20240728185622_20240728185622.pdf_ | ||
| Organising Larps during War in Ukraine and Palestine | Maria Pettersson | 2024 | Article | EN | Larp returns, even if the war persists. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/07/16/organising-larps-during-war-in-ukraine-and-palestine/ | Bait Byout,Larp,Larp organizing,mental health,Palestine,Political Larp,Politics,survival,Ukraine,War | |
| Organizer Fatigue: Larp’s canary in the coal mine | Lizzie Stark | 2014 | Article | EN | The article discusses "organizer fatigue" in LARP communities, describing it as a warning sign of deeper systemic issues. It explores how the overwhelming demands placed on organizers can lead to burnout, which in turn affects the quality of events and th | https://leavingmundania.com/2014/01/02/organizer-fatigue-larps-canary-coal-mine/ | Organization,Safety,Emotional Safety | |
| Out of Nothing, Something | Juhana Pettersson | 2024 | Article | EN | In the larp Helicon, a specific kind of beauty spontaneously emerged when players' actions collectively created a wonderfully coherent whole. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/04/25/out-of-nothing-something/ | dyadic play,ensemble play,Helicon,Larp,Nordic Larp | |
| Overview of Edu-Larp Conference 2019 | Katrin Geneuss | 2019 | Article | EN | Edu-larp can be described as implementing live-action role-playing games in formal or informal educational contexts, “used to impart pre-determined pedagogical or didactic content” (Balzer & Kurz 2015). The aim of the Edu-larp Conference 2019 was to prese | https://nordiclarp.org/2019/12/27/edu-larp-conference-2019/ | academic,Conference,Edu-larp,Educational larp,Larp,Workshop | |
| Painting Larp – Using Art Terms for Clarity | Jacob Nielsen | 2015 | Article | EN | When I design scenarios, I try to use the terminology from the Nordic larp discourse. But many of thes styles “available” confuse me and my players instead of clarifying what the larps are actually about. One of the problems is… | https://nordiclarp.org/2015/04/01/painting-larp-using-art-terms-for-clarity/ | Larp Theory,Terminology,The Knudepunkt 2015 Companion Book,Vocabulary | |
| Pandemic Larp Improvisation | Evan Torner | 2022 | Article | EN | Larp organizers have learned a thing or two about organizing scenarios. How have we applied those skills during the COVID-19 pandemic? | https://nordiclarp.org/2022/09/29/pandemic-larp-improvisation/ | Angel Falls,Edu-larp,Educational larp,JEWEL,laog,Larp,Online larp,Romancing Jan,Second Life,Temptemus Papam,The Sleepover | |
| PanoptiCorp 2013 | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Larps | EN | PanoptiCorp 2013: A satirical larp about an advertising agency is a larp organised by Rollespilsakademiet in Denmark in June. They summarise the larp with these words: PanoptiCorp is meant to be a satirical reflection of the early 21st century, seen… | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/03/30/panopticorp-2013/ | Denmark | |
| PanoptiCorp 2013 Mini Documentary | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Article | EN | UK based video production company Cosmic Joke has produced a mini documentary about the Danish 2013 re-run of the Norwegian 2003 larp PanoptiCorp. Here is what they had to say about the video: PanoptiCorp is originally a Nordic larp from… | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/10/15/panopticorp-2013-mini-documentary/ | Denmark,Documentation,Video | |
| Par-delà la blacklist : la justice restaurative | Juliette Lancel | 2021 | Video | FR | Intervention de Juliette Lancel : "Que faire des agresseurs ? Et plus généralement, que faire des personnes qui transgressent les règles explicites ou implicites d’un GN ? Blacklist, call out, culture du bannissement font partie des solutions actuelles. M | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwTudoPYfQk | Conference,Convergences2021,Blacklist,Assault | |
| Paranormal Experiences in Larp | Erlend Bruer | 2022 | Article | EN | How to use real-world paranormal techniques and practices in larp, with examples. | https://nordiclarp.org/2022/03/28/paranormal-experiences-in-larp/ | ESP,Ghosts,Player Safety,Psychism | |
| Paroles de geeks - Le Grandeur nature (GN) avec Mahn, Kahm, @SilkinaelTV & @cluelesscora | Geek Fabula | 2024 | Video | FR |
Dans cette émission, nous abordons avec plusieurs invités une thématique, et cette fois ci, nous discutions du grandeur nature, dit GN ! Un loisir méconnu, mais qui mérite de l'être ! D'autant que nous organisons du 20 au 22 septembre 2024 un GN dans l'un |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-HyBmWIrAE | ||
| Participatory Ritual Vocalization | Juhana Pettersson | 2022 | Article | EN | How to use vocalization to create a sense of shared ritual in larps? | https://nordiclarp.org/2022/10/07/participatory-ritual-vocalization/ | Larp,Music,Redemption,Ritual,singing,sound,soundscape | |
| Pas besoin d’être Shakespeare… pour bien jouer une histoire d'amour dans vos parties | Lilian Cohen-Moore | Trad Marina | 2012 | Article | FR | Les histoires d’amour [entre personnages] arrivent pendant les parties de jeu de rôle – à condition qu’on les laisse fleurir. Nous avons tous assisté à des romances insipides lors des campagnes de JdR sur table ou durant des parties de Grandeur Nature. Ma | https://ptgptb.fr/pas-besoin-d-etre-shakespeare | Guide,Romance,Acting,Game Design | |
| Performing Dominant | Elina Gouliou | 2020 | Article | EN | Dominant characters come in different forms: authority figures (benevolent or not), antagonists, or outright villains. However, each of these figures presents the same challenges: establishing and displaying dominance in a credible manner, managing intera | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/09/10/performing-dominant/ | Knutepunkt-books,Solmukohta 2020,Techniques | |
| Permission to play: How to design for non-larpers | Gijs van Bilsen | 2024 | Video | EN | Gijs van Bilsen is a speaker on the use of imagination, a Serious Larp designer, and an organizational development expert. He is currently collaborating with his partner, Anne, and together they design creative interventions based on Live Action Learning. | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zjV9SQMvmY&list=PLDt0rK9E-uqIPvfKfLDJQmApm6-YL8Knf&index=3 | ||
| Personal Perspectives | Elisa Tognari | 2021 | Article | EN | Short articles giving personal perspectives on play situations. | https://nordiclarp.org/2021/01/18/personal-perspectives/ | Knutepunkt-books,Solmukohta 2020 | |
| Personnage, nm. | Fougère Lopez | 2020 | Article | FR | Article autour de la thématique des stérotypes de genre dans la création de personnages de fiction. Quels mécanismes mettre en place pour qu'un personnage féminin ne se résumé pas à "être une femme" mais soit un personnage plus nuancé, moins stéréotypé, a | https://www.facebook.com/notes/849525015803366/ | Game Design,Character creation,Gender,Feminism | |
| Photo Report: Blodsband Reloaded 2016 | Johannes Axner | 2016 | Article | EN | Blodsband Reloaded is a Swedish larp campaign inspired by over the top post apocalyptic fiction like Fallout and Mad Max. Enjoy some beautiful photos from the larp. | https://nordiclarp.org/2016/09/20/photo-report-blodsband-reloaded-2016/ | Blodsband Reloaded,Documentation,Larp Report,Photos,Post Apocalyptic,Sweden | |
| Photo Report: Mare Incognitum | Johannes Axner | 2014 | Article | EN | Mare Incognitum was a Swedish Lovecraftian horror larp set on a ship (familiar to visitors to Monitor Celestra) in the 1950s. It was organized by Berättelsefrämjandet and had 78 players, spread over three runs, from Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Eston | https://nordiclarp.org/2014/12/03/photo-report-mare-incognitum-2/ | Berättelsefrämjandet,Documentation,Horror,Lovecraft,Photos,Sweden | |
| Physical Presence in Simulation - A Scratch at the Surface of Complexity | J. Tuomas Harviainen | 2016 | Scientist / Academic publication | EN | This article examines the impact of physical presence on simulation and educational gaming. Through a meta-review of existing research, it reveals central issues that need to be taken into account when deploying physical simulations. On one hand, the meth | https://journals.uu.se/IJRP/article/view/244 | Edu-larp,Game Design,Briefing,Debriefing | |
| Pillage the Vikings! | Ole Peder Giæver | 2014 | Larps | EN | A thousand years ago, Viking warriors came out of the Nordic countries, raiding and conquering in Britain, Ireland, Atlantic and Mediterranean Europe, Russia and North America. They mercilessly pillaged the finest things they could find. Now it's time for | https://nordiclarp.org/2014/07/08/pillage-the-vikings/ | Nordic Larp | |
| Play: The Soul of Knutepunkt by Markus Montola & Jaakko Stenros | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Article | EN | Larp scholars Markus Montola & Jaakko Stenros have written a text about their view on the spirit of the Knutepunkt larp conference. Here is a short excerpt: Knutepunkt is a playful space. It is a summer camp, a student club,… | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/05/02/play-the-soul-of-knutepunkt-by-markus-montola-jaakko-stenros/ | Blog Post,Documentation,Finland,Knutepunkt | |
| Play Boldly – Let Yourself Be Vulnerable | Elin Dalstål | 2024 | Article | EN | Challenge yourself. Go beyond your comfort zone. Decide to do something you are not sure you can actually pull off. Try something new. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/04/05/play-boldly-let-yourself-be-vulnerable/ | play,Player Skills | |
| Player Limitations and Accessibility in Larp | Beatrix Livesey-Stephens et Bjørn-Morten Vang Gundersen | 2024 | EN | Accessibility is about looking out for people. Thinking about accessibility signals to players that they are explicitly included. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/03/18/player-limitations-and-accessibility-in-larp/ | |||
| Player Limitations and Accessibility in Larp | Beatrix Livesey-Stephens | 2024 | Tools | EN | Accessibility is about looking out for people. Thinking about accessibility signals to players that they are explicitly included. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/03/18/player-limitations-and-accessibility-in-larp/ | accessibility,Larp,Larp Design,Nordic Larp | |
| Player Safety in Nordic Games | Lizzie Stark | 2012 | Article | EN | The article addresses player safety in Nordic LARP, focusing on creating secure environments while tackling intense themes. It emphasizes the importance of establishing boundaries, using meta-techniques to manage emotional strain, and encouraging communic | https://leavingmundania.com/2012/04/26/player-safety-in-nordic-games/ | Safety,Emotional Safety,Solmukohta,Nordic LARP,Workshop,Meta-techniques | |
| Playing a Leader | Olivia Fischer | 2020 | Article | EN | Being cast in a leadership role is a great opportunity, but it can mean extra responsibility to shape the tone and experience of your play group, both ingame and offgame. | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/12/14/playing-a-leader/ | Knutepunkt-books,Solmukohta 2020,Techniques | |
| Playing an Engaging Victim | Katrine Wind | 2020 | Article | EN | We draw from our experiences to give you tools as a victim player. What can you do to help tell the story of the relationship? How can you support the perpetrator’s game or have agency even when your character doesn’t? | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/09/24/playing-an-engaging-victim/ | Knutepunkt-books,Solmukohta 2020,Techniques | |
| Playing a Sex Worker | L. K. | 2020 | Article | EN | The way we portray sex work can reproduce harmful biases in the world, and can also alienate and isolate your co-players — more of whom than you expect may have themselves done sex work. | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/09/21/playing-a-sex-worker/ | Knutepunkt-books,Solmukohta 2020,Techniques | |
| Playing between the larps | Ivan Žalac | Crolarper | 2016 | Review | EN | The article discusses the evolution of continuing role-play between LARP events. Initially, simple out-of-game interactions allowed players to recruit new participants to support in-game objectives. As LARPs like Ognjeni Mač became more frequent, online r | https://www.crolarper.com/2016/02/playing-between-larps.html | ||
| Playing Nasty Characters | Elin Dalstål | 2018 | Article | EN | Nasty characters can be important and necessary in larp; and then somebody has to play them. This article looks at the practical issues of taking on such roles; at the social and psychological implications of this kind of play; and… | https://nordiclarp.org/2018/01/31/playing-nasty-characters/ | Knutpunkt 2018 | |
| Playing Safe? | Martine Svanevik | 2018 | Article | EN | A number of high profile articles and discussions about safety in Nordic larp seem to imply that safety has become the primary concern for larp design. This article interrogates that implication by a series of interviews with larp designers, and… | https://nordiclarp.org/2018/01/22/playing-safe/ | Community Safety,Knutpunkt 2018,Player Safety,Safety | |
| Playing the Stories of Others | Kaisa Kangas | 2017 | Larps | EN | Larps that treat social issues often aim to create empathy for real people who live in circumstances different from ours by putting us in their shoes. | https://nordiclarp.org/2017/02/18/playing-stories-others/ | Finland,Knutepunkt,Knutepunkt 2017,Once Upon a Nordic Larp...,Palestine | |
| Playing to Live Elsewise | Maiju Tarpila | 2024 | Video | EN | Maiju Tarpila is a Finnish artist and pedagogue who’s larp practise is embedded in questions of community, resilience and living within the ecocrisis. Her previous work includes larps such as Projekti X, Viimeiset and the Kaski-trilogy. At the moment she | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LmjnfNEpqE&list=PLDt0rK9E-uqIPvfKfLDJQmApm6-YL8Knf&index=8 | ||
| Playing with Eros: Consent, Calibration and Safety for Erotic & Sex Roleplay | Maury Brown | 2021 | Tools | EN | Erotic games are meant to be played by consenting adults who approach sexual play with openness, honesty, and clarity. The tools and principles outlined here will help you prepare for, play, and debrief from erotic games so everyone involved has… | https://nordiclarp.org/2021/04/29/playing-with-eros-consent-calibration-and-safety-for-erotic-sex-roleplay/ | Player Safety,Sex | |
| Playing with Leadership: A Multiple Case Study of Leadership Development Larps | Mátyás Hartyándi & Gijs van Bilsen | 2024 | Scientist / Academic publication | EN | Learning and development solutions often contain some form of role-playing activity. Many live-action role-playing (larp) leisure events openly center their themes or story on leadership topics like conflicting visions, coop-eration, or strategic decision | https://www.researchgate.net/publication/381489277_Playing_with_Leadership_A_Multiple_Case_Study_of_Leadership_Development_Larps | Leadership,Edu-larp,Group | |
| Playing With Sexual Arousal | Hanne Grasmo | 2020 | Article | EN | There are a growing number of Nordic style larps designed for strong emotions, including sexual arousal, and players steering for that experience. | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/12/17/playing-with-sexual-arousal/ | Knutepunkt-books,Safety,Solmukohta 2020,Techniques | |
| Play Lucid Games, Win Lucid Prices | Márk Nemes | 2023 | Video | EN | Roleplaying and storytelling keep getting intertwined during our history time and time again... And this was never an accident. Both are firmly rooted and are integral parts of our most ancient medium of change and education: rituals. By retracing the cla | http://youtube.com/embed/ONPIdDw3Tz8?rel=0&fmt=18&html5=1&showinfo=0 | ||
| Play on Lies | Julia Greip | 2022 | Article | EN | Techniques to broadcast to our co-players at a larp that our characters are lying. | https://nordiclarp.org/2022/09/23/play-on-lies/ | Knutpunkt 2022,Player Skills,poker face,Techniques,The Future is Straight | |
| Play Report: The Solution | Siri Sandquist | 2016 | Review | EN | In this review of the larp The Solution I have chosen to focus on what happens when designers purposely write a character with the intention of encouraging the player to steer and game master from within. The strengths and weaknesses this brings to the ta | https://leavingmundania.com/2016/07/27/play-report-solution/ | Review,Nordic LARP,Danish LARP,Swedish LARP | |
| Play the Gay Away – Confessions of a Queer Larper | Erik Winther Paisley | 2016 | Larps | EN | I guess everybody knows I'm gay, but I don't think everybody knows I'm a queer, too. I like to incorporate gay culture into my speech and slang, and even used to flaunt my gayness, but I haven't been able to… | https://nordiclarp.org/2016/04/15/play-gay-away-confessions-queer-larper/ | LGBTQ | |
| Play to Lift, not Just to Lose | Susanne Vejdemo | Nordic LARP | 2021 | Article | EN | This article discusses two role-playing techniques: "Play to Lose" and "Play to Lift." "Play to Lose" involves creating drama by allowing one's character to lose, enriching the story. "Play to Lift" focuses on supporting other players and helping their ch | https://nordiclarp.org/2018/02/21/play-lift-not-just-lose/?fbclid=IwY2xjawD0m_xleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHVG_0mYT7r0Hf6_nQE3UTp8g-PBedY84q0Jneh5VRvgQ2tTwDieFH2vyqw_aem_BoqypNrWZzd-bgEy3qqiUQ | ||
| Play to Lift, not Just to Lose | Susanne Vejdemo | 2018 | Article | EN | If we can trust that other players will Lift us to wins, we can focus on Playing to Lose. This article argues that the two techniques - Play to Lift, Play to Lose - are often most effective when used… | https://nordiclarp.org/2018/02/21/play-lift-not-just-lose/ | Knutpunkt 2018 | |
| Please Stop – an Occupational Therapist’s Advice on How to Avoid Burnout | Taro Friman | 2024 | Tools | EN | A newly working occupational therapist, larper, larp creator and two-time burnout survivor gives you some real-life tips and tools to fight back against burnout. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/03/11/please-stop-an-occupational-therapists-advice-on-how-to-avoid-burnout/ | burnout,Larp,Larp organizing,organizer safety | |
| Pneuma – The Game | Hallgeir Gustavsen | 2016 | Article | EN | Pneuma is a surreal mystery-drama, seemingly about a random gathering of people stuck on a bus in the middle of nowhere. The larp is played over four acts. The style is inquisitive and dark. We are trying to attain a… | https://nordiclarp.org/2016/11/02/pneuma-the-game/ | Nordic Larp Yearbook,Norway | |
| PNJ et déshumanisation | GNafron | 2018 | Article | FR | Les PNJ, c’est le mal. Mais pourquoi ? Tout ou partie de cet article est venu d’une réflexion sur le blog de Jaakko Stenros et en particulier de cet article. C’est un résumé d’une keynote qu’il a donné au Knutepunkt 2017, sur l’évolution du Nordic Larp e | https://www.gnafron.org/blog/2018/01/02/pnj-et-deshumanisation/ | Opinion,NPC,Game Design,Nordic LARP,Emotional Safety | |
| Pocket Guide to American Freeform | Lizzie Stark | 2016 | Book | EN | This guide introduces gamers, actors, and other imaginative folks to this emerging form. American freeform games share a common format—they are rules-light one-shot productions, a bit like improv theater games performed without an audience, requiring only | https://leavingmundania.com/2016/07/18/pocket-guide-american-freeform-paperback/ | Freeform,American LARP | |
| Portal Talks - Episode 4: Branches - Ilina Konakchieva Hellen | Ilina Konakchieva Hellen | Portal | 2023 | Audio | EN |
Introducing our next guest, Ilina Konakchieva, widely known as Hellen. With her background as a political and social scientist and social analyst, Ilina melds her vast professional insights seamlessly into the LARP realm. Embarking on her LARP journey 15 |
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/portal-larp/episodes/Portal-Talks---Episode-4-Branches---Ilina-Konakchieva-Hellen-e2a4q4q | ||
| PORTAL Talks - Episode 5 - Grafting | Lucija Tanzer ; Matjia Mihoković | Portal | 2023 | Audio | EN |
Ready to dive deep into the heart of PoRtaL's evolving story? Our next episode promises a walk down memory lane and a glimpse into its transformative journey. You see, as PoRtaL grew, it yearned to branch out and soak in diverse larp cultures, innovative |
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/portal-larp/episodes/PORTAL-Talks---Episode-5---Grafting-e2aet93 | ||
| PORTAL Talks - Episode 6 - Branches | Alexandros Alexiou | Portal | 2023 | Audio | EN |
The new decade has presented us with challenges, particularly the pandemic limiting our cherished live events. Yet, the PoRtaL spirit persevered, expanding its reach to Greece and Poland. This episode, we're chatting with Alexandros Alexiou, a computer s |
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/portal-larp/episodes/PORTAL-Talks---Episode-6---Branches-e2ap96h | ||
| PORTAL Talks - Episode 7 - Branches: Polinikis Papoulias | Polinikis Papoulias | Portal | 2023 | Audio | EN |
Our latest episode brings a fresh and insightful perspective. Join us in conversation with Polinikis Papoulias, an instrumental figure behind PoRtaL 9 in Athens. Polinikis wears multiple hats - he's a seasoned Red Cross cadet Samaritan with a decade-long |
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/portal-larp/episodes/PORTAL-Talks---Episode-7---Branches-Polinikis-Papoulias-e2b2vg1 | ||
| PORTAL Talks - Episode 8 - Branches: Marcin Slowikovski | Marcin Slowikovski | Portal | 2023 | Audio | EN |
Let us continue the PORTAL Talks with the co-founder and head marketing person of Larpventures, Marcin Slowikovski (Slowik). Marcin and LARP's relationship is a really true love. He did his master's thesis on LARP and is teaching it at a seminar in Media |
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/portal-larp/episodes/PORTAL-Talks---Episode-7---Branches-Polinikis-Papoulias-e2b2vg1 | ||
| Portal Talks - Episode One: Roots | Ana Rajner | Portal | 2023 | Audio | EN | Every story has a beginning, and PoRtaL is no exception. Way back in 2012 a small group of enthusiasts gathered in Zagreb, Croatia, to create a space to talk about larp, play, teach, learn and share experiences. They were led by an exceptional lady, who w | https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/portal-larp/episodes/Portal-Talks---Episode-One-Roots---Ana-Rajner-e2962m9 | ||
| Portal Talks - Episode Two: Branches - George Vlaykov | George Vlaykov | Portal | 2023 | Audio | EN |
After several years in Zagreb and Budapest, the time has come for PoRtaL to branch out to other countries as well. The first such step was taken in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, where PoRtaL 6 took place, thanks to Ilina Konakchieva and George Vlaykov. In the secon |
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/portal-larp/episodes/Portal-Talks---Episode-Two-Branches---George-Vlaykov-e29ggdn | ||
| Portal Talks Episode 3 - Roots | Ivan Žalac | Portal | 2023 | Audio | EN |
Let us take a step back. We forgot something on the other side of the PORTAL. In this episode, we return a bit to the first years of the PORTAL Convention. Meet Ivan, who helped create the very first PORTAL and organised the third one. His blog Diary o |
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/portal-larp/episodes/Portal-Talks-Episode-3---Roots-e29r92h | ||
| Portal Talks Episode 9 - Leaves: Zbyszek Janczukowicz | Zbyszek Janczukowicz | Portal | 2023 | Audio | EN | As we close this chapter of PORTAL Talks, we reflect on the many stories traversed through the portals. From insights to delightful tales, we trust this series has brought you knowledge and enjoyment from the vibrant world of larp in Central, Eastern, and | https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/portal-larp/episodes/Episode-9---Leaves-Zbyszek-Janczukowicz-e2bi1n5 | ||
| PoRtaL VI - a visit to the Bulgarian larp community | Ivan Žalac | Crolarper | 2018 | Review | EN | Review of PoRtaL VI (LARP Convention) by a croatian Larper. | https://www.crolarper.com/2018/03/portal-vi-visit-to-bulgarian-larp.html | ||
| Posé Parlé Les Zartszappliqués | Saki Jones | 2017 |
Audio, Interview |
FR |
En réponse à plein de gens biens (Skimy, Magnolia, Lucie...), mes deux centimes sur le GN et l'art. |
https://soundcloud.com/user-321815402/pose-parle-les-zartszappliques?in=skimy-skimyskimy/sets/jecrisdesgn | Opinion,Testimonial,Art | |
| Possibilities of Historical Larp: Court of Justice in 17th-century Finland | Jenni Lares | 2024 | Article | EN | When a larp is designed based on historical sources and research, it adds to its authenticity – not just about material culture, but also about actions, experiences, and mentalities, which larp is a good tool for reenacting. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/05/20/possibilities-of-historical-larp-court-of-justice-in-17th-century-finland/ | Finland,Historical | |
| Possible, Impossible Larp Critique | Kaisa Kangas | 2024 | Opinion | EN | We have not developed similar institutions of critique as exist in the world of passive art. The larp community seems to rely on hearsay, impressions and publicity materials. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/02/12/possible-impossible-larp-critique/ | Criticism,critique,Distance of Touch,Larp,Review | |
| Post-larp Depression | Sarah Lynne Bowman | 2015 | Article | EN | Larp occupies a unique place among analog games, for it demands as much from players’ bodies as it does from their minds. It comes then as no surprise that many players find themselves in the situation of feeling confused, exhausted,… | https://nordiclarp.org/2015/01/19/post-larp-depression/ | Post-larp,Post-larp Depression,Theory | |
| Potential Use of TRPGs in After-School Daycare Services | G. Kinoshita , T. Tanji | 2025 | Video | EN | In contemporary Japan, many children with developmental disabilities attend after-school daycare services (referred to as "Afterschool Day Services," or ADS). As the needs of these children and their parents continue to grow, there is potential for table-top role-playing games (TRPGs) to serve as an effective support tool in such settings. This study conducted a brainstorming session with six staff members (including childcare workers and children's instructors) employed at an ADS center that consistently offers TRPG activities. Using the KJ method (affinity diagramming), the participants' narratives were analyzed and organized. The findings revealed a prominent focus on communication skills, with numerous key phrases relating to interaction with others being identified. This suggests that TRPGs could be recognized as valuable tools for supporting communication. Additionally, the participants noted that ADS centers are well-suited environments for implementing TRPG activities. These results indicate the potential for utilizing TRPGs in ADS settings, highlighting the need for further development of TRPG-based practices in the future. | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPFPbCDa8Hs&list=PLZH6fIc6DpcpDWFvv_QBhQmvDWvdW5zOK&index=5 | JARPS,Convention | |
| Pour de faux mais vraiment | Media Animation asbl | 2009 | Video | FR | Documentaire à la découverte du jeu de rôles grandeur nature, tourné en 2008 lors du jeu AVATAR, organisé par BE Larp asbl, la Fédération belge du jeu de rôles grandeur nature. Réalisé par des amateurs dans le cadre des ateliers vidéo de Média Animation a | https://vimeo.com/157127238 | ||
| Pour de faux mais vraiment : leçon du jeu de rôles grandeur nature | Gil Bartholeyns, Daniel Bonvoisin | 2011 | FR | Résumé d'un article finalement non publié | https://web.archive.org/web/20160809040112/https://editionspapiers.org/laboratoire/jeu-de-r%C3%B4le | |||
| Pour des espaces plus sécurisés : 1 - côté participante | Mirella Machancoses López | Trad Laura Stéphan et Yves Zavaleta | 2022 | Article | FR | Un article qui aborde la question de la communauté rôliste, de sa gestion, et de ce qu’on peut faire pour la rendre plus saine. Cet article vise aussi à nous faire réfléchir sur les comportements que nous perpétuons inconsciemment dans notre communauté et | https://ptgptb.fr/espaces-plus-securises-1 | Emotional Safety,Sexism,Safety | |
| Pour des espaces plus sécurisés II (côté organisation) | Mirella Machancoses López | Trad Laura Stéphan et Yves Zavaleta | 2024 | Article | FR | Qu’il s’agisse d’une entreprise, d’une association ou d’un groupe d’amis sans entité juridique, une organisation peut prendre des mesures spécifiques essentielles pour faire évoluer les choses, mais également difficiles à mettre en œuvre sans un minimum d | https://ptgptb.fr/espaces-plus-securises-2 | Sexism,Organization,Game Design,Guide,Safety,Emotional Safety,Racisme | |
| Pourquoi avons-nous organise Le Quota ? | JecrisdesGN | 2019 | Audio | FR |
Quelques heures après la fin du GN Le Quota, quelques organisateurs se sont retrouvés pour fêter la fin du projet. Vous entendrez donc les voix de JC (porteur principal du projet), Claire, Mathilde, Hortense (participante), Stan et moi même, Skimy. "Le Q |
https://soundcloud.com/skimy-skimyskimy/pourquoi-le-quota?in=skimy-skimyskimy/sets/jecrisdesgn | Organization,Testimonial,Writing | |
| Pour un GN plus sécurisant | Niina Niskanen (Traduit par le collectif "Pour un GN plus sécurisant") | 2018 | FR |
Pour un GN plus sécurisant est un document destiné à aider les GNistes, orgas, PJ, PNJ, bénévoles ou autres, à lutter contre toutes formes d’agression et de harcèlement et à réagir de façon appropriée si une agression survient ou se reproduit. D’abord cr |
https://ungnsecurisant.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/Pour-un-GN-plus-sécurisant.pdf | |||
| Practical Tips for Writing Larp Critique | Lizzie Stark | 2017 | Article | EN | This is a little bonus advice from Alex Roberts and Lizzie about the nuts and bolts of writing larp critique. It’s loosely connected to our recent three-part series on larp critique, and it’s an attempt to think through some of the unique practicalities o | https://leavingmundania.com/2017/07/31/practical-tips-for-writing-larp-critique/ | Guide,Review | |
| Pre-Bleed is Totally a Thing | Martine Svanevik | 2017 | Article | EN | Pre-bleed is the experience of emotional bleed prior to ever playing the character in a larp setting. This paper considers pre-bleed before College of Wizardry 5. | https://nordiclarp.org/2017/04/21/pre-bleed-is-totally-a-thing/ | Bleed,College of Wizardry | |
| Pre-production in larps – A Practical Guide | Pawel Jasinski | 2016 | Article | EN | This article on larp pre-production is based on my experience as both a video game designer and larp designer. The concepts described are based on good practices in the video game industry, but are definitely applicable to larps and other… | https://nordiclarp.org/2016/10/31/pre-production-in-larps/ | Pre-production | |
| Preparing for a Larp | Elina Gouliou | 2020 | Article | EN | Preparing for a larp can be great fun, especially if you do it in good time. It can help get you in the mood, extend the enjoyment of the larp and prepare you for a great experience! | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/12/21/preparing-for-a-larp/ | Knutepunkt-books,Solmukohta 2020,Techniques | |
| Preplay | Mia Kyhn | 2020 | Article | EN | We often carry our own unspoken assumptions with us when talking about preplay without being aware that others might have very different expectations. | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/12/24/preplay/ | Knutepunkt-books,Solmukohta 2020 | |
| Présentation AVATAR | Notélé | 2013 | TV report | FR | Reportage sur le Grandeur Nature AVATAR (Mass LARP) | https://www.notele.be/it61-media25828-presentation-avatar-27-07-13.html | ||
| Press Tips for Larp Groups | Lizzie Stark | 2012 | Article | EN | Since Leaving Mundania came out a few months ago, press, larp, and the relationship between the two of them has been on my mind. Rather than advise journalists and scholars on how to cover larp, I thought I’d focus on the other end of the equation, offeri | https://leavingmundania.com/2012/09/03/press-tips-for-larp-groups/ | Guide,Communication | |
| Principes et Techniques de Sécurité Émotionnelle | Lizzie Stark traduit par Phoby et ThomasS | 2023 | Article | FR | Une liste des principes et techniques de sécurité émotionnelle les plus courantes en GN. | https://ptgptb.fr/principes-securite-emotionnelle?fbclid=IwY2xjawEixO9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHQ7F7kD2dKSQYg1gslMMr248whB07orpcVhgIgjByUNM0svMnU15TvGY0g_aem_N7kHeKlwxqKyGrPq1nusuw | Emotional Safety,Meta-techniques | |
| Processing Political Larps – Framing Larp Experiences with Strong Agendas | Kaisa Kangas | 2015 | Larps | EN | Thanks to it I turned my communist friend into a patriot. And I realized who I really am. This is how a respondent, according to Mochocki (2012), described the Polish tabletop role-playing game Dzikie Pola (“Wild Planes”) in an online… | https://nordiclarp.org/2015/04/08/processing-political-larps-framing-larp-experiences-with-strong-agendas/ | Finland,The Knudepunkt 2015 Companion Book | |
| Public Calendar Submissions Now Open | Johannes Axner | 2013 | EN | We now accept public submissions for the Nordic Larp Calendar! We’re still working out some layout kinks, but all the functionality is in working order. Just go the form here and submit your larp or con: http://nordiclarp.org/calendar/community/add Please | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/05/16/public-calendar-submissions-now-open/ | Nordic Larp Calendar,Nordiclarp.org | ||
| PV réunions d'Assemblées Générales de la fédération belge de GN | BE Larp asbl | Minutes | FR | PV des Assemblées Générales de la fédération belge de jeux de rôles grandeur nature (BE Larp) entre 2001 et 2019. | https://www.larp.be/fr/telechargements/?drawer=Archives*PV%20de%20réunion*Assemblée%20Générale | |||
| Quelques techniques pour utiliser et créer des moments de faible intensité en jeu | Lapin Marteau | 2022 | Article | FR | Synthèse de l'atelier de Sandy Bailly sur les phases de jeu dites de faible intensité réalisé à BEta Larp 2021 et liste de techniques et d’astuces pour rendre tout leur intérêt à toutes ces petites phases de jeu que nous avons l’habitude de délaisser. | https://www.lapinmarteau.com/quelques-techniques-pour-utiliser-et-creer-des-moments-de-faible-intensite-en-jeu/?fbclid=IwY2xjawETOrpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHauppFmVuG70nH68f6GYyQdqMYvPA_5JiPMovpnsenML0pgG207x46NxDQ_aem_AazhAgSvCCVX48wa8huEhg | Guide,Meta-techniques,Acting | |
| Race in Larp: Some Initial Musings | Lizzie Stark | 2014 | Article | EN | The article reflects on the complex issue of race in LARP, exploring how racial dynamics can influence gameplay and character portrayal. It raises questions about representation, cultural sensitivity, and the potential for both positive and negative exper | https://leavingmundania.com/2014/01/30/race-in-larp-initial-musings/ | Races,Game Design | |
| Race in Larp Checklist: What to think about | Lizzie Stark | 2014 | Article | EN |
This post is the second in my series on Race in Larp. It builds on my first post, which sets out some of the dilemmas around race for game designers. To quickly recap, in my last post I raised the point that all narratives are born into a larger cultural |
https://leavingmundania.com/2014/03/24/race-in-larp-what-to-think-about/ | Guide,Acting | |
| Radio Rôliste #49 : Le danger, le jeu et le machisme | Radio Rôliste | 2015 | Audio | FR |
Actualités : présentation de Knutepunkt / Solmukohta (3m – 21m40s) Critiques : Dead Dice et Zombie Cinema (21m40 – 51m15s) Outillage : le métier de relecteur (51m15s – 1h25m) Prière (1h25m – 1h29m36s) Théorie : Plaisir et difficulté (1h29m36 – 2h15h45s) |
https://www.radio-roliste.net/radio-roliste-49-le-danger-le-jeu-et-le-machisme/ | Knutepunkt,Solmukohta,Introduction | |
| Re-designing a ready larp | Laura Kröger | 2024 | Video | EN | Laura Kröger is a Finnish producer and narrative designer with over 20 years of experience for creating larps. During the past decade she has been especially active on rerunning larps. Laura has been a narrative lead in larps such as Pyhävuoren perilliset | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VBSC82_hg4&list=PLDt0rK9E-uqIPvfKfLDJQmApm6-YL8Knf&index=6 | ||
| Readdressing Larp as Commodity: How Do We Define Value When the Customer Is Always Right? | Usva Seregina | 2024 | Article | EN | In this article, the author returns to the topic of larp as a commodity, taking a look at it in a context that is defined by numerous crises. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/03/15/readdressing-larp-as-commodity/ | accessibility,commodification,community,Larp,Nordic Larp | |
| Reading Others for Interaction | Maury Brown | 2020 | Article | EN | When we larp, we make deductions about other characters and the types of role-play they will provide. Through speech, costuming, body language, and other signs, each player signals to others how to interact with their character. As you play, analyze… | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/10/05/reading-others-for-interaction/ | Knutepunkt-books,Solmukohta 2020,Techniques | |
| Real Men – Defining Gender Identities | Mo Holkar | 2016 | Article | EN | Take your mind back, I don’t know when Sometime when it always seemed To be just us and them Girls that wore pink And boys that wore blue Boys that always grew up better men Than me and youJoe Jackson,… | https://nordiclarp.org/2016/11/30/real-men-defining-gender-identities/ | Nordic Larp Yearbook,UK | |
| Rebels on the Mountain – The Last Night of Montelupo | Aladino Amantini | 2016 | Article | EN | The Rebels on the Mountain was a larp played in Italy in 2015. It was the first historical larp of Terre Spezzate, a larp group active in northern Italy. | https://nordiclarp.org/2016/11/09/rebels-mountain-last-night-montelupo/ | Italy,Nordic Larp Yearbook | |
| Recipe for a Magical Larp Experience | Torun Hegre | 2022 | Opinion | EN | Mix all the ingredients -- diversity, dialogue, awareness, and more -- in a venue of your choice. Enjoy your magical larp experience and remember to share with your co-players. | https://nordiclarp.org/2022/02/18/recipe-for-a-magical-larp-experience/ | community,diversity,Knutepunkt-books | |
| Recognising Disappointment | Sandy Bailly | 2020 | Article | EN | The first step to be able to deal with disappointment in larp is recognising that you are experiencing these emotions. However, this is not always easy during a larp. | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/11/02/recognising-disappointment/ | Knutepunkt-books,Player Safety,Solmukohta 2020 | |
| Reddit Interview Technique for Fleshing Out Characters | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Article | EN | IAmAFiction is a subreddit meant to be used for fleshing out fictional characters through online interviewing If you are working on developing an invented character for creative writing, roleplay, or pure novelty, this is the place to expose your characte | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/03/12/reddit-interview-technique-for-fleshing-out-characters/ | Character Development,Online,Techniques | |
| Référentiel de conception pour l'inclusion des mal et non-entendants | Axiel, Ln et Selta | 2020 | Tools | FR | Ce tableau se veut être une aide à la conception des différents jeux impliquant le joueur dans un milieu immersif et ceci sous différentes formes (escape game, GN, jeu de combat type GN, jeu de rôle sur table). Il ne prétend pas à l’exhaustivité mais invi | Handicap,Inclusivity,Deafness,Reference | ReferentielDeConceptionPourLInclusionDes_fichierfichier_0_Surdits_referentiel_jdr_20241013111641_20241013111641.pdf_ | |
| Reimagining Calibration Frameworks Through Crip Theory | B. Livesey-Stephens | 2025 | Video | EN | The intersections between calibration, disability, and access in TRPGs remain understudied, although they can be integral to the play experience of players with conditions such as autism, anxiety, PTSD, or others. Not only can the tools scaffold an experience of informed and acceptable risk for everyone, they can also equip players to tackle topics in-game that they may not find entirely comfortable but still wish to engage with. Game designer Jeeyon Shim calls this Type 1 and Type 2 fun. Importantly, safety tools do not encourage a culture of pushing through unwanted topics and can, in fact, provide for more communalised gameplay, worldbuilding and clearer boundaries. These tools, and other safety tools that do not have formalised mechanics, are inherently adaptable to 'crip time', which can widen access for disabled players through using time as a resource that benefits the game rather than constrains it. | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RO1D_GsOuJE&list=PLZH6fIc6DpcpDWFvv_QBhQmvDWvdW5zOK&index=11 | JARPS,Calibration,Accessibility,Convention | |
| Remember That Time… We Tried to Film a Larp | Sophia Seymour | 2024 | Article | EN | In this article, Sophia Seymour and Martine Svanevik discuss their experiences of filming a larp for a documentary. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/06/06/remember-that-time-we-tried-to-film-a-larp/ | documentary,filming,Larp,Nordic Larp,transmedia | |
| Rendre le narrativisme et les metatechniques accessibles à tous | Muriel Algayres / Gilles Masy | 2015 | Video | FR |
Comment Rendre le narrativisme et les metatechniques accessibles à tous ? Présenté par Muriel Algayres et Gilles Masy des associations ROLES et Baronnies. (BEta Larp 2015) Narrativisme : Approche du gameplay, selon laquelle la priorité est portée sur la |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PboUmbtI1bE | Betalarp,Conference,Meta-techniques | |
| Répertoire des Outils de sécurité émotionnelle | Mirella Machancoses López | trad Laura Stéphan | 2023 | Article | FR | Cet article reprend un ensemble de techniques pour assurer la sécurité emotionnelle en GN et JDR. | https://ptgptb.fr/outils-securite-emotionnelle | Meta-techniques,Emotional Safety,Guide | |
| Reply to Martine Svanevik | Charles Bo Nielsen | 2017 | Opinion | EN | Disclaimer: The opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Nordiclarp.org or any larp community at large. This text is a reply to a response from Martine Svanevik to… | https://nordiclarp.org/2017/02/21/reply-martine-svanevik/ | Knutepunkt,Knutepunkt 2017,Knutepunkt-books,Loyalty to Character,Once Upon a Nordic Larp... | |
| Report from H.P. Lovecraft Horror Larp Terra Incognita | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Article | EN | Swedish larper Petter Karlsson has written a report from the HP Lovecraft themed horror larp Terra Incognita (Sweden, April 2013) Here is a short video report to complement the longer text report: Read the whole report here: http://petterkarlsson.se/2013/ | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/10/21/report-from-h-p-lovecraft-horror-larp-terra-incognita/ | Berättelsefrämjandet,Blog Post,Documentation,Horror,Lovecraft,Sweden | |
| Reports From the 2013 Larpwriter Summer School | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Article | EN | Finnish blog Loki has posted a report in three parts from the 2013 Larp Writer Summer School Read them over at Loki: http://loki.pelilauta.fi/wordpress/?p=1842 | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/09/08/reports-from-the-2013-larpwriter-summer-school/ | Blog Post,Documentation,Finland,Larpwriter Summer School | |
| Response to Charles B. Nielsen | Martine Svanevik | 2017 | Opinion | EN | Disclaimer: The opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Nordiclarp.org or any larp community at large. This text is a response to an earlier text by Charles Bo… | https://nordiclarp.org/2017/02/21/response-charles-b-nielsen/ | Knutepunkt,Knutepunkt 2017,Knutepunkt-books,Loyalty to Character,Once Upon a Nordic Larp... | |
| Rétrospective sur la mise en place de la sécurité émotionnelle à CLONES (2022) | Gilles Cruyplants | Garou asbl | 2023 | Audio | FR |
Ceci est un débriefing à froid à partager avec les autres organisations de GN qui se posent des questions sur ce qui peut ou ne pas fonctionner en GN. Il n'y a aucune autre prétention que de partager notre expérience. |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AP5i8Py4bkc | ||
| Returning to the Real World | Sarah Lynne Bowman | 2014 | Article | EN | Debriefing After Role-playing Games Debriefing is a somewhat controversial topic in role-playing communities today. While some individuals feel that games should remain distinct from the mundane world and debriefing is an unnecessary complication, many ro | https://nordiclarp.org/2014/12/08/debrief-returning-to-the-real-world/ | Debrief,Player Safety | |
| Review of Larp Design: Creating Role-Play Experiences | Johan Dahlberg | 2020 | Review | EN | The gorgeous and impressive Larp Design book is a collection of practical and useful essays for beginners as well as experienced designers. | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/01/22/review-of-larp-design-creating-role-play-experiences/ | Books,Knutepunkt-books,Larp Design,Review | |
| Rien ne va plus à Alibiland | Thomas Munier | 2021 | Article | FR | L'alibi, ou le principe "c’est pas moi, c’est mon personnage", est essentiel dans les jeux de rôle (GN) pour permettre aux joueurs d'explorer de nouvelles expériences en se dissociant de leurs actions fictives. Cet article examine les différentes définiti | https://www.electro-gn.com/12795-rien-ne-va-plus-a-alibiland | Theorization,Character's alibi | |
| Rituals of Being | Anne Serup Grove | 2021 | Article | EN | Rituals can be used as a tool to get a feel of your character before the game and to get or stay in tune with them during the game. | https://nordiclarp.org/2021/01/04/rituals-of-being/ | Knutepunkt-books,Solmukohta 2020,Techniques | |
| Road Trip Report | Sharon Underberg | 2017 | Article | EN | Road Trip was like no other larp I’ve ever done. I felt like I’d fallen down the rabbit hole, with a constant interweaving of fiction and reality. Road Trip, a joint production of Dzobiak Larp Studios and Imagine Nation Collective,… | https://nordiclarp.org/2017/08/29/road-trip-report/ | Dziobak,Imagine Nation,Larp,pervasive larp,Road Trip,rock band | |
| Role-playing with Kids: Creating Transformative Experiences for Children Under 12 | Angie Bandoesingh | Transformative Play Initiative | 2024 | Video | EN |
During this talk we will delve into the use of role-playing games, including tabletop and larp, as educational tools specifically tailored for children under the age of 12. TTRPGs, besides their inherent fun aspect, serve as exceptional educational tool |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaKfbadMYVU | ||
| Roleplaying with Airsoft | Máté Zsoldos | 2023 | Video | EN | Máté talked about how I started out with RPGs and Airsoft and how he got introduced to LARP. What does it mean for him to attend an Airsoft LARP game and how does he prepare for it. | http://youtube.com/embed/CYzI10gJtH0?rel=0&fmt=18&html5=1&showinfo=0 | ||
| Rules, Trust, and Care: the Nordic Larper’s Risk Management Toolkit | Sergio Losilla | 2024 | Tools | EN | This article discusses how to come to terms with the fact that risks at larps cannot be eliminated, and how to manage them instead. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/06/11/rules-trust-and-care-the-nordic-larpers-risk-management-toolkit/ | Larp Design,Nordic Larp,Risk,Risk management,Safety,Tools | |
| Rules are Magic: What Larp can Learn From Narrative RPGs | Johan Dahlberg | 2021 | Tools | EN | How simple rules, such as those found in narrative RPGs, can create the emergent narratives and the emotional experiences many seek in larp. | https://nordiclarp.org/2021/05/31/rules-are-magic-what-larp-can-learn-from-narrative-rpgs/ | Apocalypse World,ars amandi,Larp,mechanics,Metatechniques,My Life with Master,role-playing games,RPGs,tabletop,Ten Candles | |
| Russian Roulette in Practice | Martin Buchtík | 2014 | Article | EN | This article describes the selection process used for high-resolution dramatic larp called Skoro Rassvet [Breaking Dawn] >(2012, 15 players). Its advantages and disadvantages are discussed. Knowing that we could take the risk because the number of potenti | https://nordiclarp.org/2014/06/25/russian-roulette-in-practice/ | Casting,Czech Republic | |
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Safer larping |
Niina Niskanen (Traduit par la communauté) | 2018 | EN |
This package of materials discusses sexual harassment and assault and combating and preventing them. It has been assembled as a tool for use in larps, but it can also be applied to tabletop role-playing games and various events. Discrimination, sexism and |
https://turvallisempaa.files.wordpress.com/2018/03/safer_larping_package_v1-4.pdf | |||
| Safety and Calibration Design Tools and Their Uses | Maury Brown | 2018 | Article | EN | Safety & Calibration techniques are important design tools that help diverse players access your larp and create stories together. This article offers three Safety & Calibration Tools that have been in use since June 2016 and are now used internationally… | https://nordiclarp.org/2018/01/24/safety-calibration-design-tools-uses/ | Knutpunkt 2018,Player Safety,Safety,Safety Mechanics | |
| Safety Coordinators for Communities: Why, What, and How | Maury Brown | 2017 | Article | EN | This article will define a Safety Team and its role, examine what makes for a good Safety Team, and offer advice for maintaining one for your community. | https://nordiclarp.org/2017/04/17/safety-coordinators-for-communities-why-what-and-how/ | Code of Conduct,Community Safety,harassment,Larp,Player Safety,Safety | |
| Saint Summer – A 60’s Tale of Music and Hope | Olga Shovman | 2015 | Article | EN | Genre: Rock opera Theme: Utopia and its Fall Setting: Rock’n’Roll festival in the late 1960’s, US Sources: Aldous Huxley ‘The Island’, Jesus Christ Superstar, Platoon, Hair. The Messiah has been gone for two millennia. The times of rock star messiahs… | https://nordiclarp.org/2015/04/24/saint-summer-a-60s-tale-of-music-and-hope/ | Nordic Larp Yearbook,Russia | |
| Salon Moravia – Cabaret for Women Only | Rädim Bondy | 2015 | Article | EN | The door shut and he was gone. At that moment, Evžénie forgot his rank. But she would never forget his short moustache waving over her, how the lips under it were feverishly mumbling something in that repulsive language. How he… | https://nordiclarp.org/2015/05/01/salon-moravia-cabaret-for-women-only/ | Czech Republic,Nordic Larp Yearbook | |
| Same Role, Different Life | Karijn van der Heij | 2018 | Video | EN | Karijn wants us to start thinking about the way we relate to the people who have played the same character as us in another larp-run. Much attention has been given to the things our co-players can add to our experience but are these 'other selves' also co | https://youtu.be/UecGr_tQaVg?si=46jvAhV_K8m2Jhr9 | Nordic LARP,Acting,Nordic Larp Talk | |
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Sanctity of choice |
Kamil Bartczak | Argos |
2018 | Article | EN | The article "Sanctity of Choice" examines the balance of player agency in LARP (Live Action Role-Playing) games. It discusses how some LARPs allow players significant influence over the plot and character development, while others have predetermined outco | https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zBAZBpcwqEO_L_EzoMmXAXUyjeok6ybQLeoy6jEYhmw/edit?usp=sharing | ||
| Scary New Things | Ruska Kevätkoski | 2021 | Article | EN | The trick to doing scary things is finding ways to maintain a sense of security and control when taking the plunge. | https://nordiclarp.org/2021/01/25/scary-new-things/ | Knutepunkt-books,Solmukohta 2020,Techniques | |
| Sceneing and Storying | Will Osmond | 2020 | Article | EN | The experiences we make in larping are collective. However, no two players share the same exact experience, even when playing in the same scene together. | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/05/14/sceneing-and-storying/ | Larp Theory,Player Skills,Solmukohta,Solmukohta 2020,Theory | |
| Scripted Larps and a Neo-Noir Experience | Daniel P. Espinosa | 2018 | Article | EN | A scripted larp is a larp structured through a pre-defined script with some theatrical appearance. It’s a kind of Play and Enjoy Watching larp. This article shows how this works, based on my personal experience as creator of Devil in… | https://nordiclarp.org/2018/02/06/scripted-larps-neo-noir-experience/ | Knutpunkt 2018 | |
| Searching for Meaning in House of Craving | Syksy Räsänen | 2024 | Review | EN | In the larp House of Craving, there is untapped potential for more multi-faceted work, more comprehensive immersion that would not sacrifice meaning on the altar of sensation. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/05/28/searching-for-meaning-in-house-of-craving/ | erotic larp,House of Craving,Review | |
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Sécurité émotionnelle - Démystification et approche pratique |
BE Larp asbl | 2019 | FR | La sécurité émotionnelle est un concept méconnu en Belgique, souvent incompris ou perçu comme allant à l’encontre du « jeu » tel que nous le connaissons. Il nous parait primordial en tant que fédération de traiter du sujet afin d’en faciliter la compréhen | http://www.larp.be/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/BE-LARP-Emotional-Safety-v1.4-NP.pdf | |||
| Seeds of Hope: How to Intertwine Larp and Ecological Activism | Elli Leppä | 2024 | Opinion | EN | What could we bring into larp from the climate crisis? And what can we take home that could have an actual influence on how we act to mitigate the disaster we are living in? | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/07/11/seeds-of-hope-how-to-intertwine-larp-and-ecological-activism/ | Activism,Ecology,Finland | |
| Seekers Unlimited | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Article | EN | Seekers Unlimited is an nonprofit organization that produces educational larps. It’s run by Aaron Vanek who’s active in the nordic larp scene. They have just released a video showcasing some of their work: | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/06/13/seekers-unlimited/ | Aaron Vanek,Educational larp,Seekers Unlimited,USA,Video | |
| Se foutre du monde | Juhana Pettersson | Trad Aigri-man | 2017 |
Article, Opinion |
FR | L'auteur partage des anecdotes sur des sessions qu'il a organisé où le chaos, les frontières floues entre joueurs et personnages, et l'ajout d'éléments absurdes ont mené à des résultats inattendus. Il y évoque l'évolution des GN vers des formats plus sécu | https://ptgptb.fr/se-foutre-du-monde | Finnish Larp,Nordic LARP,Knudepunkt,Organization,Writing,Creativity | |
| Self Care Comes First: A Larp and Convention Policy | Elin Dalstål | 2016 | Article | EN | Great work is being done in both the larp and gaming convention scene to improve player safety and comfort, but many of the techniques and methods becomes less effective if organizers and the community don’t communicate the importance of self… | https://nordiclarp.org/2016/08/17/self-care-comes-first-a-larp-and-convention-policy/ | Self care,Techniques | |
| Serious Larp at the United Nations in Geneva | Gijs van Bilsen | 2024 | Article | EN | Account of a Serious Larp run at the United Nations in Geneva, in which 30 staff played parents designing a new school for their children. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/03/21/serious-larp-at-the-united-nations-in-geneva/ | Edu-larp,Politics,Serious larp | |
| Sex, Romance and Attraction: Applying the Split Attraction Model to Larps | Laura Wood | 2021 | Opinion | EN | The Split Attraction Model can be used to expand language in describing larps, in setting expectations, and in player negotiations, in order to reduce struggles and misunderstandings. | https://nordiclarp.org/2021/02/22/sex-romance-and-attraction-applying-the-split-attraction-model-to-larps/ | Ace,Aro,Romance,Sex | |
| Sexisme et gn: enjeux, problématiques et comment y faire face ? | Muriel Algayres | 2018 | Video | FR | Au cours des derniers mois, à la faveur du mouvement #metoo et des discussions qui s’ensuivirent, les problématiques de sexisme et de violences faites aux femmes ont occupé le devant de la scène sociale et médiatique. Parce que les sociétés occidentales, | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qQbX-M7-BY | BetaLarp,Sexism,Safety,Inclusivity,Conference | |
| Short Presentations of Larps and Projects for 2014 and 2015 | Petter Karlsson | 2014 | Article | EN | At Knutpunkt 2014, a bunch of larps, festivals and events was presented. It was hosted by Magnar Grønvik Müller The video is unfortunately cut short in the end. Short and sweet presentations of upcoming larps, larp festivals, larp conventions and… | https://nordiclarp.org/2014/04/11/short-presentations-of-larps-and-projects-for-2014-and-2015/ | Events,Knutpunkt,Knutpunkt 2014,Nordic Larp,presentations | |
| Showtime! | Alexis Sandrén | 2020 | Article | EN | A stage show can bring glamour and ambience to a larp but can also be a way to make your fellow players squirm in their chairs as the stories told on stage hit them in the heart. | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/10/26/showtime/ | Knutepunkt-books,Solmukohta 2020 | |
| SHOWTIME – How a Silly Joke Turned into an Experimental Larp | Charles Bo Nielsen | 2016 | Article | EN | During a christmas dinner last year Claus Raasted got drunk and played “truth or dare”. He ended up getting dared to announce a larp that same evening. | https://nordiclarp.org/2016/11/16/showtime-how-a-silly-joke-turned-into-an-experimental-larp/ | Denmark,Nordic Larp Yearbook | |
| Sign-up Open for Halat Hisar (State of Siege) | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Larps | EN | Halat hisar, or State of Siege, has been covered on this site before. The sign-up for the Finnish/Palestinian cooperation has now opened: http://nordicrpg.fi/piiritystila/practical/sign-up/ Read more about the larp on their website: http://nordicrpg.fi/pi | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/08/12/sign-up-open-for-halat-hisar-state-of-siege/ | Finland,Palestine | |
| SIGNA’s Performance Installations: Walking the Liminal Border Between Larp and Theatre | Rasmus Lyngkjær | 2024 | Tools | EN | This article aims to look into the overlap between larp and theatre, with SIGNA’s performance installations guiding the exploration. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/05/15/signas-performance-installations-walking-the-liminal-border-between-larp-and-theatre/ | Larp,Nordic Larp,performance art,performance installation,Safety,Theater | |
| Silently Patching the Magic Circle | Mo Holkar | 2024 | Video | EN | Mo Holkar is a UK larper, designer and organizer. His recent projects include working on Reunion; Bubbles: a hot-tub larp anthology; and the upcoming A Place of Greater Safety. He is part of the Larps on Location design collective, and is an editor at nor | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPmfYqmaD1g&list=PLDt0rK9E-uqIPvfKfLDJQmApm6-YL8Knf&index=7 | ||
| Simbelmyne | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Larps | EN | Simbelmyne is a swedish larp set in Tolkiens Middle-Earth, around 500 years before the War of the Ring. The organisers describes it as such: “Good and evil have not changed since yesteryear, nor are they one thing among Elves and… | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/03/30/simbelmyne/ | Fantasy,Middle-Earth,Sweden,Tolkien | |
| Six Levels of Larp Participation | Josefin Westborg | 2024 | Article | EN | A hierarchy of things for you as a participant to do and take care of for the larp to work and for all the participants to have the Experience they want. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/06/20/six-levels-of-larp-participation/ | Character,player,role-playing | |
| Six Magickal Techniques | Juan Ignacio Ros | 2021 | Article | EN | Six techniques to help frame how larp characters engage each other, their perceptions, and their environment, avoiding conventional paths. | https://nordiclarp.org/2021/04/05/six-magickal-techniques/ | distorting perception,Documentation,inner horror,Larp,larp techniques,magic,Mediterranean larp,Metatechniques,psychedelia,Walpurgis | |
| Six points à retenir quand on écrit un GN | Steve Darlington | Trad Claire Teillet | 2017 | Article | FR | L'auteur propose six points important à tenir compte lors de l'écriture d'un jeu. Il retire ces 6 points d'une précédente expérience (en freeform) de création qui a obtenu de bons retours. | https://ptgptb.fr/six-points-a-retenir-quand-on-ecrit-un-gn | Freeform,Guide,Writing,Game Design,Testimonial | |
| Sketch Comedy Characters | Juhana Pettersson | 2020 | Article | EN | As a player, I build my larp characters using the tools of sketch comedy. The style may be different, but the toolbox is the same. The crude basics offered by sketch comedy provide a functional basis on which to build… | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/09/14/sketch-comedy-characters/ | Knutepunkt-books,Solmukohta 2020,Techniques | |
| Skoro Rassvet – Vodka, Tears and Dostoyevsky | Tomáš Hampejs | 2015 | Article | EN | Man will vanquish by his will and reason over the nature. He will understand that he is mortal that he has now hope for resurrection and he will accept death and he will accept it with satisfaction. He will be… | https://nordiclarp.org/2015/05/08/skoro-rassvet-vodka-tears-and-dostoyevsky/ | ||
| Sleeping Areas, Off-Game Areas, and the Black/White Ribbon Metatechnique | Julia Greip | 2020 | Article | EN | The black/white ribbon metatechnique, as used at Libertines (2020), to signal if you want play in your sleeping area or not. | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/06/01/sleeping-areas-off-game-areas-and-the-black-white-ribbon-metatechnique/ | Libertines,Player Safety,Techniques | |
| Slow Larp Manifesto | Sara Kannasvuo | 2023 | Manifest | EN | There are larps that are not action-heavy, that don’t try to offer maximum amounts of drama or complicated plots. Lack of action or drama in a larp is often regarded as a design fault. We think Slow Larp should be… | https://nordiclarp.org/2023/07/28/slow-larp-manifesto/ | Larp,Manifesto,Nordic Larp,Slow larp | |
| Snapphaneland | Oliver Nøglebæk | 2024 | Article | EN | I’m back from waging guerrilla warfare from deep in the Swedish woods, desperately trying to keep Scania under the rightful Danish King and not the usurper Swedish crown… | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/07/09/snapphaneland/ | Denmark,Documentation,Larp,Snapphaneland,Sweden | |
| So, We’re Gonna Play Together | Julia Greip | 2024 | Article | EN | Pre-game calibration is a skill that can be developed and refined, just like most other parts of larp. This article is a guide about pre-game calibration. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/07/23/so-were-gonna-play-together/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2or2zK9ACdyMlSgFcp1gQ_13oHl96b9rgLX4sG7Y2GgPN-CwEPwCcvu0c_aem_Rm5OhbTzpcsSl1L9jjujag | Guide,Meta-techniques | |
| So, We’re Gonna Play Together | Julia Greip | 2024 | Article | EN | Pre-game calibration is a skill that can be developed and refined, just like most other parts of larp. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/07/23/so-were-gonna-play-together/ | calibration,Consent,intimacy,Larp,relations,relationships,Romance,Safety,violence | |
| Social Design and Living Games Austin, Part 1 | Lizzie Stark | 2016 | Article | EN | Designing a convention is much like designing a larp. You have to design for interaction, participation, and people’s insecurities. How you manage the social design affects how people meet one another, whether they feel safe, and the overall vibe of the c | https://leavingmundania.com/2016/05/26/social-design-living-games-austin-part-1/ | Organization,Convention | |
| Social Design and Living Games Austin, part 2 | Lizzie Stark | 2016 | Article | EN | Designing a convention is much like designing a larp. You have to design for interaction, participation, and people’s insecurities. How you manage the social design affects how people meet one another, whether they feel safe, and the overall vibe of the c | https://leavingmundania.com/2016/05/27/social-design-living-games-austin-part-2/ | Convention,Organization | |
| Social Justice in Larp: A practical approach | Lizzie Stark | 2014 | Article | EN | The article offers practical strategies for incorporating social justice into LARP design. It emphasizes the importance of representation, creating inclusive spaces, and addressing power dynamics within the game. The piece also provides tips on how to app | https://leavingmundania.com/2014/12/01/social-justice-in-larp-a-practical-approach/ | Activism | |
| Social Media in Larps | Petter Karlsson | 2014 | Article | EN | The presentation and panel about social media in larps was filmed at Knutepunkt 2014. It was hosted by Petter Karlsson & Rasmus Høgdall and the panel included Eleanor Saitta, Stefan Deutsch, Johanna Macdonald, Magnar Grønvik Müller & Eirik Fatland. Petter | https://nordiclarp.org/2014/04/10/social-media-in-larps/ | Knutpunkt 2014,Larp,Nordic Larp,Social Media | |
| Solmukohta 2016 – Summary | Johannes Axner | 2016 | Article | EN | The Finnish edition of the Nordic larp conference Knutepunkt, Solmukohta 2016, is now over. This post will be continuously updated with links to articles, reports, photo albums, videos, slides, books and other relevant documentation. | https://nordiclarp.org/2016/03/13/solmukohta-2016-summary/ | Con Summary,Documentation,Knutepunkt,Knutepunkt Summary,Solmukohta 2016 | |
| Solmukohta 2020 Futurespective: Sharon Underberg | Solmukohta 2020 | 2020 | Article | EN | It’s a retrospective - from the year 2040! Sharon Underberg tells us what’s happened in their world of larp "in the past 10 years". | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/04/10/solmukohta-2020-futurespective-sharon-underberg/ | Futurespective,Knutepunkt,Solmukohta,Solmukohta 2020,Talk,Video | |
| Solmukohta 2020 Keynote: Kjell Hedgard Hugaas – Designing for Transformative Impacts | Solmukohta 2020 | 2020 | Article | EN | Kjell Hedgard Hugaas is a game designer, activist, politician, event organizer, and trained actor. In this keynote, Kjell Hedgard Hugaas will make the case for why we should design larps that invite the potential for transformative impacts on players. He… | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/04/10/solmukohta-2020-keynote-designing-for-transformative-impacts/ | Documentation,Keynote,Knutepunkt,Solmukohta,Solmukohta 2020,Talk,Video | |
| Solmukohta 2020 Keynote: Sarah Lynne Bowman – Integrating Larp Experiences | Solmukohta 2020 | 2020 | Article | EN | Dr. Sarah Lynne Bowman talks about integration practices for concretizing & completing transformative processes after larps end & daily life resumes. | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/04/10/solmukohta-2020-keynote-sarah-lynne-bowman-integrating-larp-experiences/ | Documentation,Keynote,Knutepunkt,Solmukohta,Solmukohta 2020,Talk,Video | |
| Solmukohta 2020 Summary | Nordiclarp.org | 2020 | Article | EN | Solmukohta 2020, the Finnish edition of the international Nordic larp conference Knutepunkt, is over and you can find all the talks here. | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/04/10/solmukohta-2020-summary/ | Con Summary,Documentation,Knudepunkt,Knutepunkt Summary,Solmukohta,Solmukohta 2020 | |
| Solmukohta 2020: 500 Magic Schools for Children and Youth | Solmukohta 2020 | 2020 | Article | EN | This panel brings together NGOs, companies and other entities that run magic schools for kids and youth; presenting themselves and their work. | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/04/10/solmukohta-2020-500-magic-schools-for-children-and-youth/ | Documentation,Edu-larp,Educational larp,Edularp,Knutepunkt,Solmukohta,Solmukohta 2020,Talk,Video | |
| Solmukohta 2020: Chris Bergstresser – Peacock – a Global Larp Clearinghouse | Solmukohta 2020 | 2020 | Article | EN | A proposal, and a prototype, for a larp clearinghouse named Peacock. It includes standards for larp data and a website to share that information. | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/04/10/solmukohta-2020-chris-bergstresser-peacock-a-global-larp-clearinghouse/ | Documentation,Knutepunkt,Solmukohta,Solmukohta 2020,Talk,Video | |
| Solmukohta 2020: Eleanor Saitta, Johanna Koljonen, Martin Nielsen – Maps, Loops, and Larps | Solmukohta 2020 | 2020 | Article | EN | Have you ever thought about what you actually do when you larp? This talk tries to make sense of how manage information & make decisions during play. | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/04/10/solmukohta-2020-eleanor-saitta-johanna-koljonen-martin-nielsen-maps-loops-and-larps/ | Documentation,Knutepunkt,Solmukohta,Solmukohta 2020,Talk,Video | |
| Solmukohta 2020: Is Immersive Theatre the Future of Larp? | Solmukohta 2020 | 2020 | Article | EN | Thomas B covers some larp-like events. Mélanie & Michael co-wrote The Lost Generation, an immersive theatre party focused on seamless narrative design. | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/04/10/solmukohta-2020-is-immersive-theatre-the-future-of-larp/ | Documentation,Knutepunkt,Solmukohta,Solmukohta 2020,Talk,Theater,Video | |
| Solmukohta 2020: Kaisa Kangas – Seaside Prison – Designing Larp for Wider Cultural Audiences | Solmukohta 2020 | 2020 | Article | EN | Seaside Prison is a larp about life in Gaza. In this talk we discuss the its creation, its aims, & the futures for larp in the culture establishment. | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/04/10/solmukohta-2020-kaisa-kangas-seaside-prison-designing-larp-for-wider-cultural-audiences/ | Documentation,Knutepunkt,Palestine,Solmukohta,Solmukohta 2020,Talk,Video | |
| Solmukohta 2020: Lindsay Wolgel – Larp/Theatre Crossover in NYC | Lindsay Wolgel | 2020 | Article | EN | A talk about the larp/theatre crossovers currently emerging in NYC, based on projects Lindsay has been part of in the past year as a professional actor. | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/04/10/solmukohta-2020-lindsay-wolgel-larp-theatre-crossover-in-nyc/ | Documentation,Knutepunkt,Solmukohta,Solmukohta 2020,Talk,Theater,Video | |
| Solmukohta 2020: Living or Larping Consumer Culture? Exploring the Commodification of Larp | Solmukohta 2020 | 2020 | Article | EN | Usva discusses how larp is becoming commodified, what that means, and what the repercussions of this for specific events as well as the community at large. | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/04/10/solmukohta-2020-living-or-larping-consumer-culture-exploring-the-commodification-of-larp/ | Documentation,Knutepunkt,Solmukohta,Solmukohta 2020,Talk,Video | |
| Solmukohta 2020: Mátyás Hartyándi – Larp – Oddity, Hypernym or what? | Solmukohta 2020 | 2020 | Article | EN | A talk about the future and self-definition of larps for those who are interested in overlapping activities and/or multidisciplinary cooperations. | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/04/10/solmukohta-2020-matyas-hartyandi-larp-oddity-hypernym-or-what/ | Documentation,Knutepunkt,Solmukohta,Solmukohta 2020,Talk,Video | |
| Solmukohta 2020: Shearing Sheep and Holding Ballots – Community Building in a Post-Apocalyptic Campaign | Solmukohta 2020 | 2020 | Article | EN | A talk about Second Year (Toinen vuosi), a 4-part larp campaign about building a community of survivors immediately following an apocalyptic pandemic. | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/04/10/solmukohta-2020-shearing-sheep-and-holding-ballots-community-building-in-a-post-apocalyptic-campaign/ | Documentation,Knutepunkt,Post Apocalyptic,Solmukohta,Solmukohta 2020,Talk,Video | |
| Solmukohta Ahoy | Lizzie Stark | 2012 | Article | EN | The article covers the excitement surrounding the Solmukohta event, a major Nordic LARP conference. It captures the anticipation of attendees and highlights the unique atmosphere of creativity, discussion, and collaboration that defines the gathering. Sol | https://leavingmundania.com/2012/04/22/solmukohta-ahoy/ | Solmukohta,Finnish Larp,Convention,Testimonial | |
| Sondage des associations 2006 | FédéGN | 2006 | Poll/Statistics | FR | Sondage mis en place par la fédération de GN française auprès des association de GN françaises. Récolte des données sur l'identité des associations, les actions mises en place par celles-ci, le bénévolat au sein de ses associations et un retour sur les in | https://www.fedegn.org/component/phocadownload/category/12-etudes-et-publications?download=198:resultats-sondage-associations-2006 | ||
| Sondage des associations 2012 | FédéGN | 2012 | Poll/Statistics | FR | Sondage mis en place par la fédération de GN française auprès des association de GN françaises. Récolte des données sur l'identité des associations, les actions mises en place par celles-ci, le bénévolat au sein de ses associations et un retour sur les in | https://www.fedegn.org/component/phocadownload/category/12-etudes-et-publications?download=199:resultats-sondage-associations-2012 | ||
| Sondage des associations 2014 | FédéGN | 2014 | Poll/Statistics | FR | Sondage mis en place par la fédération de GN française auprès des association de GN françaises. Récolte des données sur l'identité des associations, les actions mises en place par celles-ci, le bénévolat au sein de ses associations et un retour sur les in | https://www.fedegn.org/component/phocadownload/category/12-etudes-et-publications?download=200:resultats-sondage-associations-2014 | ||
| Sondage des individus 2013 | FédéGN | 2013 | Poll/Statistics | FR | Cette enquête menée par la FédéGN avait pour but de mieux connaître les différents individus qui composent le paysage GNistique en France et dans les pays limitrophes. D’abord pour disposer de données statistiques et pouvoir répondre à certaines questions | https://www.fedegn.org/component/phocadownload/category/12-etudes-et-publications?download=197:re-sultats-sondage-individus-2013 | ||
| So You Want to Write a LARP | LARP Out of character | 2014 | Video | EN | Over the course of the New England LARP Conference, starting Saturday morning, NELCO ran a Build Your Own Game (BYOG) workshop. Whether you’ve never written a game, or are an experienced author, BYOG is a great time, and a great way to learn new technique | https://larpoutofcharacter.wordpress.com/2015/02/26/so-you-want-to-write-a-larp/ | ||
| Spatial Design – Experiences | Petter Karlsson | 2014 | Article | EN | How can we create a spatial experience with which we design the player experience? Jonas Trier-Knudsen & Troels Barkholt-Spangsbo hosted this session at Knutpunkt 2014 where several organizer shared their best practices and experiences in short talks. The | https://nordiclarp.org/2014/04/11/spatial-design-experiences/ | Knutpunkt,Knutpunkt 2014,Larp,Nordic Larp,scenography,spatial | |
| Speechcraft | Kjell Hedgard Hugaas | 2020 | Article | EN | Although public speaking in larps shares similarities with public speaking in the “real world”, there are some important differences. | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/10/22/speechcraft/ | Knutepunkt-books,Solmukohta 2020 | |
| Starting a Russian Revolution | Frida Aronsson | 2015 | Article | EN | A visit to Russian “Larp-poem 1905” to do living history and dream of changing the past Have you heard about the Russian revolution of 1905? Don’t be embarrassed if you haven’t, it’s not that well known, not even Russians talk… | https://nordiclarp.org/2015/09/25/starting-a-russian-revolution/ | Documentation,Russia | |
| Steampunk: World War climax review | 2015 | Review | EN | Review about Para pokreće svijet, a croation steampunk LARP. | https://www.crolarper.com/2015/09/steampunk-world-war-climax-review.html | |||
| Steering for Immersion in Five Nordic Larps – A New Understanding of Eläytyminen | Mike Pohjola | 2015 | Article | EN | The concept of character immersion has been a cornerstone of Nordic larp discussion for fifteen years. I was surprised by how much the concept of steering introduced last year brought to my understanding of character immersion (“eläytyminen”). In this ess | https://nordiclarp.org/2015/04/22/steering-for-immersion-in-five-nordic-larps-a-new-understanding-of-elaytyminen/ | Larp Theory,Steering,The Knudepunkt 2015 Companion Book | |
| Steering for Survival | Jonaya Kemper | 2021 | Article | EN | Larp as a medium can tell serious and nuanced stories, but doing so requires us to be brave together. | https://nordiclarp.org/2021/01/14/steering-for-survival/ | Knutepunkt-books,Solmukohta 2020,Steering | |
| Stockholm Scenario Festival: Super-Nordic Roleplaying | Lizzie Stark | 2013 |
Article, Review |
EN | The article covers the Stockholm Scenario Festival, a LARP event focused on immersive, small-scale scenarios that prioritize emotional and narrative depth. It highlights the festival's unique approach to game design, emphasizing personal experiences and c | https://leavingmundania.com/2013/11/06/stockholm-scenario-festival/ | Freeform,Nordic LARP,Swedish LARP,Convention,Stockolm Scenario Festival | |
| Strength in Numbers | Sander Burger | 2020 | Article | EN | Building a group and fostering relations therefore falls mostly to players, and requires different player skills from solo preparation. Here is a list of tools in the form of questions and descriptions for constructing a group concept in a deliberate… | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/10/19/strength-in-numbers/ | Knutepunkt-books,Solmukohta 2020,Techniques | |
| Strings and Rails: NPCs vs. Supporting Characters | Karolina Fido-Fairfax | 2024 | Tools | EN | NPCs are tools for larp designers to set specific events in motion. Sometimes, the presence of NPCs with complex personalities is beneficial. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/04/19/strings-and-rails-npcs-vs-supporting-characters/ | design reflections,Larp Design,Nordic Larp,NPCs,supporting characters,Terminology | |
| Structured Feedback | Espe Montero | 2021 | Tools | EN | How do you get feedback on your larp, and integrate it into your design process? | https://nordiclarp.org/2021/12/13/structured-feedback/ | Feedback | |
| Stuffing: Making Sure the LARP you Wrote is the LARP they Get | LARP Out of character | 2014 | Video | EN | Very often, in discussions of writing games, running games, and playing games, the act of stuffing a game is barely mentioned. If it comes up at all, it’s only to mention “oh, and don’t mess up stuffing” or some other useless platitude. But the act of stu | https://larpoutofcharacter.wordpress.com/2015/03/16/stuffing/ | ||
| Summer Script Writing Base | Dimitar Uzunov | 2023 | Video | EN | Summer Scriptwriting Base is an immersive learning experience, a unique combination of summer school, creative adventure, and rural retreat. The participants gained a deep understanding and know-how of the art of storytelling: how to create compelling cha | http://youtube.com/embed/VJPdZTsIhpI?rel=0&fmt=18&html5=1&showinfo=0 | ||
| Summon All the Demons: The Exciting World of Larp Demonology | Kol Ford | 2022 | Article | EN | Playing a character can be hard enough on its own without all of the extra baggage of supernatural possession. | https://nordiclarp.org/2022/04/11/summon-all-the-demons-the-exciting-world-of-larp-demonology/ | Alibi,demon,Larp,magic,possession | |
| Support Nordiclarp.org on Patreon | Johannes Axner | 2016 | Larps | EN | You can now support Nordiclarp.org on Patreon! By giving us a monthly donation through Patreon you can help us keep the site running. Our Patreon page, linked below, further explains how to donate and where the money goes. Where Does the… | https://nordiclarp.org/2016/05/30/support-us-patreon/ | Nordiclarp.org | |
| Swedish Harry Potter Larp Yggdrasil | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Larps | EN | Yggdrasil is a Swedish larp set in the universe of Harry Potter. The organisers has this to say: The larp is set at the Nordic magic school Yggdrasil. During four days you will experience a magic world built on strong… | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/03/11/swedish-harry-potter-larp-yggdrasil/ | Harry Potter,Sweden | |
| Tarot for Larpers | Oliver Nøglebæk | 2021 | Article | EN | Using tarot readings in larp to deepen and intensify the experiences of co-players. | https://nordiclarp.org/2021/11/05/tarot-for-larpers/ | Immersion,Larp,magic,narrative,tarot,Techniques | |
| Tears and the New Norm | Troels Ken Pedersen | 2017 | Article | EN | In recent years, we — the Nordic/International progressive role-playing scene, both tabletop and larp[1]I’ve been in on the tabletop/freeform side of things for many years; on the larp side, I got going with a splash with Just a Little Lovin’… | https://nordiclarp.org/2017/02/13/tears-and-the-new-norm/ | Bleed,Freeform,Just a Little Lovin',Nordic Larp | |
| Tears in the Rain | Sebastian Utbult | 2024 | Opinion | EN | We should care about documenting our larps: and we should find a way to not only preserve that history, but to make it publicly available. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/04/16/tears-in-the-rain/ | Documentation | |
| Telling Character Stories | Monika Weißenfels | 2017 | Article | EN | There are many ways to tell character stories. Nordic larp design often implies that characters are written by the larpwrights. That's not always the case. | https://nordiclarp.org/2017/02/22/telling-character-stories/ | College of Wizardry,Germany,Knutepunkt,Knutepunkt 2017,Knutepunkt-books,Once Upon a Nordic Larp... | |
| Tenement 67: Tales from the Tenements | Simon Brind | 2017 | Article | EN | How a UK larp’s take on dystopian cyberpunk is learning from Nordic larp design principles “One day you will see the truth, you will learn to understand the patterns and numbers in the data. When God left the analogue world… | https://nordiclarp.org/2017/12/04/tenement-67-tales-tenements/ | cyberpunk,dystopian,Larp,LRP,UK | |
| Tensions between Transmedia Fandom and Live-Action Role-Play | Evan Torner | 2017 | Article | EN | Larping in a franchise means players are familiar with the material. Yet fan practice may contradict larp's flexibility. How to address these tensions? | https://nordiclarp.org/2017/10/23/tensions-transmedia-fandom-live-action-role-play/ | Knutepunkt 2017,Knutepunkt-books | |
| Terror and Warmth | Juhana Pettersson | 2021 | Article | EN | An attempt at mapping the emotional landscape of transgressive larp experiences in an open manner without undue coyness. | https://nordiclarp.org/2021/09/23/terror-and-warmth/ | BAPHOMET,BDSM,Consent,erotic larp,House of Craving,Inside Hamlet,Pan,Safety,sexuality | |
| TESC IV: Ebonheart review | Ivan Žalac | Crolarper | 2017 | Review | EN |
Review of The Elder Scrolls Chronicles IV : Ebonheart by a croation larper. TESC is a Croatian Elder Scrolls-inspired larp, started by Marko Zadro and ran by him and his team for more than 4 years so far. During its first two years of existence, four larp |
https://www.crolarper.com/2017/11/tesc-iv-ebonheart-review.html | ||
| The 0–4 model for project work | Claus Raasted | 2016 | EN | The 0–4 model is a simple mental model that I’ve been (unconsciously) using for years to map out where people are in projects I’m a part of. After talking it over with several people who found it useful, I realised that it would be smart to put it into wr | https://clausraasted.medium.com/48-the-0-4-model-for-project-work-492854aa1e9 | |||
| The 4 Cs of Larping Love | Oliver Nøglebæk | 2023 | Article | EN | Romantic play should be based on four pillars: Context, Consent, Communication, and Chemistry. | https://nordiclarp.org/2023/11/15/the-4-cs-of-larping-love/ | ars amandi,calibration,Consent,Larp,Romance,Safety | |
| The Absence of Disabled Bodies in Larp | Shoshana Kessock | 2017 | Opinion | EN | How can we have our larps be inclusive for disabled participants? Shoshana Kessock explores ableism and solutions for larp designers and communities. | https://nordiclarp.org/2017/02/14/the-absence-of-disabled-bodies-in-larp/ | Knutepunkt 2017,Knutepunkt-books,Once Upon a Nordic Larp...,USA | |
| The Adventure of a 1001 Cultures – A Mythological Larp at Superkilen | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Article | EN | Rollespilsfabrikken makes, amongst many other things, childrens larps in Denmark. Check out this video about it! It’s in Danish but it has English subtitles. Read more about Rollespilsfabrikken and their many other cool projects on their website: http://r | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/04/27/the-adventure-of-a-1001-cultures-a-mythological-larp-at-superkilen/ | Denmark,Documentation,Larp for Children,Video | |
| The Ancient Roots of LARP | Mike Pohjlola | 2023 | Video | EN | Mike Pohjlola talks about the history and pre-history of larp from Egyptian ritual dramas to Greek Tragedy to commedia dell'arte to improvisational theatre to boy scouts and pioneers and Hungarian summer camps. | http://youtube.com/embed/EOfiY4jkG88?rel=0&fmt=18&html5=1&showinfo=0 | ||
| The Art of Steering – Bringing the Player and the Character Back Together | Markus Montola | 2015 | Article | EN | The rhetorics of Nordic larp often imply that role-players play in an intuitive fashion guided by the character, rarely or never contemplating their actions during the game. In reality, however, we are often keenly aware of what we are doing… | https://nordiclarp.org/2015/04/29/the-art-of-steering-bringing-the-player-and-the-character-back-together/ | Knudepunkt 2015,Larp Theory,Steering,The Knudepunkt 2015 Companion Book | |
| The Battle of Primrose Park: Playing for Emancipatory Bleed in Fortune & Felicity | Jonaya Kemper | 2017 | Article | EN | Fortune & Felicity was an opportunity to immerse into a world, explore my academic interests, add to my fieldwork, and experience emancipatory bleed. | https://nordiclarp.org/2017/06/21/the-battle-of-primrose-park-playing-for-emancipatory-bleed-in-fortune-felicity/ | Bleed,Documentation,Fortune & Felicity,Jane Austen,Nordic Larp | |
| The Blockbuster Formula – Brute Force Design in The Monitor Celestra and College of Wizardry | Eirik Fatland | 2015 | Article | EN | 2013 and 2014 may be remembered as the conception of the Nordic blockbuster larp. Two ambitious larps – The Monitor Celestra in Sweden and College of Wizardry in Poland – succeeded in attracting an unprecedented level of international attention from… | https://nordiclarp.org/2015/05/06/the-blockbuster-formula-brute-force-design-in-the-monitor-celestra-and-college-of-wizardry/ | College of Wizardry,Larp Design,Larp Theory,The Knudepunkt 2015 Companion Book,The Monitor Celestra | |
| The Blue Ribbon Collective | Mo Holkar | 2017 | Article | EN | For Knutepunkt 2017, we held a workshop for people who wanted to avoid or limit their drinking, which included optional blue ribbon pins to signal sobriety. | https://nordiclarp.org/2017/03/10/blue-ribbon-collective/ | Alcohol,Blue Ribbon Collective,Events,Knutepunkt 2017,Larp,sobriety | |
| The Book of Polish Larp | Johannes Axner | 2016 | Article | EN | A new Polish book about larp is out, this is what the authors has to say about it: From the intense 5-players chamber larp to the post-apocalyptic week-long larp festival for almost 600 people. Polish larp scene is diverse and… | https://nordiclarp.org/2016/02/23/the-book-of-polish-larp/ | Documentation,Poland | |
| The Brave Space: Some Thoughts on Safety in Larps | Anneli Friedner | 2019 | Opinion | EN | As well as safety from unpleasant or triggering experiences, larp needs safety to lean in, to be brave, and to get the play we crave. We need brave spaces. | https://nordiclarp.org/2019/10/07/the-brave-space-some-thoughts-on-safety-in-larps/ | Safety | |
| The Butterfly Effect Manifesto | Kjell Hedgard Hugaas | 2019 | Article | EN | This manifesto describes our preference for playing, designing, and facilitating larp experiences with the purpose of encouraging transformative impacts. | https://nordiclarp.org/2019/08/20/the-butterfly-effect-manifesto/ | Bleed,close to home,Edu-larp,Educational larp,Larp,Manifesto,transformation | |
| The Chinese Hotpot of Larp | Shuo Xiong | 2022 | Article | EN | After the explosive growth of the last five years, China now has the biggest larp business in the world. The emergence of pervasive games in China, the largest game market all over the world, was very fast and drastic. The… | https://nordiclarp.org/2022/10/31/the-chinese-hotpot-of-larp/ | Blockbuster,China,Jubensha,Larp,murder mystery,tourism | |
| The Cliff – A Case Study of Interdisciplinary Larp Methods for Artistic Research Practice | Katri Lassila | 2024 | Article | EN | To bring her short film The Cliff to life, Katri Lassila harnessed immersive techniques borrowed from larp, integrating them into her artistic photography process. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/03/25/the-cliff-a-case-study-of-interdisciplinary-larp-methods-for-artistic-research-practice/ | academic,Film,Larp,The Cliff | |
| The Consent and Community Safety Manifesto | Maury Brown | 2017 | Manifest | EN | A discussion of principles for Community Safety in larps, with statements of support for participants and organizers to endorse. | https://nordiclarp.org/2017/03/24/the-consent-and-community-safety-manifesto/ | Code of Conduct,Community Safety,Consent,Manifesto,Safety | |
| The Cure for the Stuffed Beast | Kamil Buchtík | 2014 | Larps | EN | The unexpected problems of a game stuffed with themes and plots and their working solutions. | https://nordiclarp.org/2014/10/21/the-cure-for-the-stuffed-beast/ | Czech Republic | |
| The Death of Hamlet – Deconstructing the Character in Enlightenment in Blood | Juhana Pettersson | 2018 | Article | EN | In the 2017 larp Enlightenment in Blood, we created a new form of character creation tool using a software tool called Larpweaver. It’s based on the idea the larp can provide a selection of elements for the player to choose… | https://nordiclarp.org/2018/01/30/the-death-of-hamlet-deconstructing-the-character-in-enlightenment-in-blood/ | Knutpunkt 2018,Vampire the Masquerade,World of Darkness | |
| The Descriptor Model | Petra Lindve | Simon Svensson | Nordic LARP | 2024 | Article | EN | How do you successfully communicate about your larp so as to to get the right participants with the right expectations? Here's a model for classifying and describing larps. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/06/13/the-descriptor-model/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0JqP_DMTK89p0QRhR0HMZNBK2ZaR2XDNGECDGUvfXbwBwG6zjngpOlofE_aem_ZmFrZWR1bW15MTZieXRlcw | ||
| The Descriptor Model | Petra Lindve | 2024 | Article | EN | How do you successfully communicate about your larp so as to to get the right participants with the right expectations? Here's a model for classifying and describing larps. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/06/13/the-descriptor-model/ | Description,Larp Design,Marketing | |
| The Evolution of the Depiction of Rape in Larp | Muriel Algayres | 2019 | Article | EN | Choosing to depict rape scenes can have a strong impact. This article discusses the evolution of representations of rape in French and international larps. | https://nordiclarp.org/2019/05/20/the-evolution-of-the-depiction-of-rape-in-larp/ | Conscience,Consent,Larp,Last WIll,rape,Safety,Sexual Assault | |
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The Family Andersson review |
Ivan Žalac | Crolarper | 2016 | Review | EN | The Family Andersson is a Swedish chamber larp written by Åke Nolemo and Johan Röklander. I played a run yesterday in Zagreb, Croatia, organized by Miroslav Wranka (aka Siro), based on English translation by Tor Kjetil Edland and Håken Lied. | https://www.crolarper.com/2016/04/the-family-andersson-review.html | ||
| The F&F Manifesto: Fail better, forgive better | Lizzie Stark | 2015 | Article | EN | The article presents the "FF Manifesto," which encourages LARP designers to embrace failure as a learning tool and to cultivate forgiveness within the community. It advocates for viewing mistakes as opportunities for growth, both in game design and in pla | https://leavingmundania.com/2015/01/26/ff-manifesto-fail-better-forgive-better/ | Feedback,Organization | |
| The Feng Shui of Larp: The golden chair-to-butt ratio | Lizzie Stark | 2015 | Article | EN | Today I want to move beyond the “wow” factor and the idea of immersion though, so that we can talk about something far more important: furniture arrangement. Most of us aren’t renting out castles or battleships–we’re running stuff in empty hotel ballrooms | https://leavingmundania.com/2015/01/13/the-feng-shui-of-larp/ | Logistics,Game Design | |
| The Final Nordic Larp Manifesto: The 95 Theses of Larp | Edin Šumar | 2017 | Manifest | EN | THE 95 THESES OF LARP, the final manifesto of Nordic Larp. A Nordic larp manifesto made at Knutepunkt 2017 by a coalition of larpers from around the world. | https://nordiclarp.org/2017/02/27/final-nordic-larp-manifesto-95-theses-larp/ | Knutepunkt 2017,Manifesto,Nordic Larp | |
| The General Problem of Indexicality in Larp Design | Jaakko Stenros | 2024 | Article | EN | When things are done “for real” there is always some confusion on how real is real, as there are numerous different levels of simulation, representation, and performance. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/06/27/the-general-problem-of-indexicality-in-larp-design/ | indexicality,Larp Theory | |
| The Golden Cobra Challenge: Amateur-Friendly Pervasive Freeform Design | Evan Torner | 2015 | Article | EN | Once upon a time – actually, at GenCon 2014 in Indianapolis, USA – several of us discovered a design problem for live freeform games. For the last five years, the independent role-playing game scene here in North America has run… | https://nordiclarp.org/2015/05/20/the-golden-cobra-challenge-amateur-friendly-pervasive-freeform-design/ | GenCon,The Knudepunkt 2015 Companion Book,USA | |
| The “Good Roleplayer” Doesn’t Exist and Must Die | Anne Vinkel | 2015 |
Article, Opinion |
FR | The article challenges the idea of a "good roleplayer," arguing that this concept creates harmful stereotypes and pressures within the LARP community. It suggests that the notion of a perfect player can discourage creativity and inclusivity, leading to a | https://leavingmundania.com/2015/11/03/the-good-roleplayer-doesnt-exist-and-must-die/ | Mood post,Acting | |
| The Hated Children of Nordic Larp – Why We Need to Improve on Workshops and Debriefs | Sandy Bailly | 2024 | Article | EN | We should design specific exercises that fit the larp and the experience we want to create. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/05/03/the-hated-children-of-nordic-larp-why-we-need-to-improve-on-workshops-and-debriefs/ | Debrief,debriefing,design,Larp,Workshop | |
| The Immortal Legacy | Juhana Pettersson | 2023 | Article | EN | A documentation piece on the larp Gothic by Avalon Larp Studios. Based on true events featuring Romantic poets in a story of gothic horror. | https://nordiclarp.org/2023/10/11/the-immortal-legacy/ | Avalon Larp Studio,Documentation,Gothic,House of Craving,Larp,Nordic Larp,Romantics | |
| The Impact of Social Capital on Larp Safety | Muriel Algayres | 2019 | Article | EN | We cannot discuss exploring outside of our comfort zones in larp without taking into account imbalances of social capital, influence, and power. | https://nordiclarp.org/2019/10/29/the-impact-of-social-capital-on-larp-safety/ | Community Safety,Inclusion,Learning,Player Safety,Safety,Safety Mechanics,social capital,Vygotsky | |
| The Influence of Educators' TTRPG Familiarity in Adult Education | I. Tsiaras & V. Neofotistos | 2025 | Video | EN |
The principal purpose of this study is to investigate the overall attitude of adult trainers in Greece about educational live-action role-playing games (edu-LARPs) and their utilization as a teaching method. More specifically, it is an attempt to determine if the trainers’ experience with various tabletop role-playing games affects their attitude towards this method and the frequency of usage. Moreover, the ultimate goal is to be an introduction to a large portion of this particular educational community with this innovative teaching method, setting the ground for further research that will help expand the academic field. The results depict a statistically significant correlation between the overall attitude of the trainers towards edu-LARPs and their level of experience with tabletop RPGs. This correlation seems to extend also to the frequency of usage. |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=att_iDhPLlU&list=PLZH6fIc6DpcpDWFvv_QBhQmvDWvdW5zOK&index=13 | JARPS,School,Convention,Edu-larp | |
| The Interaction Engine | Eleanor Saitta | 2024 | Article | EN | The interaction engine is a specific type of larp design where the primary focus is on enhancing playability by ensuring that every action generates new possibilities and emotional impact. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/06/25/the-interaction-engine/ | House of Craving,Larp Design,Pan | |
| The Jeitinho Brasileiro Manifesto | Tadeu Rodrigues Iuama | 2018 | Manifest | EN | From the dawn of our experimentation with larp, we as Brazilians have already come across something that made our culture stand on the impositions crystallized in a rulebook. If Laws of the Night, the first larp “manual” that arrived in… | https://nordiclarp.org/2018/12/29/the-jeitinho-brasileiro-manifesto/ | Brazil,Manifesto | |
| The Larp Domino Effect | Sarah Lynne Bowman | 2018 | Article | EN | This article discusses some of the pros and cons of this larp domino effect, in which content from one area of the game spreads throughout the fiction like a wildfire as the result of emergent play. In larps where the… | https://nordiclarp.org/2018/02/14/larp-domino-effect/ | Knutpunkt 2018 | |
| The Larp Factory Book Pre-Order | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Article | EN | You can now pre-order The larp Factory Book through their IndieGoGo campaign. This is how they present the project themselves: The Larpfactory Book Project will be a collection of 23 Norwegian ready-to-play larpscripts, written in English, and a website c | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/09/21/the-larp-factory-book-pre-order/ | Books,Documentation,Elin Nilsen,Lizzie Stark,Norway,Trine Lise Lindahl,USA | |
| The Last Ropecon at Dipoli | Juhana Pettersson | 2015 | Article | EN | Ropecon is a Finnish roleplaying game convention. It’s also been something that’s been a part of my life for twenty years now. It was first organized in 1994, but I missed the initial years. I’m pretty sure my first Ropecon… | https://nordiclarp.org/2015/05/25/the-last-ropecon-at-dipoli/ | Finland,Ropecon | |
| The Law of Jante in Nordic Role-playing | Sanne Harder | 2014 | Opinion | EN | The good roleplayers exist, but is our naive egalitarianism scaring them away? A Danish writer, teacher and game designer takes a closer look. | https://nordiclarp.org/2014/07/11/the-law-of-jante-in-nordic-role-playing/ | Denmark,Nordic Larp,Opinion | |
| The Legend of Percival – Larping in Babylon | Andrea Giovannucci | 2016 | Article | EN | In September 2015, in the city of Rome, the Chaos League organized The Legend of Percival; a pervasive larp with participants playing outcasts. | https://nordiclarp.org/2016/06/13/legend-percival-larping-babylon/ | Documentation,Italy,Nordic Larp Yearbook,The Legend of Percival | |
| The Magic of the Silicon Screen | Rei England | 2021 | Article | EN | Since the Covid-19 pandemic, mainstream larp has ventured into the magic of modern technology and what it has to offer. | https://nordiclarp.org/2021/12/21/the-magic-of-the-silicon-screen/ | accessibility,laog,Online larp | |
| The Manifesto of Playing to Live Elsewise | Maiju Tarpila | 2024 | Manifest | EN | For there to be a future filled with play, there needs to be a huge shift in how we play. We are imaginers, world creators, loving, thriving beings filled with infinite possibilities to live and play elsewise. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/04/15/the-manifesto-of-playing-to-live-elsewise/ | Ecology,Environment | |
| The Narrative Experience | Jesper Heebøll Arbjørn | 2018 | Article | EN | The narrative experience is defined as a practical approach to larp design focused on narrativism. Through study of narrative inclined players and the toolbox of narrative concepts that are applied in contemporary larp design and larp culture the article | https://nordiclarp.org/2018/02/28/the-narrative-experience/ | Knutpunkt 2018 | |
| The new larp trader experience | LARP Book | 2024 | Video | EN | What's it like to start trading to larpers? Also is it was or hard to start selling at a larp convention? We asked three new traders at Larpcon 2024 in the UK about their experience. And also asked if they had any tips for those thinking about taking the | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcN-QtdY8lA | ||
| The Online Larp Road Trip | Ylva Otting | 2022 | Article | EN | The pandemic was catastrophic for physical larp but also acted as the catalyst for the development of online larp. | https://nordiclarp.org/2022/10/21/the-online-larp-road-trip/ | After Dark,Glasgow Vampire,Hack From the Damn,I’ll Have What They’re Having,laog,Online larp,Start From Home,Tavern Quests,The Loop,The Space Between Us,Together Forever,Zoe’s Christmas Task Force For Personal Betterment,Zoe’s Easter Egg Experience | |
| The Operations Behind the Road Trip Experience | Ashley Zdeb | 2018 | Article | EN | In 2017 I was the business operations lead for the Roadtrip “rock band” larp that traveled across the United States, and never before have I dealt with such unique operations related complications in my life. The Roadtrip Experience was a… | https://nordiclarp.org/2018/03/05/operations-behind-road-trip-experience/ | Knutpunkt 2018,Road Trip,USA | |
| Théorie des niveaux d’immersion multiples en GN | J. Tuomas Harviainen | Trad Esthane | 2011 | Article | FR | Malgré ce que beaucoup d'écoles de jeux de rôles Grandeur-Nature (GN) proclament, il n'est pas possible de définir simplement les joueurs comme étant « immersifs » et « non-immersifs ». Le vétuste Modèle à trois volets ne convient pas davantage au paradig | https://ptgptb.fr/theorie-des-niveaux-d-immersion-multiples | Immersion,Nordic LARP,Knudepunkt,Theorization | |
| The Paradox of Inclusivity | Axiel Cazeneuve | 2020 | Article | EN | Trying to provide a clearer vision of what inclusivity does, and can, mean; as well as offer practical advice to help us build more inclusive communities. | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/05/21/the-paradox-of-inclusivity/ | community,Community Safety,Inclusion,Inclusivity,Solmukohta,Solmukohta 2020 | |
| The Player Organizer Contract | Lizzie Stark | 2017 | Article | EN | The article discusses the unspoken agreements and expectations between players and organizers in live-action role-playing (LARP) events. Stark highlights the importance of clear communication to avoid misunderstandings and ensure a positive experience for | https://leavingmundania.com/2017/03/01/player-organizer-contract/ | Note of intention,Organization | |
| The Price of the Bride (Brudpris) | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Larps | EN | The Price of the Bride is nordic style larp organized in Sweden 9-12 May: Brudpris is a larp in Swedish that focuses on honor culture and patriarchal structures in a world inspired by swedish 19th century village life. The people… | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/01/15/the-price-of-the-bride/ | Sweden | |
| The Psychotherapeutic Magic of Larp | Elektra Diakolambrianou | 2021 | Article | EN | Connecting larp as a tool for personal development with theories from psychology and techniques from drama therapy. | https://nordiclarp.org/2021/04/19/the-psychotherapeutic-magic-of-larp/ | debriefing,Drama Therapy,empathy,Larp,narrative,Therapeutic,Therapy | |
| There Is No Nordic Larp – And Yet We All Know What It Means | Stefan Deutsch | 2016 | Opinion | EN | Disclaimer: The opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Nordiclarp.org or any larp community at large. “Nordic larp is like porn. I know it when I see it.”[1]Adaptation… | https://nordiclarp.org/2016/04/25/no-nordic-larp-yet-know-means/ | Germany,Nordic Larp,Opinion,Terminology,The Knudepunkt 2015 Companion Book | |
| The Roleplaying Academy Podcast | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Article | EN | Danish company Rollespilsakademiet (The Roleplaying Academy) has started a podcast in English on larp. It’s hosted by Danish larpwrite Claus Raasted Herløvsen and covers many aspects of Nordic-style larp. Check it out on Soundcloud here: https://soundclou | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/03/30/the-roleplaying-academy-podcast/ | Denmark,Documentation,Podcast,Rollespilsakademiet | |
| The Social Contract of Larping | Sándor Mesterházy | 2023 | Video | EN | What is it that larp designers, writers and organizers expect of players? How are these expectations set, and what do players expect in return? We can say common sense all we want, but as the saying goes, it is not as common as we think. In this presentat | http://youtube.com/embed/lh8oEkk7AE0?rel=0&fmt=18&html5=1&showinfo=0 | ||
| The Solmukohta Culture Report | Lizzie Stark | 2012 |
Article, Review |
EN | The article offers an overview of the Solmukohta conference, which serves as a key cultural event in the Nordic LARP scene. It highlights the collaborative exchange of ideas, game design philosophies, and LARP traditions that the conference fosters among | https://leavingmundania.com/2012/04/24/the-solmukohta-culture-report/ | Solmukohta,Convention,Testimonial,Review | |
| The Spirit of Christmas | Juhana Pettersson | 2023 | Article | EN | Midwinter Revisited is a larp about a sweatshop where elves are forced to endure long hours of tedious work while having to pretend they're happy. | https://nordiclarp.org/2023/01/21/the-spirit-of-christmas/ | capitalism,Christmas,communism,Larp,midwinter,socialism | |
| The Story Manifesto | Anna Westerling | 2018 | Manifest | EN | A manifesto about how to focus on the telling of a common story together through improvisation, creation and immersion. In essence, how to design and run a larp. | https://nordiclarp.org/2018/03/12/the-story-manifesto/ | Manifesto | |
| The Things We Can Learn From Our Larp Characters | MarisArmoury | 2024 | Video | EN | Starting a new larp character also means it has to end at some point. And well, that is what happened at the most recent event I played the fantasy ranger at. So lets take a look at all that happened with her in the past two years and the things that I le | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wETfEJB0pGs&list=PLWND-SBaU-V9lJi6lUWxKxbkfN0moHjUV&index=48 | End of character,Testimonial | |
| The True Norwegian Blackbox Manifesto | Magnar Grønvik Müller | 2017 | Manifest | EN | Blackbox larps today are in an immature state. Without ideals, the blackbox will never be more than a passing trend. A manifesto to rescue blackbox larp. | https://nordiclarp.org/2017/03/31/true-norwegian-blackbox-manifesto/ | Black box,Manifesto,Norway | |
| The Two-Meaning Lookdown & Forcing Your Playstyle Preference On Others | Johanna Koljonen | 2016 | Article | EN | The article discusses the "Lookdown" mechanic and how it can be used to control play intensity. It explores the risks of a single player imposing their playstyle preference on others, potentially forcing a lower intensity in scenes. The author stresses th | https://participationsafety.wordpress.com/2016/09/18/the-two-meaning-lookdown-forcing-your-playstyle-preference-on-others/ | Emotional Safety,Calibration,Meta-techniques,Guide | |
| The Use of Music as a Magical Element for the Larp Experience | Leandro Godoy | 2022 | Article | EN | The experiences and thoughts of the Brazilian group Confraria des Ideias on the use of music as an element in larp design. | https://nordiclarp.org/2022/05/26/the-use-of-music-as-a-magical-element-for-the-larp-experience/ | Knutepunkt-books,Larp Design,Music | |
| The Whole Is Greater than the Sum of Its Parts – Voices from Black Friday | Lorenzo Trenti | 2016 | Article | EN | In this larp we didn’t have restrictions. We just wanted to organize the coolest larp ever played in Italy. At least, that’s what I wanted.Chiara Tirabasso, Black Friday larpwright Chiara Tirabasso is one of the many larpwrights behind Black Friday.… | https://nordiclarp.org/2016/02/26/whole-greater-sum-parts-voices-black-friday/ | Documentation,Italy | |
| Thinking Bodies - Moving Minds | Nina Runa Essendrop | 2023 | Video | EN | Thinking bodies • moving minds is a talk with workshop elements on the subject of embodied experiences in larp, focusing on how to design for our senses and the way in which we are physically in touch with our surroundings. The talk will consist of a ligh | http://youtube.com/embed/NTkzvD1H6P8?rel=0&fmt=18&html5=1&showinfo=0 | ||
| This Larp Sucked – and Everyone Should Get to Read About It | Thomas B | 2024 | Article | EN | Larp needs more player feedback – and it doesn’t need to be art critique. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/02/06/this-larp-sucked-and-everyone-should-get-to-read-about-it/?fbclid=IwY2xjawETN9pleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHXdJUUdzUqTuF9-q81JSf5vLpcn2mD_kGKx9Ew0_vMQsPB-1Su8AHvXq5g_aem_dcRE507MiYgW4JixAvJFYw | Opinion,Feedback,Review | |
| This Larp Sucked – and Everyone Should Get to Read About It | Thomas B. | 2024 | Opinion | EN | Larp needs more player feedback – and it doesn’t need to be art critique. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/02/06/this-larp-sucked-and-everyone-should-get-to-read-about-it/ | Criticism,critique,Documentation,Feedback,Larp,players,Review,well-being,wellbeing | |
| Three Forms of LAOGs | Gerrit Reininghaus | 2021 | Article | EN | This article presents a categorization of LAOGs - depending on how they make use of the communication channels in place. It identifies three different forms: The Diegetic Call, The Invisible Call, and The Metaphorical Call. | https://nordiclarp.org/2021/05/27/three-forms-of-laogs/ | laog,Online larp | |
| Three Roads (of Translation) Not Taken: Different Degrees of Openness of the Work (and of the Game) | Tadeu Rodrigues Iuama | 2017 | Article | EN | Abstract From the Julio Plaza’s proposition that, based on the concept of open work of Umberto Eco, categorises the relationship author-work-reception in three degrees, and the division in cultural events in reception, interaction and participation, seen | https://nordiclarp.org/2017/03/10/three-roads-translation-not-taken-different-degrees-openness-work-game/ | Communication,Knutepunkt,Knutepunkt 2017,Knutepunkt-books,Music,Narratives,Once Upon a Nordic Larp...,Poem,Poetry,Translation | |
| Three Ways to Organize a One-Shot Larp | Lizzie Stark | 2014 | Article | EN | The article outlines three practical approaches to organizing a one-shot LARP: using pre-written scenarios, creating a framework for improvisation, or blending both methods. It discusses the benefits and challenges of each approach, such as balancing prep | https://leavingmundania.com/2014/05/11/three-ways-organize-one-shot-larp/ | Game Design,Organization | |
| Through Someone Else’s Eyes: A Confession | Stefano Kewan Lee | 2021 | Article | EN | As an in-game larp photographer, it is indeed possible and maybe sometimes even desirable to let your character take over. | https://nordiclarp.org/2021/08/25/through-someone-elses-eyes-a-confession/ | Desaparecidos,Documentation,La Sirena Varada,Larp,Our Last Year,photography,SALT,Spanish larp,Walpurgis | |
| Ticket to Atlantis – Fear, Love, Death, Life… | Nadezhda Vechorek | 2015 | Article | EN | Atlantis is a small town in Washington, USA. It’s surrounded by woods, has no phone line, and the mail service works poorly. The only way to come there is by the railway, and the train is the only way to… | https://nordiclarp.org/2015/05/15/ticket-to-atlantis-fear-love-death-life/ | Nordic Larp Yearbook,Russia | |
| Tips for Starting and Running a Local Larp Community | Lizzie Stark | 2017 | Article | EN | Today’s post of tips on starting local larp communities comes to us courtesy of the Local Larp Manifesto authors. Check out the manifesto [here](http://wp.me/p4WOQx-15w){.newtab}, and the explanation of the manifesto [here](http://wp.me/p4WOQx-15e){.newta | https://leavingmundania.com/2017/04/10/tips-for-starting-and-running-a-local-larp-community/ | Community,Guide | |
| together/alone – Searching for a Soulmate in Summer Prague | Kamil Buchtík | 2017 | Larps | EN | spolu/sami (in English: together/alone) was a game about ordinary people in present-day Prague. The larp was lyric, melancholic, atmospheric, and authentic. | https://nordiclarp.org/2017/03/27/togetheralone-searching-for-a-soulmate-in-summer-prague/ | Czech Republic,spolu/sami | |
| Together at Last: Romantic Paradox in a Not-Quite-Dystopian Future | Sarah Lynne Bowman | 2024 | Article | EN | A larp set in a governmental facility in which volunteers are matchmade three times in order to find their Perfect Match. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/03/13/together-at-last-romantic-paradox-in-a-not-quite-dystopian-future/ | calibration,Consent,dating,Documentation,dyadic play,future,Larp,Nordic Larp,Romance | |
| Together Forever: A Larp about Dating in a Dystopian World | Cindy Mikosch | 2020 | Article | EN | This documentation piece explores Together Forever, an online larp focusing on romantic relationships and dating in a near-future dystopia. | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/09/12/together-forever-a-larp-about-dating-in-a-dystopian-world/ | Documentation,Larp,Online larp | |
| Tonnin Stiflat: Season One – To Booze or Not to Booze… | Johannes Axner | 2015 | Article | EN | Setting Helsinki in the 1920’s: urbanization, the admiring gaze towards Europe; jazz and lipstick, daring women entering the public sphere; a country divided by the bitter civil war in 1918; prohibition and the tsunami of illegal alcohol and booze-related | https://nordiclarp.org/2015/05/22/tonnin-stiflat-season-one-to-booze-or-not-to-booze/ | Nordic Larp Yearbook | |
| Toolkit: Let’s Name This Baby! (Bow-Out Mechanics) | Johanna Koljonen | 2016 | Article | EN | I’m writing about a tool that’s so new it doesn’t even have a name. And as is usually the case, talking about this online I was immediately told of an older, successfully play-tested example of almost exactly the same thing! So now we have a category of t | https://participationsafety.wordpress.com/2016/05/30/toolkit-lets-name-this-baby-bow-out-mechanics/ | Guide,Emotional Safety,Calibration | |
| Toolkit: The “See No Evil” or Lookdown | Johanna Koljonen | 2016 | Article | EN | The article discusses the "Lookdown" mechanic in LARP as a way for players to opt out of a scene without disrupting gameplay. It is a visual cue that indicates a player, not the character, wants to disengage from a situation, such as an uncomfortable or i | https://participationsafety.wordpress.com/2016/09/18/toolkit-the-see-no-evil-or-lookdown/ | Emotional Safety,Meta-techniques,Guide | |
| Toward a Larp Organizers’ Bill of Rights | Lizzie Stark | 2016 | Article | EN | The article discusses the rights and expectations that LARP organizers should have to ensure a fair and respectful environment. It emphasizes the importance of clear communication, respect for their creative vision, and compensation for their time and eff | https://leavingmundania.com/2016/02/05/a-larp-organizers-bill-of-rights/ | Organization,Emotional Safety,Review,Review,Community | |
| Transformative Role-Play: Design, Implementation, and Integration | Sarah Lynne Bowman | 2019 | Article | EN | A framework for how to design, organize, and play intentionally for transformative impacts throughout the role-play experience and beyond. | https://nordiclarp.org/2019/12/10/transformative-role-play-design-implementation-and-integration/ | container,Integration,Larp,Political Larp,Safety,transformation,transformative larp | |
| Transformative Role-playing Game Design | Sarah Lynne Bowman , Elektra Diakolambrianou , Simon Brind | 2025 | Scientist / Academic publication | EN |
This textbook describes theory and practice in analog role-playing game (RPG) design that encourage specific transformative impacts in participants, including tabletop, live action role-playing (larp), and Nordic and American freeform. We describe three types of transformative RPGs: transformative leisure, therapeutic, and educational. We present our model of nano-game design, offering recommendations for designing transformative goals; framing activities such as workshops and debriefs; narrative and culture design. This interdisciplinary book highlights theories from role-playing game studies, peace and conflict studies, psychology, social psychology, sociology, counseling, anthropology, pedagogy, and several other fields. Key concepts include bleed, alibi, RPGs as transformational containers, immersion, identity, transfer, ritual, psychotherapeutic techniques, group theories, and educational theories. We emphasize psychological safety before, during, and after games, as well as strategies for cultivating transformational communities. Key topics include working with specific populations; crisis management; sensitive content and representation. Then, we discuss working with myth, symbolism, and ritual, narrative, and postmodern magic as methods for transforming the stories of our lives. We cover forms of culture within and around RPGs, as well working with conflict in scenarios related to politics, culture, gender, sexuality, race, and ethnicity. We share thoughts around the use of RPGs to foster activism, advocacy, inclusion, and accessibility. Finally, we offer considerations for researchers studying transformative role-playing games, including academic argument, structure, theory, method, data collection, ethics, and other considerations. We introduce key methods, including Research through Design, ethnography, and qualitative and quantitative data analysis. The book closes with a summary of evidence-based research available on the cognitive, affective, and behavioral effects of role-playing games. |
https://books.uu.se/uup/catalog/book/35?fbclid=IwY2xjawIAiKFleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHV7aeDmJRb7POJW0DLgVIkTwg9Q5HhaYZAgonbp6x3Gmu-MHDg-wPQxYqA_aem_TFJS9en74taTc6c9pCB_8Q | Accessibility,Alibi,Bleed,conflict,Game culture,Identity,Integration,Narratives,Psychology,Safety,Emotional Safety,Theorization,transformation | |
| Trois concepts fondamentaux pour les organisateurs de GN | Rune Lippert | Trad Thomas Pichegru | 2015 | Article | FR |
Cet article présente trois principes fondamentaux qui ont été utilisés dans deux GN Danois. Le premier concept s’appelle “Si tu peux, alors tu peux”. Il a d’abord été une manière générale d’aborder les GN basés sur des règles, mais s’est développé au cou |
https://ptgptb.fr/trois-concepts-fondamentaux-pour-les-organisateurs-de-gn | Nordic LARP,Danish LARP,Knudepunkt,Writing,Immersion,Organization,Guide,Game Design | |
| Trolls, elfes et gnomes se sont donnés rendez-vous à Hensies pour Avatar | Sarah Delvaux | RTBF | 2015 | Press article | FR | Incarner un personnage fantastique, l'espace de 4 jours... C'est le principe d' "Avatar", un jeu de rôle grandeur nature. La 15ème édition de l'évènement se déroule en ce moment à Hensies, dans le Hainaut, près de la frontière française et il attire chaqu | https://www.rtbf.be/article/trolls-elfes-et-gnomes-se-sont-donnes-rendez-vous-a-hensies-pour-avatar-9040095 | ||
| Turvallisempaa larppausta | Niina Niskanen | 2018 |
Turvallisempaa larppausta -materiaali on koottu työkaluksi sukupuolisen häirinnän ja ahdistelun torjuntaan ja ehkäisyyn. Se on tehty erityisesti larppeja silmällä pitäen, mutta sitä voi soveltaa myös roolipeleihin ja erilaisiin tapahtumiin. Häirintää ja |
https://turvallisempaa.files.wordpress.com/2018/03/turvallisempaa_larppausta_materiaalipaketti_v1-4.pdf | ||||
| Under 25: We're Here to Take Your Place | Nordic LARP | 2018 |
Interview, Video |
EN | Panel discussion devoted to experiences of young larp organisers and activists. We would like to talk about the decisions of seasoned leaders and how they influence youth in our community. How can we be respectful, inclusive, empowering and function in th | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NViBwcYUGA | Nordic LARP,Knutpunkt,Transmission,Organization,Jeunesse,Influence | |
| Une bonne description de personnage | Martin Enghoff | Trad Nicolas Pottier | 2018 | Article | FR |
Comprendre le personnage que l’on interprète lors d’un jeu de rôles grandeur nature (GN) est essentiel pour l’incarner correctement, que ce soit pour vous immerger dans le personnage ou pour cabotiner. La clé de cette compréhension se trouve dans une bon |
https://ptgptb.fr/une-bonne-description-de-personnage | Knudepunkt,Writing,Character creation,Guide | |
| Un Gn Sexe Positif ? | Saki Jones | 2019 | Audio | FR | https://soundcloud.com/user-321815402/un-gn-sexe-positif?in=skimy-skimyskimy/sets/jecrisdesgn | Sexualité,Testimonial,Organization | ||
| Un jeu qui réconcilie les règles et la fiction : le jeu de rôles grandeur nature | Sébastein Kapp | Revue du MAUSS | 2015 | Article | FR | Le jeu est, dans la littérature canonique (Huizinga et Caillois), envisagé sous l’angle de son rapport à la culture. Ce rapport est souvent décrit comme un paradoxe. Le jeu s’organiserait autour de deux pôles opposés, voire incompatibles : les règles (ord | https://www.cairn.info/revue-du-mauss-2015-1-page-91.htm | ||
| Using Larp and Role Playing in Education | Márk Pelle | 2023 | Video | EN | In this presentation Mark speaks about his methods, his principles, his experience about how to use Larp and Game Design in Education and with children for long term. | http://youtube.com/embed/Iz1CKbbYH_g?rel=0&fmt=18&html5=1&showinfo=0 | ||
| Using the Power Fantasy for Good | Kamil Bartczak | 2016 | Article | EN | The power fantasy—the fantasy of having supernatural abilities allowing you to do anything you want, defeat anyone you dislike and seduce anyone you desire, is a deep, old universal one. You can find it in books, movies, and, obviously, larps. Though ofte | https://leavingmundania.com/2016/09/25/using-power-fantasy-good/ | Fantasy,Game Design | |
| Utiliser les jeux pour promouvoir l’empathie et d’autres concepts liés | Ash Kreider | Trad Pal' | 2020 |
Article, Opinion |
FR | L'article explore l'utilisation des jeux de rôle pour développer l'empathie, en permettant aux joueurs d'incarner des personnages confrontés à des situations complexes. Cette immersion narrative et sociale aide les participants à comprendre différentes pe | https://ptgptb.fr/utiliser-les-jeux-pour-promouvoir-l-empathie | Testimonial,Emotions,Game Design | |
| Vampire Night Chronicles - how the larp got started | 2015 | Review | EN |
Review about Vampire Night Chronicles, a croatian vampire larp. The author make a review about his own larp. The point about this review is the bottoms-up approach. A group of players basically agreed and voted on several key design elements. Tags : organ |
https://www.crolarper.com/2015/11/vampire-night-chronicles-how-larp-got.html | |||
| Vedergällningen, the Vengeance: a Viking Horror Larp | Alva Mårdsjö | 2019 | Article | EN | Vedergällningen was a Viking horror larp in Sweden focusing on the relationships between humans, their community, and their gods. | https://nordiclarp.org/2019/12/13/vedergallningen-the-vengeance-a-viking-horror-larp/ | Documentation,gender,Larp,religion,Sweden,Vikings | |
| Video Report from The Game, a Polish Larp Inspired by The Hunger Games | Johannes Axner | 2014 | Article | EN | A very interesting video report from a Polish larp inspired by The Hunger Games. It’s in polish but with full English subtitles. | https://nordiclarp.org/2014/02/07/video-report-from-the-game-a-polish-larp-inspired-by-the-hunger-games/ | Documentation,Larp Report,Poland,Video | |
| Villain Self Care | Nór Hernø | 2024 | Article | EN | Strategies for playing an antagonist in a larp in rewarding ways, as well as helping with potential negative emotional effects. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/03/29/villain-self-care/ | antagonist,emotional safety,Larp,Player Safety,Player Skills,psychological safety,Self care,villian | |
| Vivre AVATAR, c’est possible à Hensies ! | RTL | 2011 | TV report | FR | Autre Vie, Autre Temps, Autre réalité. Tout un programme attend la petite ville hennuyères d’Hensies. | https://www.rtl.be/art/d-18260731-ZV3UKG | ||
| Voices from Knutpunkt | Petter Karlsson | 2014 | Article | EN | Voices from Knutpunkt is a crowd-sourced initiative to document and share the experience and the people at the Nordic larp conference Knutpunkt 2014. You are welcome to take part in the collaboration. If you want to discuss it, please join… | https://nordiclarp.org/2014/03/24/voices-from-knutpunkt/ | ||
| Waiting Before the Beginning | Simon James Pettitt | 2018 | Article | EN | This article looks at the waiting time before a game or a larp. It sees this time as part of the experience, and claims, that if we design this time properly, we will help our players be in a proper… | https://nordiclarp.org/2018/02/26/waiting-before-the-beginning/ | Knutpunkt 2018 | |
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Warcraft Live 2015 review |
2015 | Review | EN | Review about Warcraft live (Hugarian LARP in the univers of Warcraft). | https://www.crolarper.com/2015/08/warcraft-live-2015-review.html | |||
| Warcraft Live 2016 review | Ivan Žalac | Crolarper | 2016 | Review | EN | Review about Warcraft live (Hugarian LARP in the univers of Warcraft). | https://www.crolarper.com/2016/10/warcraft-live-2016-review.html | ||
| We Don’t Abide to the Law of Jante | Mia Sand | 2014 | Opinion | EN | Swedish larper and writer Mia Sand replies to Sanne Harders opinion piece about the culture of the Nordic larp scene. | https://nordiclarp.org/2014/07/12/we-dont-abide-to-the-law-of-jante/ | Debate,Nordic Larp,Sweden | |
| Welcome Address of the 2024 JARPS Symposium and Editorial Introduction | B.-O. Kamm , M. Freudenthal | 2025 | Video | EN |
The 2024 JARPS symposium explores the multifaceted challenges and innovative solutions surrounding cultural, cognitive, and physical accessibility in analog gaming, fostering a more inclusive and diverse gaming community. Access and accessibility in gaming are vast and complex issues, from the production of game texts, images, mechanics, and material to their reception and appropriation by players and gaming spaces. We seek to explore how barriers come up, are faced by players and/or broken to make games more inclusive, not only for players with disabilities but also for those from diverse cultural, linguistic, and socio-economic backgrounds. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, translation/localization, adaptive game mechanics for players with different abilities, representation of diverse cultures and identities in game narratives, and the physical design of gaming materials and spaces to accommodate diverse needs. The 2024 JARPS Symposium features presentations from scholars and practitioners worldwide dealing with various aspects of inclusivity and accessibility (detailed program available after registration). The presentations are based on articles submitted to the 2024 special issue of the journal, entitled " Welcome to Join: Exploring Access and Accessibility in Analog Role-Playing Games." |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtCGK0ABw70&list=PLZH6fIc6DpcpDWFvv_QBhQmvDWvdW5zOK&index=1&t=31s | JARPS,Accessibiliy,Inclusivity,Convention,Japanese Larp | |
| We Share This Body: Tools to Fight Appearance-Based Prejudice at Larps | Karijn van der Heij | 2021 | Article | EN | How fatphobia, ageism, and rejection based on perceived attractiveness can influence play and negatively impact larpers. | https://nordiclarp.org/2021/06/14/we-share-this-body-tools-to-fight-appearance-based-prejudice-at-larps-for-participants-and-organizers/ | ageism,Casting,discrimination,fatphobia,Larp,play to lift,Prejudice,responsibility,Safety | |
| We Were Always Here: Representation, Queer Erasure, and Use of History in Larp | Anneli Friedner | 2022 | Article | EN | How historical larps with traditional design conventions can leave queer players feeling deeply alienated. | https://nordiclarp.org/2022/08/15/we-were-always-here-representation-queer-erasure-and-use-of-history-in-larp/ | Feminism,History,Queer,Nordic LARP,Theorization | |
| We Were Always Here: Representation, Queer Erasure, and Use of History in Larp | Anneli Friedner | 2022 | Article | EN | How historical larps with traditional design conventions can leave queer players feeling deeply alienated. | https://nordiclarp.org/2022/08/15/we-were-always-here-representation-queer-erasure-and-use-of-history-in-larp/ | Feminism,Historical,Larp,queer history,representation,women | |
| WHAT'S IN MY BAG? les indispensables en GN | Ade GN | 2021 | Video | FR |
Voilà une liste non exhaustive de ce que j'estime bon pour vos aventures, afin que vous puissiez en revenir vivants! le défit étant de limiter les sacs, avec un sac d'affaire, un nécessaire à duvet, et un peu de nourriture, vous serez fin prêts à occire d |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INbaF8MNJoI | ||
| What Does it Mean When Sex is Sexy? | Mo Holkar | 2017 | Opinion | EN | Should larp techniques for representing sexual activity be sexy themselves? Might they be more sexy than we sometimes realize? What impact does this have? | https://nordiclarp.org/2017/02/03/what-does-it-mean-when-sex-is-sexy/ | Metatechniques,Opinion,Sex,Techniques | |
| “What Do You Do Know About Debriefs?” | Johanna Koljonen | 2016 | Article | EN | The article shares the author's journey into exploring LARP safety, sparked by a conversation about debriefs. The post highlights that safety design goes beyond debriefs, permeating all aspects of LARP structure. Recognizing that “LARP safety” includes va | https://participationsafety.wordpress.com/2016/05/15/first-blog-post/ | Game Design | |
| What is ESG and How Can We Use It in LARP? | Lucija Tanzer Mihoković | 2023 | Video | EN | Most of us have heard plenty about sustainability, or sustainable development, but not so many have heard about ESG. What does it stand for and why is it important? How can we use it in larp, and how can we use larp for the purpose of ESG? The talk will c | http://youtube.com/embed/hXmfN-jPia4?rel=0&fmt=18&html5=1&showinfo=0 | ||
| What is Nordic Larp? | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Larps | EN | To people coming here without prior knowledge, it might be hard to understand what Nordic larp is. To help you out, we’ve added a more helpful description in the sidebar and also a longer definition here: http://nordiclarp.org/what-is-nordic-larp/ We inte | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/02/20/what-is-nordic-larp/ | Nordiclarp.org | |
| What Is Nordic Larp? | Johannes Axner | 2019 | Larps | EN | What is Nordic larp? We’ve updated and expanded our definition of the term! We hope it's easy to undertstand and useful for our readers. | https://nordiclarp.org/2019/02/10/what-is-nordic-larp-2/ | Nordic Larp | |
| What I Think About When I Think About Larp Design, Part I: The Total Larp | Johanna Koljonen | 2016 | Article | EN | This article explores the concept of "Total Larp," where every phase—from announcement to post-event—contributes to the overall experience. It emphasizes that effective LARP design should extend beyond in-game mechanics, covering pre-event communications, | https://participationsafety.wordpress.com/page/2/ | Guide,Emotional Safety,Calibration,Opt-in opt-out,Game Design | |
| What I Think About When I Think About Larp Design, Part II: The Disciplines | Johanna Koljonen | 2016 | Article | EN |
In my previous post, I wrote about viewing the designable parts of your larp as not just the event’s run-time, but also pretty much everything leading up to it, and also everything that happens after, potentially for ever. (No, really). Here are some of |
https://participationsafety.wordpress.com/2016/05/21/what-i-think-about-when-i-think-about-larp-design-part-iithe-disciplines/ | Calibration,Emotional Safety,Game Design,Guide | |
| What Live Action Roleplaying Games do Well | LARP Out of character | 2014 | Video | EN | This presentation, given at NELCO 2014, offers up ways that LARPs (LRPGs) are and are not like other mediums, what uniquely defines what they do well, and advice for letting what they do well flourish. Learn why the G is important in LRPG, the strengths o | https://larpoutofcharacter.wordpress.com/2015/03/04/what-live-action-role-playing-games-do-well/ | ||
| What makes a good LARP character? | LARP Out of character | 2013 | Video | EN |
LARPers all enjoy different types of characters, but are there any qualities that will consistently make a character better to play in LARP? At NELCO 2013, LARPers and LARP creators were asked what they though make a good LARP character. Five minutes is |
https://larpoutofcharacter.wordpress.com/2014/07/09/what-makes-a-good-larp-character/ | ||
| What makes a good LARP Character? – Video Transcript | LARP Out of character | 2013 | Interview | EN | The following is a transcript of the NELCO 2013 Series Question 3 video – What makes a good LARP Character? | https://larpoutofcharacter.wordpress.com/2014/07/15/what-makes-a-good-larp-character-video-transcript/ | ||
| When Theater LARP and Boffer LARP Collide | LARP Out of character | 2014 | Video | EN | Boffer games have traditionally been build-your-own character campaign games. Theater games have been traditionally pre-generated character one-shots. Over the last few years we have had several successful boffer one-shots at intercon, as evidenced by in | https://larpoutofcharacter.wordpress.com/2015/02/27/when-theater-larp-and-boffer-larp-collide/ | ||
| When to Retire Your Character | Lizzie Stark | 2012 |
Article, Interview |
EN | The article discusses when and how to retire a LARP character, exploring factors like narrative completion, emotional satisfaction, and personal growth. It emphasizes the importance of recognizing when a character's story has reached a natural end, allowi | https://leavingmundania.com/2012/01/23/when-to-retire-your-character/ | Acting | |
| When to Retire Your Character | Lizzie Stark | 2012 |
Article, Interview |
EN |
Welcome to the first-timers’ series, where a panel of seasoned gamers and experts from the US and beyond weigh in on topics pertinent to the larp newbie. Living forever gets old fast, so today we look at the question: How do you know when it is time to |
https://leavingmundania.com/2012/01/23/when-to-retire-your-character/ | Acting,End of character,Testimonial,First steps | |
| When Trends Converge – The New World Magischola Revolution | Sarah Lynne Bowman | 2016 | Article | EN | New World Magischola is an American blockbuster larp by Learn Larp LLC about students & faculty attending a wizard university in a new US magical universe. | https://nordiclarp.org/2016/07/04/new-world-magischola-revolution/ | New World Magischola,USA | |
| White Wolf’s Convention of Thorns – A Blockbuster Nordic Larp | Sarah Lynne Bowman | 2016 | Article | EN | Convention of Thorns is an official White Wolf Nordic-style Vampire: the Masquerade larp. The first run was held between October 27-30, 2016 at Zamek Książ, a castle in Poland. The larp was a joint collaboration between White Wolf and Dziobak… | https://nordiclarp.org/2016/12/06/white-wolfs-convention-of-thorns/ | Blockbuster,Convention of Thorns,Documentation,Larp,Nordic Larp,Poland,White Wolf | |
| Why Larp Community Matters and How We Can Improve It | Laura Wood | 2021 | Article | EN | There are some activities that can, and as far as possible should, be taken by individuals to help improve the larp community as a whole. | https://nordiclarp.org/2021/03/22/why-larp-community-matters-and-how-we-can-improve-it/ | accessibility,community,Community Safety,Larp | |
| Why Larp Critique Is Awesome | Lizzie Stark | 2017 | Article | EN |
This week’s post is a collaboration between Lizzie and crack designer Alex Roberts. It’s the second in a series of three posts about larp critique. In our first post we described the differences–as we see them–between review, critique, and criticism. Thi |
https://leavingmundania.com/2017/05/30/why-larp-critique-is-awesome/ | Review | |
| Why They Larp | Lizzie Stark | 2012 | Article | EN | The article explores why people participate in LARP, examining a range of motivations from escapism and emotional exploration to community building and storytelling. It highlights how players use LARP as a tool for personal growth, creative expression, an | https://leavingmundania.com/2012/03/26/why-they-larp/ | Testimonial | |
| Wielding the Magic of Anticipation | Olivia Fischer | 2022 | Article | EN | Maximizing the emotional impact of anticipation for better larp play. | https://nordiclarp.org/2022/10/24/anticipation/ | erotic larp,play,Player Skills,Romance,suspense | |
| Women Should Organize More Larp | Lizzie Stark | 2012 | Article | EN | This article discusses the need for more female organizers in the LARP community, noting that while women participate, few hold high-profile creative roles. The author suggests that including women as game masters and designers can enhance the diversity a | https://leavingmundania.com/2012/01/16/women-should-organize-more-larp/ | Feminism,Organization | |
| Words of Advice from an Old Witch to Aging Larpers | Inge-Mette Petersen | 2024 | Opinion | EN | As we grow older as larpers, do we have to end up as a petrified version of our younger self? Inge-Mette Petersen with some wise advice. | https://nordiclarp.org/2024/04/03/words-of-advice-from-an-old-witch-to-aging-larpers/ | age,ageism,Larp | |
| Workshop Practice, in Practice – A Functional Workshop Structure Method | Mo Holkar | 2016 | Article | EN | The pre-game workshop tradition in Nordic larp is mostly oral, with little written material. People take part in workshops as players, then borrow and develop ideas from those experiences to construct workshops for their own larps. So I thought it… | https://nordiclarp.org/2016/04/20/functional-workshop-structure-method/ | The Knudepunkt 2015 Companion Book,Workshop | |
| Write a Rulebook Already | Lizzie Stark | 2012 |
Article, Opinion |
EN | The article urges LARP organizers to formalize their game rules in written rulebooks. It emphasizes how rulebooks create consistency, clarify expectations, and provide structure for both organizers and players. A well-written rulebook ensures that everyon | https://leavingmundania.com/2012/04/22/write-a-rulebook-already/ | Organization,Game Design | |
| Writing a Life | Inge-Mette Petersen | 2020 | Article | EN | When you write as the character you are going to play in a larp, you remember — not just the background and story of the character provided to by the organizers, but the mind of the character as you want… | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/10/01/writing-a-life/ | Knutepunkt-books,Solmukohta 2020,Techniques | |
| Writing an Autobiographical Game | Yeonsoo Julian Kim | 2019 | Article | EN | Designing an experience that explores autobiographical themes through metaphor while also incorporating characters based on real people. | https://nordiclarp.org/2019/09/11/writing-an-autobiographical-game/ | autobiographical games,diversity,Fastaval,Freeform,Larp Design,religion | |
| Writing Live Action Online Games | Quinn D | 2020 | Article | EN | Online larps require different communication tools and design strategies to allow players and facilitators to effectively communicate. But if we use design and technology carefully our online games can bring together people from across the world and explo | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/12/19/writing-live-action-online-games/ | Larp,Online larp | |
| Wyrding the Self | Jonaya Kemper | 2020 | Article | EN | Wyrding the self is the sustained effort to decolonize your body from the mythical norm, and begin the process of identity alteration. | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/05/18/wyrding-the-self/ | Knutepunkt,Larp Theory,Player Skills,Solmukohta,Solmukohta 2020,Theory | |
| You Move Differently with a Sword Strapped on: Deploying Research with Design to study trans people’s exploration of gender in larp | Kaya Toft Thejls | 2023 |
Scientist / Academic publication, Thesis |
EN | This thesis examines how trans people explore gender in live action role-playing games (hereafter: larps). It asks how larps function as spaces for gender exploration, in what ways trans people explore and express gender in larps, as well as how they make | https://uu.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?aq2=%5B%5B%5D%5D&c=17&af=%5B%5D&searchType=LIST_LATEST&sortOrder2=title_sort_asc&query=&language=sv&pid=diva2%3A1796092&aq=%5B%5B%5D%5D&sf=all&aqe=%5B%5D&sortOrder=aut | Gender,Nordic LARP,Game Design,Theorization,TransGender | |
| Your Alternate Relation Narrative (YARN) | Nór Hernø | 2019 | Article | EN | Creating relations between characters is essential to larp. The YARN technique helps you create playable relationships between characters. | https://nordiclarp.org/2019/03/29/your-alternate-relation-narrative-yarn/ | Techniques | |
| Your Body Is Your Body | Karin Edman | 2020 | Article | EN | This piece tries to provide a practical tool for overcoming machismo, internalized norms, and other patterns that can lead to physical injury to the player’s body. | https://nordiclarp.org/2020/09/17/your-body-is-your-body/ | Knutepunkt-books,Player Safety,Solmukohta 2020,Techniques | |
| You’re in Charge of You | Mike Pohjola | 2015 | Article | EN | Let me tell you about how you can game master yourself in a larp. In a tabletop role-playing game it’s easy for the actual game master to work on pacing and theme and mood and so on, because she sees… | https://nordiclarp.org/2015/05/04/youre-in-charge-of-you/ | Larp Theory,Steering | |
| Your Larp’s Only As Safe As Its Safety Culture | Troels Ken Pedersen | 2015 | Article | EN | The article emphasizes that a LARP's safety is directly tied to its culture, not just its rules. It argues that fostering a safety culture involves clear communication, participant education, and the normalization of safety protocols. The piece warns agai | https://leavingmundania.com/2015/08/04/your-larps-only-as-safe-as-its-safety-culture/ | Emotional Safety | |
| YouTube and Larp | Mo Mo O’Brien | 2017 | Article | EN | Mo Mo O'brien shares how she accidentally became a YouTube celebrity and offers some tips on how you can successfully create videos about larp. | https://nordiclarp.org/2017/02/19/youtube-and-larp/ | Documentation,Knutepunkt,Video,US LARP | |
| You’ve Got Character: Character creation in larp | Lizzie Stark | 2016 | Article | EN | The article delves into the process of crafting characters for live-action role-playing (LARP) games. Describe various methods of character creation, emphasizing the importance of aligning a character’s backstory with the game’s narrative and setting. The | https://leavingmundania.com/2016/12/15/youve-got-character-character-creation-in-larp/ | Character creation,Guide | |
| Yxengaard – A Permanent Larp Area in Denmark | Johannes Axner | 2013 | Larps | EN | Tipster Troels Barkholt-Spangsbo sent us this interesting piece of news: A danish organisation is very close to being able to build a permanent area for live action roleplaying. The just need the last bit of funding to get the entire… | https://nordiclarp.org/2013/03/30/yxengaard-a-permanent-larp-area-in-denmark/ | Denmark | |
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ZbN Croatian Conclave 2017 review |
Ivan Žalac | Crolarper | 2017 | Review | EN | Review about Zagreb by Night (ZbN) (Big international Vampire LARP. | https://www.crolarper.com/2017/05/zbn-croatian-conclave-2017-review.html | ||
| Zone hors jeu : Émission 3 |
Axel et Stephan | Dimension Brumeuse |
2022 | Video | FR |
Emission Twitch autour du GN. Actualité du GN, présentation d'activités par des orgas + sujet/débat. Programme : Les Actus du GN en Belgique et Ailleurs. Le Be My Guest : Sara et Thomas de l'OA de BELarp Et Place aux Joueuses, avec pour invité Delphine e |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrK7SFX4nI4&list=PLGzjG-BaFR82jwyzTG1nO01L36icYPkmn&index=4 | ||
| Zone hors jeu : Émission 4 | Axel et Stephan | Dimension Brumeuse | 2022 | Video | FR |
Emission Twitch autour du GN. Actualité du GN, présentation d'activités par des orgas + sujet/débat. Programme : Les Actus du GN en Belgique et Ailleurs. Le Be My Guest : Isatis de Kaernunos Animations Et Place aux Joueuses, avec pour invité Laura qui vi |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFpHLKTQr3I&list=PLGzjG-BaFR82jwyzTG1nO01L36icYPkmn&index=5 | ||
| Zone hors jeu : Émission 5 | Axel et Stephan | Dimension Brumeuse | 2022 | Video | FR |
Emission Twitch autour du GN. Actualité du GN, présentation d'activités par des orgas + sujet/débat. Programme : Les Actus du GN en Belgique et Ailleurs. Le Be My Guest : Stephan Et Place aux Joueuses, avec pour invité Cluecless Cora qui viendra nous par |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKmE1hswrn8&list=PLGzjG-BaFR82jwyzTG1nO01L36icYPkmn&index=6 | ||
| Zone hors jeu : Émission 6 | Axel et Stephan | Dimension Brumeuse | 2022 | Video | FR |
Emission Twitch autour du GN. Actualité du GN, présentation d'activités par des orgas + sujet/débat. Programme : Les Actus du GN en Belgique et Ailleurs. Le Be My Guest : Taz io Ana et Camille (permanentes BeLarp) Et Place aux Joueuses, avec les mêmes in |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPUOhwIXbr8&list=PLGzjG-BaFR82jwyzTG1nO01L36icYPkmn&index=7 | ||
| Zone hors jeu : Émission 7 | Axel et Stephan | Dimension Brumeuse | 2022 | Video | FR |
Emission Twitch autour du GN. Actualité du GN, présentation d'activités par des orgas + sujet/débat. Nous enregistrons la prochaine émission depuis Beta Larp, samedi soir, en public. Une émission qui tournera autour d'une invitée internationale, la talen |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hT8-aHr9UTA&list=PLGzjG-BaFR82jwyzTG1nO01L36icYPkmn&index=8 | Betalarp 2022,Inclusivity,Gender,Twitch,Talkshow | |
| Zone hors jeu : Émission 8 | Axel et Stephan | Dimension Brumeuse | 2023 | Video | FR |
Emission Twitch autour du GN. Actualité du GN, présentation d'activités par des orgas + sujet/débat. Les Actus du GN en Belgique et Ailleurs. Le Be My Guest : Kevin et Adrien Le Gros Dossier : Ce soir, on ouvre avec Stephan, Fougère, Kevin et notre invit |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PeX-A88MaM&list=PLGzjG-BaFR82jwyzTG1nO01L36icYPkmn&index=9 |