2025
Grasmo, Hanne
Neurospicy Larpers: Role-play as a Method for Working with Neurodivergent Youth with Challenging Behavior Regarding Sexuality Journal Article
In: Anatomy of Larp Thoughts: A Breathing Corpus, pp. 429-442, 2025, ISBN: 978-82-692633-2-9.
Links | Tags: Larp, Larp design, Neurodivergent, Role-play, Sexuality
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2024
Stenros, Jaakko; Montola, Markus; Saitta, Eleanor
The General Problem of Indexicality in Larp Design other
2024.
Abstract | Links | Tags: Indexicality, Larp, Larp design, Representation
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2019
Koljonen, Johanna; Stenros, Jaakko; Grove, Anne Serup; Skjønsfjell, Aina; Nilsen, Elin (Ed.)
Larp Design: Creating Role-Play Experiences Book
Landsforeningen Bifrost, 2019, ISBN: 978-87-971140-0-1.
Abstract | Links | Tags: Accessibility, Experience design, Game design, Larp, Larp design, Live-action role playing
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More than 60 larpwrights from ten countries contribute concise and informative advice on bespoke larp design to this practical and instantly useful book. Larp Design explores the tools and principles of designing collaborative, rules-light larp. Today this tradition, originating in the Nordic countries and centred on the annual Knutepunkt conference, is an international movement.
More than 60 larpwrights from ten countries contribute concise and informative advice on bespoke larp design to this practical and instantly useful book. Larp Design explores the tools and principles of designing collaborative, rules-light larp. Today this tradition, originating in the Nordic countries and centred on the annual Knutepunkt conference, is an international movement.
Stenros, Jaakko; Montola, Markus
Basic Concepts in Larp Design other
2019.
Links | Tags: Game design, Larp, Larp design, Live-action role playing
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Stenros, Jaakko
Larp and Seriousness other
2019.
Links | Tags: Larp, Larp design, Live-action role playing, Serious games
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