tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58669612858686361852024-02-18T22:05:20.545-08:00Larpwriter summer schoolMartin E. Andresenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16070174619709514163noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866961285868636185.post-4414502509547870392018-10-16T12:43:00.000-07:002018-10-17T00:50:09.453-07:00Key note: Designing for change<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Johanna Koljonen (CEO, Participation Design Agency) is a larp theorist, experience designer and broadcaster. She advises companies, arts institutions and the past two Swedish governments on topics related to culture, education and the participatory shift, and speaks internationally on the near future of the screen industries and on larp design. In 2011 she won the Swedish Grand Journalism award in the Innovator category for the multi platform social impact campaign #prataomdet.
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<a href="http://larpschool.blogspot.com/2018/09/state-of-larp-oslo-13-16-dec-2018.html">Read more about the conference State of the Larp here</a>.Martin Nielsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02686893962783951747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866961285868636185.post-39845783236706338622018-10-08T11:49:00.000-07:002018-10-17T00:50:20.223-07:00Key note: Larp for liberation or manipulation?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>Eirik Fatland</b> is the first key note speaker for <a href="http://larpschool.blogspot.com/2018/09/state-of-larp-oslo-13-16-dec-2018.html">State of the Larp</a>. He will talk about larp's power to manipulate as well as liberate, and the tricky border between the two.
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Eirik Fatland is a larpmaker who has been in the inter-Nordic larp conversation since its beginning in 1997. He is known as a designer of dark, ambitious larps with political themes (Europa, Inside:Outside, and PanoptiCorp), strongly narrative and occasionally comedic larps (Moiras Vev, Marcellos Kjeller), and as a theorist and educator of larp design. He is in possession of a Norwegian passport, a Master of Arts degree from the University of Art and Design Helsinki, and a job in financial services.
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>How can we design larps, communities and tools to make changes in society? </b></span><br />
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<b>We believe that larp can change the world</b>
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Larp has the potential to raise critical issues and to promote social change. Larp can profoundly affect the perspectives of participating individuals and create trust and bonds between them. Solid larp communities create readiness and networks enabling them to take opportunities for making social change.
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How can we develop and use the potential of larp? How can we extend the reach to non-larp environments?
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We want to gather 62 people who believe in larp as a tool for positive change. For three days, we will stay together in a hotel in Norway to share ideas, experience, questions and understanding - of what we know as well as what we don’t yet know - within larp design, community building and larp as a medium for expression.
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State of the Larp brings together people who wish to be active in building the future of their communities, who want to design experiences that ultimately contribute to a positive change or who want to join us in discussing how larp can be a tool for strengthening NGOs and civil society. Together we will work towards the goal of sharing and creating design practices that, in one way or another, make our worlds better.
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<b>All participants contribute to the program</b>
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The seminar is designed as a space to share experiences, questions and methods. All participants will bring something - a thought, a question or a solution - to the seminar. In addition, there will be facilitated discussions as well as input from leading experts in the international larp community.
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Here are some examples of what you can do (but other formats are very welcome too!)
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<br /><i>Method test</i> (20-60 mins) - Bring a method you would like to try out. It can be anything from a warm-up exercise to a method for using lights to a complete larp.
<br /><i>Story </i>(10-20 mins) - Tell us about something you did. A player experience, an organizer experience, how you used larp in an unusual context, a meeting with someone - anything somehow related to the topic of larp and community building.
<br /><i>Question </i>(30-60 mins) - Raise a question you want people to discuss on this seminar. Bring some opening remarks around a question and then facilitate the conversation in a group.
<br /><i>Presentation </i>(10-20 mins) - Tell us about a specific subject that you would like to share on this seminar.
<br /><i>Method teaching</i> (30-60 mins) - Teach a specific skill. It can be anything from how to introduce larp to non-larpers to a relevant workshop technique.
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I am not sure if I can contribute?
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Yes you can. As long as you have an interest in larp, a passion for building community and a curiosity about new design practices. We will also offer mentoring for those who wish. You can also team up with others to make a program item.
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It is a priority for us to have many participants under the age of 26 for this event, but we also look for diversity and a varied group of participants. In order to achieve this, we would like applications from people with a wide range of backgrounds, ages and larp experience. The spots will not be allocated based on merit or qualifications, but based on how we can make a group with the composition we want. If you think this event sounds interesting, please apply!
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The programme and the discussions will be held in English.
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The deadline for applying is 23:59 on Friday October 19. By October 23 we will let you know if you have gotten a spot to participate. <u>There is no cost to take part</u> (hotel and food is also paid for), but you will have to send us a travel confirmation to confirm your participation.
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The event takes place at Mastemyr Hotel outside Oslo on Dec 13 to Dec 16 2018. Accomodation in shared rooms, but single room is possible (NOK 550 payable, this cost can be vaiwered if single room is needed for medical reasons).
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<a href="https://goo.gl/forms/VUUGjoNuhozZ7L2h1">APPLY HERE</a>
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People facing economic difficulties can apply for a travel grant by sending an email to larpschool@gmail.com. Include a suggested travel route.
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Martin Nielsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02686893962783951747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866961285868636185.post-2720239230162763482016-08-02T14:57:00.001-07:002016-08-02T14:58:47.743-07:00Nominated for the Diana Jones Award<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The Larpwriter Summer School has been nominated to the Diana Jones Award for excellence in gaming. This is the committee's description:<br />
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We are very excited about the nomination and humble to receive such acknowledgement. We are so thankful to all the contributers who have made the past five Larpwriter Summer Schools possible and to the alumni who partake in the international network. The winner will be announced at the Diana Jones Award Party in Indianapolis on Wednesday 3rd of August. One of the organizers, Alexandra Franskevich, will be present. </div>
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Åslaug A. Ullerudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15001342288369448940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866961285868636185.post-71412769686960848922016-07-13T13:05:00.000-07:002016-07-17T13:07:37.040-07:00We did it! <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The Larpwriter Summer School was arranged for the 5th time this summer. It was the biggest school ever 52 participants from 17 different countries. The participants had a wide range of different backgrounds and professions. Probably this will lead to even more widespread use and knowledge about larp as a tool, and we are so excited to see the outcome.<br />
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Counting alumni, speakers and faciliators we were about 120 people at Ruta this year. The community continues to grow! A big thank you to everyone who contributed to making it possible.<br />
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We have now published a playlist of filmed sessions related to the Mixing Desk of Larp. You can find them at the <a href="http://larpschool.blogspot.no/p/mixing-desk.html">Mixing Desk page</a>.<br />
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Martin E. Andresenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16070174619709514163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866961285868636185.post-14838722278033498152014-04-07T05:24:00.001-07:002014-04-07T05:25:27.944-07:00Minsk Larp Festival<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
We're happy to announce that we are organizing Minsk Larp Festival, a friendly short larp festival on May 10th-11th! During the World Ice Hockey Championship, visa requirements to Belarus are waived for all holders of tickets to the hockey championship. That's why we are using this opportunity to organize a larp festival where international larpers get to come to Minsk to play short games mostly created by the emerging Belarussian scene for chamber games. In addition, you'll get plenty of time for getting to know the belarussian larpers, you get to see the celebration of the victory in the second world war and you get to see a match in the Ice Hockey World championship.<br />
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More information and signup at <a href="http://larpstudio.wordpress.com/minsk-larp-festival/">http://larpstudio.wordpress.com/minsk-larp-festival/</a> - the signup deadline is already on April 20th!</div>
Martin E. Andresenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16070174619709514163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866961285868636185.post-14266314117145304632013-02-17T09:31:00.001-08:002013-02-17T09:40:12.563-08:00Announcing: The Larpwriter summer school 2013<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The summer school will take place close to Vilnius, Lithuania in july 2013, and we're ready to once again provide one of the most comprehensive larp organizers seminars that the larp scene has to offer. If you want to learn how to make your own larps in a magical summer camp environment this summer, the Summer school is for you.</div>
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You can <a href="http://larpschool.blogspot.no/p/programme-2013.html">read more about the programme</a> or just <a href="http://larpschool.blogspot.no/p/programme-2013.html">sign up directly</a>.</div>
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Martin E. Andresenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16070174619709514163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866961285868636185.post-26196123793497608742013-02-16T09:38:00.000-08:002013-02-18T01:10:04.816-08:002012 participants: The Pilot Larporatory<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The last three days of the Summer School 2013, we invite the participants of last year's summer school to the most magical reunion you can imagine: The Pilot Larporatory.<br />
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The Larporatory is a follow-up event to the Summer School, where you put the new knowledge to use creating actual larps. The Pilot Larporatory is a test of this new event, and it will take place on the 11th - 14th of July, the last four days of the Summer School.<br />
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Read more and sign up at the <a href="http://larpschool.blogspot.no/p/larporatory.html">Pilot Larporatory page</a>!</div>
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The Larpwriter Summer School is over! The first of it´s kind, the summerschool gathered 40 participants and more than 20 lecturers, experts and organizers for a marvellous week of gaming, larping and programme. The participants learned how to create larps both for education and recreation, played a lot of larps and learned to know new friends.<br />
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The organizers wish to thank all participants, lecturers and experts who helped make this summer school memorable.</div>Martin E. Andresenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16070174619709514163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866961285868636185.post-61245735619145127282012-07-18T05:41:00.000-07:002012-07-18T05:42:35.476-07:00Resources online<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
We are now in the process of putting as much as possible of the materials and resources from the Summer School online. You can find it all at the <a href="http://larpschool.blogspot.no/p/resources.html">resources-page</a>. This page will be continuously updated with as much of the resources as possible.</div>Martin E. Andresenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16070174619709514163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866961285868636185.post-53429596728123234282012-06-26T02:32:00.002-07:002012-06-29T06:46:55.958-07:00The programme is online!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU9ANM8QZJy_AftYkn9NxCks8MTQFedXbaeFT1p9aYhWDfk6rl5dKWKy93xMp0PVZc5G_pWP5FTHzEtvRetx5jU59XFGuGHNn9El6AC5p7wjKOpV_g8ToqEOPRFO6soFQIkflxvlpXKMic/s1600/faders.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU9ANM8QZJy_AftYkn9NxCks8MTQFedXbaeFT1p9aYhWDfk6rl5dKWKy93xMp0PVZc5G_pWP5FTHzEtvRetx5jU59XFGuGHNn9El6AC5p7wjKOpV_g8ToqEOPRFO6soFQIkflxvlpXKMic/s200/faders.png" width="146" /></a>We´re proud to announce that the programme is now launched and available online! <a href="http://larpschool.blogspot.no/p/programme.html">Head over to the programme section</a> to read about the Mixing Desk of Larp, our framework for thinking about larp design, about the structure of the programme and of course, download the preliminary programme itself!<br />
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We´re looking forward to the programme. Are you?</div>Martin E. Andresenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16070174619709514163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866961285868636185.post-70044396931897194532012-06-25T06:19:00.004-07:002012-06-25T06:19:52.523-07:00More lecturers!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The final lecturers are now ready for the Summer School! We're proud to announce:<br />
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<li>Lars Nerbäck on when we learn from educational larps.</li>
<li>Bjarke Pedersen on the game Delirium and more.</li>
<li>Kristoffer Thurøe holding workshop about player-created characters.</li>
<li>Åke Nolemo running the game "The Family Andersson"</li>
<li>Jana Pouchla on using theatrical elements in larp</li>
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Sadly, Anna-Karin Linder has had to withdraw from the Summer School.<br />
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The final programme will be published within a few days. Looking forward to see you all in two weeks!</div>Martin E. Andresenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16070174619709514163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866961285868636185.post-20321512864718057232012-06-12T03:40:00.000-07:002012-06-12T03:40:07.169-07:00Venue for the summer school!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The cabins for the summer school</td></tr>
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The organizers have now confirmed the venue for the summer school! The summer school will take place at the summer camp site Ruta, close to Moletai an hours drive outside Vilnius. Ruta is a camp site that was originally built as a summer vacation site for the workers of a factory during the Soviet era. The venue has access to a small lake and large outdoor areas, as well as an auditorium and several other rooms for organizing programme items and larps.<br />
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The participants will live in small cabins with 6-9 people in each. The cabins have water, electricity, toilet, shower and a fridge. The standards of accomodation are reasonable, but not luxurious.<br />
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We look forward to welcome you to Ruta, a magical frame for the Larpwriter Summer School!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Auditorium / lecture hall</td></tr>
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<br /></div>Martin E. Andresenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16070174619709514163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866961285868636185.post-50908337333111327122012-06-12T03:24:00.003-07:002012-06-12T03:24:55.825-07:00More information from the participants<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The organizers needs some more information from the confirmed participants regarding food, lodging, travels and so on. We therefore kindly ask all confirmed participants to <a href="http://larpschool.blogspot.no/p/sign-up.html">head over to the sign-up page</a> to fill out the additional form as soon as possible. Thanks!</div>Martin E. Andresenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16070174619709514163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866961285868636185.post-7218801649144321892012-05-30T09:01:00.001-07:002012-05-30T09:01:26.655-07:00Participants have been selectedThe international participants for the summer school have now been selected among the applicants. All applicants sould have received an answer, and those that have been approved should have received further practical information. If you haven't heard from us, please <a href="http://larpschool.blogspot.com/p/contact.html">contact us</a>.Martin E. Andresenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16070174619709514163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866961285868636185.post-40765174257185587132012-05-02T05:29:00.002-07:002012-05-02T05:54:13.410-07:00More programme contributors confirmed!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The summer school committe is working hard to confirm more of the programme contributors, and are happy to announce that two more people are confirmed for the Larpwriter Summer school:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Teresa Axner</td></tr>
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<b><u>Teresa Axner: Snapphane</u></b><br />
Teresa a swedish larper and part of LajvVerkstaden, and so has experience with organizing larps for schools. She will (among other things) contribute to the programme with Snapphane, a game that LajvVerkstaden has run that centers around a conflict between an occupying force and the Snapphane movement fighting it, and the dilemmas of the people in the middle that has to make decisions of life and death.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eirik Fatland</td></tr>
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<b><u>Eirik Fatland: Designing characters and playable relations</u></b><br />
Eirik is an experienced larper, larp organizer, critic and theorist from the norwegian larp scene. He will share with us his experiences regarding design of playable characters and character networks that allow all players to take part in the action of the game. In his lecture, he will cover some principles of character design and design of character networks.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Johanna Koljonen</td></tr>
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<u><b>Johanna "Joc" Koljonen: <span dir="ltr" id=":9z">The relationship between the player and the character: Saftey, ethics and emotions</span></b></u><br />
<span dir="ltr" id=":9z">Johanna is a swedish larper, journalist, writer and media commentator. She´s been working and talking about larp for years, amongst this on the radio. Johanna will cover how to use - or deliberately not use - the relationship between the character and the player. How can you use close-to-home designs to enhance the player experience? What should you be aware of when using the players´ own emotions in the game? For what games can these sorts of design work?</span><br />
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We are still working with more programme contributors and programme items, so the final programme is starting to look very promising. More news will be released as soon as we have them confirmed. <b>Today the signup deadline runs out</b>, so there´s no reason not to head over to the <a href="http://larpschool.blogspot.com/p/sign-up.html">signup-page to register your application</a>!</div>Martin E. Andresenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16070174619709514163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866961285868636185.post-90274542702890409372012-04-23T03:51:00.000-07:002012-04-23T03:51:09.332-07:00Signup deadline extended!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Because of the newly published speakers and programme and the need to promote the summer school furthermore to some of the target groups, the deadline for signing up to the summer school has been extended to <b>wednesday, May 2nd</b>.<br />
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Head over to the <a href="http://www.blogger.com/First%20part%20of%20the%20programme%20released%21%20%20After%20several%20weeks%20of%20hard%20work%20and%20a%20weekend%20of%20inspiration%20at%20the%20Solmukohta%20festival,%20the%20Larpwriter%20summer%20school%20committe%20is%20ready%20to%20launch%20the%20first%20parts%20of%20the%20summer%20school%20programme%21%20Although%20the%20following%20programme%20posts%20are%20preliminary%20and%20more%20are%20to%20follow%20later%20this%20week,%20we%C2%B4re%20proud%20to%20present%20the%20first%20part%20of%20a%20high%20quality%20programme%20on%20larp%20organizing.%20%20The%20following%20speakers%20and%20contributors%20is%20confirmed%20to%20the%20Larpwriter%20Summer%20school%20so%20far:%20%20Titles%20and%20contents%20of%20the%20individual%20workshops%20are%20subject%20to%20change.%20Anna-Karin%20Linder%20%20Anna-Karin%20Lindner:%20Metatechniques%20workshop%20&%20building%20close%20relations.%20Anna-Karin%20works%20as%20a%20drama%20pedagogue%20with%20LajvVerkstaden,%20a%20swedish%20company%20that%20runs%20larps%20for%20schools%20in%20V%C3%A4ster%C3%A5s,%20Sweden.%20In%20her%20metatechniques%20workshops,%20she%20will%20show%20the%20participants%20how%20to%20use%20metatechniques%20to%20facilitate%20good%20play%20during%20a%20larp%20and%20enhance%20the%20larping%20experience%20itself.%20The%20workshop%20on%20building%20close%20relations%20will%20center%20on%20techniques%20and%20methods%20to%20build%20credible%20and%20playable%20close%20relationships%20in%20larps,%20and%20how%20to%20play%20on%20these.%20Erik%20Aarebrot%09%20%20Erik%20Aarebrot:%20The%20impact%20of%20educational%20larps%20Erik%20is%20a%20norwegian%20larper%20based%20in%20Bergen,%20and%20have%20been%20working%20on%20educational%20larps%20through%20his%20company%20URO%20for%20several%20years,%20amongst%20other%20things%20on%20the%20game%20%22Prisoner%20for%20a%20Day%22.%20This%20lecture%20will%20cover%20how%20to%20get%20the%20most%20learning%20potential%20out%20of%20educational%20larps.%20How%20does%20larp%20combine%20with%20other%20learning%20methods%20for%20the%20greatest%20impact?%20What%20importance%20does%20a%20de-briefing%20session%20have%20both%20for%20the%20learning%20outcome%20and%20the%20player%20safety?%20%20%20Miriam%20Lundquist%20Miriam%20Lundquist:%20Organizing%20larps%20for%20schools%20Miriam%20is%20the%20founder%20of%20the%20swedish%20LajvVerkstaden,%20and%20works%20%20full-time%20on%20organizing%20larps,%20amongst%20other%20things%20for%20schools.%20Miriam%20will%20cover%20LajvVerkstadens%20experiences%20for%20organizing%20educatuional%20larps%20within%20schools.%20%20Oliver%20N%C3%B8gleb%C3%A6k:%20How%20to%20use%20location%20and%20scenography%20Oliver%20was%20one%20of%20the%20main%20scenographists%20at%20the%20important%20Danish%20larp%20KAPO,%20and%20knows%20a%20lot%20about%20how%20to%20use%20location%20and%20scenography.%20In%20this%20workshop,%20he%C2%B4ll%20cover%20the%20how%20and%20why%20of%20location,%20venue%20and%20scenography.%20How%20can%20you%20use%20the%20location%20of%20a%20game%20to%20reinforce%20the%20vision?%20%20Petter%20Karlsson%20Petter%20Karlsson:%20When%20Our%20Destinies%20Meet%20Petter%20is%20a%20swedish%20larper,%20gamewriter,%20and%20media%20afficionado.%20He%20works%20part-time%20with%20the%20swedish%20Larpig%20Company%20LajvVerkstaden.%20He%C2%B4s%20at%20the%20summer%20school%20%28among%20other%20things%29%20to%20run%20the%20game%20When%20Our%20Destinies%20Meet,%20a%20game%20inspired%20by%20the%20theatres%20of%20Brecht.%20Rather%20than%20a%20finished%20game,%20When%20Our%20Destinies%20Meet%20is%20a%20method%20for%20creating%20characters%20and%20drama.%20The%20participants%20create%20characters%20and%20relations%20in%20a%20pre-game%20workshop,%20and%20plays%20them%20out%20in%20the%20game%20afterwards.%20%20Trine%20Lise%20Lindahl:%20Designing%20for%20re-runnability%20Trine%20is%20an%20experienced%20norwegian%20larper%20who%C2%B4s%20been%20involved%20in%20games%20like%20Mad%20About%20the%20Boy%20and%20Screwing%20the%20Crew,%20and%20was%20also%20the%20head%20organiser%20of%20Knutepunkt%20in%202009.%20She%C2%B4ll%20cover%20the%20tools%20and%20tricks%20to%20design%20games%20for%20re-runnability:%20How%20can%20you%20design%20games%20that%20can%20be%20run%20by%20others,%20without%20the%20original%20author%20present?%20How%20do%20you%20design%20games%20for%20flexibility%20in%20genders%20and%20number%20of%20participants?%20%20In%20addition%20to%20this,%20we%20have%20several%20more%20lectures,%20workshops,%20larps%20showcasings%20and,%20most%20importantly,%20larps,%20planned.%20for%20the%20summer%20school.%20Stay%20tunet%20for%20more%20news%20later%20this%20week%21">signup page</a> to register your application!</div>Martin E. Andresenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16070174619709514163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866961285868636185.post-244829100381194682012-04-23T03:50:00.000-07:002012-04-24T02:10:33.313-07:00First part of the programme released!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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After several weeks of hard work and a weekend of inspiration at the Solmukohta festival, the Larpwriter summer school committe is ready to launch the first parts of the summer school programme! Although the following programme posts are preliminary and more are to follow later this week, we´re proud to present the first part of a high quality programme on larp organizing.<br />
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The following speakers and contributors is confirmed to the Larpwriter Summer school so far:<br />
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Titles and contents of the individual workshops are subject to change.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anna-Karin Linder</td></tr>
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<u><b>Anna-Karin Linder: </b>Metatechniques workshop & building close relations.</u><br />
Anna-Karin works as a drama pedagogue with LajvVerkstaden, a swedish company that runs larps for schools in Västerås, Sweden. In her metatechniques workshops, she will show the participants how to use metatechniques to facilitate good play during a larp and enhance the larping experience itself. The workshop on building close relations will center on techniques and methods to build credible and playable close relationships in larps, and how to play on these.<br />
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<u><b>Erik Aarebrot:</b> The impact of educational larps</u><br />
Erik is a norwegian larper based in Bergen, and have been working on educational larps through his company URO for several years, amongst other things on the game "Prisoner for a Day". This lecture will cover how to get the most learning potential out of educational larps. How does larp combine with other learning methods for the greatest impact? What importance does a de-briefing session have both for the learning outcome and the player safety? <br />
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<u><b>Miriam Lundquist:</b>Adapting the larp to your players</u><br />
Miriam is the founder of the swedish LajvVerkstaden, and works full-time on organizing larps, amongst other things for schools. Miriam will cover LajvVerkstadens experiences for organizing educatuional larps for different target groups and how to adapt your games to the participants.<br />
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<u><b>Trine Lise Lindahl:</b> Designing for re-runnability</u><br />
Trine
is an experienced norwegian larper who´s been involved in games like Mad
About the Boy and Screwing the Crew, and was also the head organiser of
Knutepunkt in 2009. She´ll cover the tools and tricks to design games
for re-runnability: How can you design games that can be run by others,
without the original author present? How do you design games for
flexibility in genders and number of participants?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Petter Karlsson</td></tr>
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<u><b>Petter Karlsson:</b> When Our Destinies Meet & collaborative writing workshop</u><br />
Petter is a swedish larper, gamewriter, and media afficionado. He works part-time with the swedish Larpig Company LajvVerkstaden. He´s at the summer school (among other things) to run the game When Our Destinies Meet, a game inspired by the theatres of Brecht. Rather than a finished game, When Our Destinies Meet is a method for creating characters and drama. The participants create characters and relations in a pre-game workshop, and plays them out in the game afterwards. In his collaborative writing workshop, Petter will teach you methods for creative writing together, and allow you to try them out on your own projects and ideas.<br />
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<u><b>Oliver Nøglebæk: </b>How to use location and scenography</u><br />
Oliver
was one of the main scenographists at the important Danish larp KAPO,
and knows a lot about how to use location and scenography. In this
workshop, he´ll cover the how and why of location, venue and
scenography. How can you use the location of a game to reinforce the
vision?<br />
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In addition to this, we have several more lectures, workshops, larps showcasings and, most importantly, larps, planned for the summer school. Stay tuned for more news later this week!</div>Martin E. Andresenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16070174619709514163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866961285868636185.post-20445416581454517322012-04-16T05:56:00.003-07:002012-04-17T07:11:44.661-07:00One week till signup deadline!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The first signup deadline for the Larpwriter Summer School is in approximately one week, on April 24th. We're still looking for participants - larpers, NGO-activists or teachers who want to learn how to design and create larps for recreational or educational purposes.<br />
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Head over to the <a href="http://larpschool.blogspot.com/p/sign-up.html">sign-up page to register your application before the deadline</a>!</div>Martin E. Andresenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16070174619709514163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866961285868636185.post-15965698023887337672012-04-15T12:53:00.000-07:002012-04-16T12:53:33.741-07:00Larpocracy!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
At <a href="http://www.solmukohta.org/">Solmukohta</a>, an annual nordic conference on live roleplaying that took place in Helsinki last weekend, Fantasiforbundet presented our Larpocracy method. Larpocracy is the method that has been underlying our projects in Belarus and Palestine, a method for spreading larp, building civil society and having fun.<br />
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The larpocracy method aims to establish a lasting collaboration with a partner from another country, using larp as a tool for strengthening the civil society. The six steps in the Larpocracy method is outlined in the small guide you can find below, and our goal is that more people will start up similar projects.<br />
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If you have been wondering using the Larpocracy method or otherwise using larp as a tool for international projects, <a href="mailto:post@fantasiforbundet.no">please let us know</a>!<br />
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<a href="https://docs.google.com/open?id=0Bz38T8_qa7WPY3lNTmN3dHRjbms">Download the Larpocracy guide (PDF)</a>.</div>Martin E. Andresenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16070174619709514163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866961285868636185.post-18866805202364066842012-04-10T03:11:00.001-07:002012-04-10T04:32:47.788-07:00Visit our programme items on Solmukohta!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Early tomorrow morning, we´re departing with Fantasiforbundet and a lot of other Norwegian participants to <a href="http://www.solmukohta.org/">Solmukohta</a>, the annual nordic conference on larps. There, we´ll be holding two programme events, and if you´re there, we encourage you to show up to learn more about the project and or method for evolving civil society using larps:<br />
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<b>Larpocracy: Battle Evil Empires Through Your Favorite Pastime!</b><br />
<i>Friday 13.00 - 15.00 - Auditorium</i><br />
A presentation of our method of using larp to build civil society and a chance to discuss it afterwards<br />
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<b>Educational Larp in Palestine and Lithuania, Summer 2012</b><br />
<i>Saturday 14.30 - 15.15 - Auditorium</i><br />
Considering signing up for the summer school or our <a href="http://www.larpinpalestine.org/">larp in Palestine</a> this summer? This is the place to be to get all the information and get convinced!<br />
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The game 1942 - The police, the winner of the Belarusian Larpwriter Challenge, is also run at the conference. Check it out friday at 19.30 - 21.00 in Dogma 99!</div>Martin E. Andresenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16070174619709514163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866961285868636185.post-76604785250516145712012-04-06T08:13:00.001-07:002012-04-10T03:44:10.022-07:00Signup is now open<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The signup for the summer school has now opened, and is awaiting your application!<br />
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The signup deadline is April 24th to take part in one of this summer´s most exciting larp projects, so head over to the <a href="http://larpschool.blogspot.com/p/sign-up.html">signup-page</a> to register your application!<br />
<br /></div>Martin E. Andresenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16070174619709514163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5866961285868636185.post-33346513364703241072012-04-02T08:35:00.000-07:002012-04-10T04:40:20.232-07:00Norway´s new minister believes in larping for change<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Norway´s newly elected Minister of International Development, Heikki Holmås, has been doing larps and roleplaying games. In one of his first radio interviews after the appointment, he talked about how roleplaying games can be an important tool to learn to understand the other side of a conflict. He also mentioned <a href="http://www.larpinpalestine.org/">Fantasiforbundet´s international larp project in Palestine</a>, which is also taking place this summer.<br />
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You can <a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8c1AmCsntwvRVFCa2ZISm1URUtDWGM4cE5ScFU3Zw/edit">hear the radio interview</a> (in norwegian), or you can read an <a href="http://imagonem.org/2012/03/27/larps-can-change-the-world/">interview with Holmås in the Norwegian webzine Imagonem</a>, where he also talks about how larps can change the world.<br />
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If you wanna learn how to change the world with larps, the Larpwriter summer school this summer is the place for you!</div>Martin E. Andresenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16070174619709514163noreply@blogger.com