Engaging with Games at Babycastles Summit
The Babycastles’ game summit sparked thoughts on Nietzsche, larp, and games in public spaces. And the Ars Amandi workshop was unexpectedly intense.
Category Archives: Features
My Gen Con Pilgrimage
Gen Con is big. Really, really big. Bigger than any other convention I’ve been to. And although I walked around the convention center and at least four hotels over my Continue Reading →
New in Larp: August 13
Gender, and race, and religion, oh my! What’s new in larp on the web, from a must-watch talk on larp safety to a Swiss larper’s explanation of the US scene.
Nordic Larp for Noobs
In light of the upcoming all-women run of the Nordic larp Mad About the Boy (October 5-8, Orange, CT, register here), here’s a primer on Nordic larp and its ilk Continue Reading →
GMs Spill Their Greatest Freeform Game Disasters
A panel of GMs lets loose about their biggest freeform game failures.
Mad About the Boy Sign-Up
Nordic larp comes to America. Sign-up for an all-women run of the dystopian future larp Mad About the Boy in October 2012 in Connecticut.
New in Larp: July 22, 2012
New in larp: The Norwegians organize a larpwriter summer school in Lithuania; Annika Waern wonders whether stories emerge out of video games in the dope-est blog entry I’ve read in a long time, and Leaving Mundania ends up in The Daily Beast and Washington Post!
How to Debrief a Freeform Game
It’s wise to give your players snacks, and let them talk about their feelings after a freeform game. Some thoughts from experienced freeform GMs on what a debrief should do and how to do it.
DEXCON 15 Debrief
DEXCON 15 ruled. I played some awesome new games, learned a lot about GMing, and enjoyed many conversations about Nordic larp.
DEXCON Fun & Larp Link Love
I head to DEXCON, and larpers across the world release books, comics, columns, and series.