The Feng Shui of Larp: The golden chair-to-butt ratio
When it comes to larp, venue matters, because spatial design is a huge part of the experience of a larp. On some level, this is obvious. Harry Potter in a Continue Reading →
Tag Archives: J. Tuomas Harviainen
The J. Tuomas Harviainen Larp Collection
I’m pleased and proud to present this collection of three freely downloadable larps by Finnish designer and doctor of larp, J. Tuomas Harviainen. Harviainen’s larps are the drug of choice Continue Reading →
New in Larp: October 7, 2013
As you may have noticed, I haven’t been able to post so much on the blog lately. This is because I’ve had one of the busiest summers and falls of Continue Reading →
New in Larp: September 10, 2012
The newest in larp, from doctoral dissertations on BDSM to deconstructions of the “gamer wife” trope to a sweet sweet smackdown of the dude who posted that inane thing about booth babes on CNN.
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!
Leaving the Larp Closet
Come out of the larp closet in three easy steps: explain it to non-gamers using analogy, own it and forget about the haters, documentation doesn’t hurt. Advice from seasoned gamers.
Why They Larp
Why on earth do people larp? Lots of reasons. Hear them from the giant, animatronic horses’ mouths.
Larp Likes and Dislikes
The experts risk potential hate mail by describing which types of games they find unappealing.
One-Shot Larps v. Campaigns
Do you prefer one-shot or campaign larps? The experts weigh in on what they like and why.
J. Tuomas Harviainen Reviews Leaving Mundania
J. Tuomas Harviainen calls Leaving Mundania “the most descriptive, all-encompassing book about larp and larpers on the market” in this early first review from darkest, larpy Finland.