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Tag Archives: social engineering

Social Design and Living Games Austin, part 2

Posted on May 27, 2016 by Lizzie Stark

Last week, I helped organize the Living Games Conference in Austin, along with Sarah Lynne Bowman, Ashley Zdeb, Emily Care Boss, and many other wonderful people. The organizers wanted the community Continue Reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged Ashley Zdeb, conference design, Emily Care Boss, Living Games Austin, Living Games Conference, Sarah Bowman, social design, social engineering

Social Design and Living Games Austin, Part 1

Posted on May 26, 2016 by Lizzie Stark

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 Continue Reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged Ashley Zdeb, conference design, Emily Care Boss, Evan Torner, Living Games Austin, Living Games Conference, Sarah Bowman, social design, social engineering

Larp Culture in Norway

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Lizzie Stark

Norwegian larpers rock. Here’s what they taught me about larp culture in Norway.

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Posted in Blog, Features, Larp | Tagged Itras By, Knutepunkt, nordic larp, Norwegian Larp, social engineering, stocking larps

Killing Smurfette: Connecting Women Gamers

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Lizzie Stark

Some thoughts on how to build community among women gamers.

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Posted in Blog, Features, Larp | Tagged El Wood, Jason Morningstar, larp theory, sexism, Smurfette principle, social engineering, social justice in gaming, women gamers

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