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Tag Archives: social justice in gaming

Aesthetics, Morals, and Ugliness in RPGs

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Lizzie Stark

Today’s guest-post was written and translated by Danish freeform designer Troels Ken Pedersen. It previously appeared in Danish on the Plan B Rollespil.  After a few awkward clashes on- and offline, Continue Reading →

Posted in Blog, Larp | Tagged larp theory, social justice in gaming, Troels Ken Pedersen

Social Justice in Larp: A practical approach

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Lizzie Stark

My first two posts in this series–about larp as a potential tool of social activism and how the real-world element of larp fits into social justice–are really geared toward saying, “it’s Continue Reading →

Posted in Blog, Larp, Uncategorized | Tagged A.A. George, Gaming As Other, Jaakko Stenros, Mark Dia, race in larp, social justice in gaming, Whitney Beltrán

Larp’s Physicality Raises Social Justice Questions

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Lizzie Stark

This is part 2 of a post on larp’s potential as an activist tool. You can read part 1, about why larp might be a good tool, here. So we’re Continue Reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged A.A. George, Gaming As Other, Jaakko Stenros, Mark Diaz Truman, race in larp, social justice in gaming, Whitney Beltrán

Larp and Activism: A match made in heaven?

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Lizzie Stark

Over the past few days, prompted by a bunch of discussion on social media, I’ve been thinking a lot about larp and social justice, and how the two go together. Continue Reading →

Posted in Blog | Tagged A.A. George, Gaming As Other, Jaakko Stenros, Larp, Mark Diaz Truman, race in larp, social justice in gaming, Whitney Beltrán

A Wheelchair Ramp for Larp

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Lizzie Stark

It’s not easy to be a larper with disabilities. A couple weekends ago, US designer Shoshana Kessock and I put our heads together and workshopped the issue. What we need, Continue Reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Elsa S. Henry, inclusivity in gaming, Larp, people with disabilities and larp, Shoshana Kessock, social justice in gaming, strategies for inclusion

How to Diversify Your Game, Larp, or Con

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Lizzie Stark

I get the question, “How do I get more diverse people to show up to my event?” a lot. Here’s my answer on how to foster inclusivity in gaming.

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Posted in Blog, Features, Larp | Tagged diversity, Elsa Sjunneson-Henry, how to larp, inclusivity in gaming, Mark Diaz Truman, Mattie Brice, race in larp, social justice in gaming, strategies for inclusion

Everything I learned at Knutpunkt 2014

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Lizzie Stark

Knutpunkt gets culturally appropriated, sweet new terminology, the supperreal state and all the hot new larps you can’t go to this year.

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Posted in Blog, Features, Larp | Tagged coherence, cultural appropriation, cultural appropriation in larp, Knutpunkt 2014, nordic larp, prog larp, social justice in gaming, steering

Race in Larp Checklist: What to think about

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Lizzie Stark

If you want to make your larp less racist, here are a few things to consider, design-wise.

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Posted in Blog, Features, Larp | Tagged cultural appropriation, cultural appropriation in larp, Larp, race in larp, social justice in gaming

Building Larp Communities: Social Engineering for Good

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Lizzie Stark

Everything I know about building larp communities and how to make them functional. My Living Games keynote.

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Posted in Blog, Features, Larp | Tagged American freeform, building new larp scenes, community building, community relationships, creating community, Living Games, nordic larp, social justice in gaming

Race in Larp: Some Initial Musings

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Lizzie Stark

I’ve noticed that there’s this one thing that everyone wants to get right in a larp. Organizers and designers want to get it right so much—and the complementary fear of Continue Reading →

Posted in Blog, Features, Larp | Tagged cultural appropriation, Larp, race in larp, social justice in gaming

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