Table Of ContentAs Larp Grows Up
- Theory and Methods in Larp
Knudepunkt 2003
When Larp Grows Up
- Theory and Methods in Larp
This first edition published 2003 by:
Projektgruppen KP03
c/o Morten Gade
Bentzonsvej 39 4tv
2000 Frederiksberg
www.nordiclarp.org
Finansed by DUF InitiativStøtte
www.duf.dk/is
Editors:
Morten Gade
Line Thorup
Mikkel Sander
Layout:
Morten Gade
Hans Peter Hartsteen
Proof Reading:
Jesper Donnis
Caroline Enghoff
Hans Peter Hartsteen
Taika Helola
Morten Gade
Caroline Kasten Koren
Brett Rodgers
Sunniva Saksvik
Ingrid Storrø
Line Thorup
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When Larp Grows Up
- Theory and Methods in Larp
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Editors
Foreword
This year marks the seventh holding visions and dreams for the future
of Knudepunkt. It originally started as of larp. The book, like Knudepunkt
a pioneer project in 1997 in Oslo with itself, is about trying to move on from
the vision of bringing the Nordic larp yesterday into tomorrow. The aim is
communities together. Prior to the to help the Knudepunkt newbie up
1997 Knudepunkt there had been very to date - as well as spawn creativity,
little contact between the different innovation and ideas. There is nothing
countries and to many it came as a as practical as a good theory. That is
surprise that they were not the only the foundation for this book. In a good
ones to “do” larp. theory, you can find ideas, advices and
Now, seven years after, the situation is practical solutions to your problems
quite different. Joint ventures between and questions about larp.
the countries have been undertaken
and players are happy to travel beyond The book has five chapters. We start
their own borders to participate in by going back to old memories, telling
other countries events. the tale of the modern Classics of
Knudepunkt. In this chapter, you will
With this book we are trying to collect find some of the most influential and
some of the Knudepunkt magic. discussed theories and manifests of
Knudepunkt has always been a forum Knudepunkt - but you will also find
where innovation and creativity have up to date comments on the theories
flourish and where people from the from the editors of this book.
Nordic countries have shared their In the childhood of larp theory, most
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Foreword
texts have been very normative. We would like to say thank you to all
In That’s larp!, we bring you some the people who have helped us in the
descriptive theories, describing making of this book.
what larp is and the processes and Thanks to Hans Peter Hartsteen who
interactions taking place at a larp. helped layouting the book.
In The Real World we will use theories Thank you to the proofreaders:
from other sciences in a larp context. Jesper Donnis, Caroline Enghoff, Taika
larp’ers apply academical theories to Helola, Caroline Kasten Koren, Brett
larp and thus gives us new insights. Rodgers, Sunniva Saksvik and Ingrid
By then, you’ve probably had enough Storrø.
of the theory. So in the fourth chapter, Thank you to DUF, who have
Just do it!, we focus on methods for a sponsored the printing of the book.
better larp. And first and foremost, thank you to
Finally, the fifth chapter is a Dictionary everyone who has written an article
of Nordic larp. Petter Bøckman has for the book.
collected the concepts and words we
use, and written down their meaning.
Maybe we can understand each other Line Thorup, Mikkel Sander
with his help? & Morten Gade
Editors
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Contents
Foreword
Contents
Classics
The Three Way Model
The Three Way Model - Revision of the Threefold Model - by Petter Bøckman
Comments - by Morten Gade and Line Thorup
The Dogma 99 Manifesto
The Vow of Chastity - by Eirik Fatland and Lars Wingård
The Dogma 99 Manifesto - The authors’ commentary to the Vow of Chastity
- by Eirik Fatland and Lars Wingård
Comments - by Morten Gade and Line Thorup
The Manifesto of the Turku School
Foreword to the Manifesto of the Turku School - by Mike Pohjola
The Manifesto of the Turku School - by Mike Pohjola
The Larper’s Vow of Chastity - Turku 1999 - by Mike Pohjola
Comments - by Morten Gade and Line Thorup
That’s larp!
Why do Bad Larps Happen to Good People? - by Joc Koljonen
The Meilahti School: Thoughts on Role-playing - by Henri Hakkarainen &
Jaakko Stenros
Interaction: The Key Element of larp - by Morten Gade
Relation Theory - by Ryan Rohde Hansen
The Diegetic Rooms of Larp - by Carsten Andreasen
Role-playing as Interactive Construction of Subjective Diegeses - by Markus
Montola
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Contents
The real world
The use of history in larp - by Xenia Salomonsen
Institutional development of Larp in Oslo - by Ragnhild Hutchison
Play is Political - by Johan Soderberg
Learning by Fiction - by Thomas Duus Henriksen
Phantasmagorie, Simulacre and the Danger of Dragonlance - by Marie Carsten
Pedersen
Larp as a Way to Enlightenment - by Elge Larsson
Zen, Roleplay and Personal Expansion - by Denkyu Sebatian Gundel
Just do it!
Fuck the Audience - by Juhana Pettersson
The Development of Ideas - by Christian Badse
Essentials of project management - by Mikkel Sander
The good character description - by Martin Enghoff
Three basic concepts for LARP organizers - by Rune Lippert
Dictionary
Dictionaty – by Petter Bøckman
Production
Organisers of Knudepunkt 2003
Funders of Knudepunkt 2003
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