Tag: interactive design

  • We Can Tell Dangerous Stories Safely

    We Can Tell Dangerous Stories Safely

    (Trigger Warning: This blog discusses topics of racism, hate crimes, and sexual violence under a separate cut warning at the end. Do not read if any of that content is triggering for your mental state.) (Featured photo by Bret Lehne of Velvet Noir II. Models: Dann Lynch, Jason Brunett, and Victoria Lai.) Safe spaces don’t exist…

  • The Apocalypse Comes: Q&A with Reverie Studios’ Eskhaton

    The Apocalypse Comes: Q&A with Reverie Studios’ Eskhaton

    (Photos by Jesse Robert Gifford Stuart. Illustrations by Jabari Weathers.) (Ericka’s Note: Reverie Studios reached out to me as an ‘Influencer’ and, after much negotiation, I took the contract with a focus on being a larp journalist for their event. What that means is that I retain full editorial control over everything I say about…

  • Torture Techniques: Destroying Your Players (Safely)

    Torture Techniques: Destroying Your Players (Safely)

    I’ll start by saying this blog is absolutely not going to be everyone’s cup of tea. If you get squeamish at all, if you dislike any sort of torture scenario (physical or emotional), if you aren’t interested in visceral scenes in gaming, or there is any other reason torture makes you uncomfortable to read about…

  • Q&A With Ryan Hart of “The Mortality Machine”

    Q&A With Ryan Hart of “The Mortality Machine”

    (Featured Photo by: Liz Paulie. Additional Design: Allegra Durante. Models: Jason Knox, Lara Marcin) As I delve into different sections of the LARP-o-sphere on this blog, I’m going to be exploring a bit more journalistic content. This may be reviews of games or upcoming, big projects which are doing things to change the face of…