LARPing can be intimidating. You are in an often crowded room full of people you don’t know. They are loud and dramatic. There is a lot of action happening at once and you’re not certain where to look. Or, worse? Sometimes there is no action happening and you are nervous if you have a deep … Continue reading A Beginner’s Guide to LARP
(This is an old post from an old, old blog I used to run. It seemed quite relevant to my work nowadays, so I wanted to repost things here. Written by Ericka Skirpan, 2013) It has always been important to me, as a gamer and a storyteller, to live in the moment. Now, you may … Continue reading Meyerhold Onto That Feeling
I'm going to preface this post by saying I have a BFA in theater, have been acting (and studying various forms of 'method') for 25 years, was a director for 10 years, and have a lot of LARP feelings about this. What Americans recognize as 'Method Acting' nowdays is not something that can or should … Continue reading Method Acting vs. LARPing: A Dangerous Mix
Someone asked if I'd put up a post about bleed so here it goes. A lot of wise posts have been made before which I will link in the comments but here are my personal thoughts. Bleed, much like meta, is neither good nor bad. It just is. It is something that almost every LARPer … Continue reading (Negative) Bleed & You…
The Space Between Stories 