Tag: narrative design
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Listening to the Music of Larp
(Featured Photo by M. G. Norris Photography from Helicon Run 1, US designed by Katrine Wind and Maria Pettersson, Produced by Journeys and Tales.) “You wanna dance this next one?” “Sure, mind if I follow?” “Not at all, I’ll lead.” And then we walk to the closest open spot on the floor and wait. My…
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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…
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Narrative Awareness: Adapting Writing Technique into LARP Strategy
This post discusses how a player can practice narrative awareness to better their scenes and the scenes around them. It has tips for people who struggle with being socially aware of what to look out for to make a scene better!
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The Preparation Dance and 1878
(Featured image by Joanna Kosinska on Unsplash.) The next few weeks are filled with exciting things for me where the larp-o-sphere is concerned. Dammerung launches this weekend and 1878: Welcome to Salvation is the weekend after. While these events are somewhat different in their styles, they share a lot of similarity in being consent-negotiation driven,…
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Speaking Different Tongues: Communication Styles and Gaming
(Photo by Bogomil Mihaylov on Unsplash) This week, I had the pure pleasure of seeing Eddie Izzard live in a 99 seat, intimate theater. His show was fantastic, but also gave me a lot of things to think about (which, I think, is probably a highlight of his comedy.) No, apparently, I cannot just go see a show…
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Playing ONLY to Win is Not LARPing
(Cover Photo by Jacque Blake.) This week will be short, sweet, and possibly my most controversial opinion yet, but it needs to be said. It’s been mulling around in my head for a while and was further defined by Matthew Webb’s article on Nerdball, which you should read if you haven’t already. A huge thanks…
The Space Between Stories 