Live-Action Role-Playing Games

Harviainen, J. Tuomas; Bienia, R.P.; Brind, Simon; Hitchens, Michael; Kot, Yaraslau I.; MacCallum‐Stewart, Esther; Simkins, David; Stenros, Jaakko; Sturrock, Ian

doi:10.4324/9781315637532-5

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“…Rather, the acting in LARP is aimed at the players who do the acting themselves in order to co-create of an experience. The principles of embodiment [25] in LARP require participants (players) to live their character and interact with other characters within a given scenario-historical, fantastical, futuristic-as if they were living in that specified space and time. This opens up a space for participants to inhabit and develop their characters, and build relationships and alternative realities together with their fellow players.…”

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Problematising Transparency Through LARP And Deliberation

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Designing Interactive Systems Conference 2021

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Problematising transparency through LARP and deliberationInformation technology is increasingly designed to make people's transactions visible (transparent), as a way to increase trust. However, it can be hard to comprehend and anticipate the social implications of information visibility (transparency), people's competing expectations of transparency versus privacy, and the role of enabling technologies. We devised Live Action Role Play (LARP) as a means for people to explore the potential and consequences of transparency, within a social context of daily transactions related to food, fashion, and finance. Through the process of deliberation, we enabled people to critically assess their co-created LARP experience and articulate their transparency expectations for design considerations. We report on insights into people's expectations and perceived limitations of information technology in delivering transparency, including social measures required to realise the full potential of technology, as well as transparency, while minimising unintended consequences.CCS Concepts: • Human-centered computing → Interaction design, process and method.

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Section: Larpmentioning

confidence: 99%

Problematising Transparency Through LARP And Deliberation

Pothong

Pschetz

Catlow³

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Designing Interactive Systems Conference 2021

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“…Larps such as Minds-eye Theatre and many types of fantasy play in the United Kingdom and the United States exemplify this kind of approach to time and mechanics (see e.g. Lancaster, 1996;Stark, 2012;Harviainen et al, 2018). This is, however, not the only significant type of batch-time larp play.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…1 This article follows the Nordic-originating principle of treating larp as a noun and no longer an acronym ("LARP"), in a manner similar to words like "laser" or "radar" (see e.g. Harviainen et al, 2018).…”

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Time and Temporality in Live-Action Role-Playing

Harviainen

2019

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“…Given the word limit of this paper, it is impossible for me to explain what larp (live-action role-playing) is to readers who are not familiar with it. I can only kindly ask them to refer to Harviainen et al (2018), or perhaps Wikipedia (Live action role-playing game, 2019). Below, I will assume that readers already have an understanding of this form of roleplay.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In the Nordic tradition, larp has been considered a serious form of expression akin to film and literature, capable of tackling difficult, controversial, and potentially traumatic issues (Stenros, 2010;Stenros & Montola, 2010;Zagal & Deterding, 2018;Harviainen et al, 2018). Larps have addressed all kinds of social anxieties, phobias, problems and traumas: immigration, war, military occupation, religion, cultural differences, cancer, mental illness, homosexuality, prostitution, fatphobia, and many more.…”

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Rhetorics and mechanics of player safety in the Nordic-American larp discourse

Mochocki

2020

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This paper investigates the evolution of larp safety in the NordicAmerican larp community in the last decade, tracing the correlation between safety rhetorics (opinions, arguments, and policies) and mechanics (explicit rules regulating player interactions). It appears that up to around 2010 there was a general acceptance of risk, with a significant share of responsibility for risk identification and harm prevention put on the player. This correlates with mechanics such as safety words, which expected players in distress to actively signal their discomfort. Safety measures expected from the organisers consisted mainly in providing safe off-game spaces, emotional support, and intervention whenever something harmful happened. Around 2014 the safety debate put a larger share of responsibility on players initiating potentially troubling interactions. This correlates with the ‘OK check’ mechanics which requires communication between the initiator and the target of such interactions. Around 2016 the safety debate moved to the position in which it requires organisers and participants to do their best to prevent harm from ever happening. This finds its expression in the rapidly expanding toolkit of mechanics of consent and calibration, which clearly put responsibility for overstepping someone’s boundaries on the one who oversteps. To simplify, the first approach obliged players and organisers to taking care of those who signalled they needed it. The second approach required caution and care in testing someone’s boundaries. The last one states that boundaries are to be carefully identified and respected – not tested.

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Live-Action Role-Playing Games

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Problematising Transparency Through LARP And Deliberation

Problematising Transparency Through LARP And Deliberation

Time and Temporality in Live-Action Role-Playing

Rhetorics and mechanics of player safety in the Nordic-American larp discourse

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