Nordic LARP

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Nordic LARP is a style and tradition of live action role-playing games (LARPs) centered in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland. New games premiere at the annual Knutepunkt Nordic LARP conference. [1] Gameplay draws upon acting techniques [2] and typically addresses serious and complex historical, political, and/or intellectual themes. [3] For example, Just a Little Lovin deals with the AIDS pandemic within the LGBTQ community in early 1980s New York City. [4] Games prioritize character development, worldbuilding, and intense emotional experiences, in contrast to American LARP, which prioritizes competition and strategy. [2] [5] [6] Nordic LARP players use the term "bleed" to refer to the experience of continuing to feel emotions from gameplay after the game has ended. [7]

Contents

Nordic LARP shares similarities with the Chinese style Jubensha. [8]

Nordic LARP book

Nordic LARP is the title of a book about the LARP style, edited by Jaakko Stenros and Markus Montola. The book won the Diana Jones Award in 2012. [9]

References

  1. ↑ Torner, Evan (2021-06-30). "Finding Queerness in Larp". Eurogamer.net. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
  2. 1 2 Robertson, Adi (2012-11-27). "My so-called larp: learning to love in a world without men". The Verge. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
  3. ↑ Anthony, Jason. "My 4 Days in Fake Gay-Conversion Therapy". Wired. ISSN   1059-1028 . Retrieved 2024-09-05.
  4. ↑ Torner, Evan (2021-06-30). "Finding Queerness in Larp". Eurogamer.net. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
  5. ↑ Jahromi, Neima (2022-05-23). "LARPing Goes to Disney World". The New Yorker. ISSN   0028-792X . Retrieved 2024-09-05.
  6. ↑ "The rise of live action role-playing". BBC News. 2013-08-31. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
  7. ↑ Thornburgh, Nathan (2012-07-20). "Magic Kingdom: Why Live-Action Role Playing is one of Denmark's Most Popular Pastimes". Time. ISSN   0040-781X . Retrieved 2024-09-05.
  8. ↑ Ghorbanpour, Kamiab (2023-03-23). "Jubensha: the mix of Cluedo, Werewolf and LARP that became a Chinese phenomenon". Dicebreaker. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
  9. ↑ "The Diana Jones Award for Excellence in Gaming". www.dianajonesaward.org. Retrieved 2024-09-06.
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