Nordic LARP explained

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.[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]

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]

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Notes and References

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

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