Nordic LARP
Style of live action role-playing game
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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]
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]
External links
- The Nordic Larp Wiki (Archived 2022-02-07 at the Wayback Machine) has extensive documentation of games, techniques, theory, and culture.