Enjoy this one (1) of three (3) Lightning Talks from the Fall 2021 Town Hall Meeting in the Transformative Play Initiative Event Series: “Career Design through Serious Play” by Magdalene Loh! Lightning talks are meant to spark conversation in our…
This lecture by Sarah Lynne Bowman gives a brief introduction to live action role-playing (larp), discussing its similarities to improv, childhood pretends play, therapeutic role-playing, and simulation. The lecture discusses several common forms of larp, such as boffer, chamber, collaborative,…
“The Magic of The Witch’s Way” by Doris C. Rusch & Andrew M. Phelps Conference Recording FROG – Future and Reality of Gaming 2021 Abstract: This talk discusses the design of The Witch’s Way, focusing on its conceptualization and creative…
“Liminal Intimacy: Role-playing Games as Catalysts for Interpersonal Growth and Relating” by Sarah Lynne Bowman , Josephine Baird & Kjell Hedgard Hugaas Conference Recording FROG – Future and Reality of Gaming 2021 Abstract: One of the most powerful aspects of…
Enjoy our Fall 2021 roundtable in the Transformative Play Initiative Event Series! This roundtable features a discussion on the transformative power of role-playing games with Whitney “Strix” Beltran, Johanna Koljonen, Diana J. Leonard, Jaakko Stenros and Allen Turner. Stay tuned…
Enjoy our next lecture in the Transformative Play Initiative Event Series: “Disrupting Monkey, Laughing Raven: The Magic of the Tricksters’ Dance” by Allen Turner! Content advisory: This talk contains descriptions and images of spiders. Description: Often, when we explore games…
Enjoy our next lecture in the Transformative Play Initiative Event Series: “Why Do Humans Play? Exploring the Functions, Benefits, and Meanings of (Dark) Play” by Jaakko Stenros. Moderated by Josephine Baird. Description: Play is older than culture, language, or even…
Role-playing the Real: Designing for Trans and Nonbinary Experiences and Explorations in Larps Larp provides a chance to explore and embody different identities and ways of being. For trans people, like me, this can give us a chance to experience…
10 years ago, I started working professionally with edu-larp. It turned out that a lot of things I had envisioned from a career as an edu-larp pedagogue did not match reality. I also found out that some of the things…
Transformative Play Initiative – Josefin Westborg, Sarah Lynne Bowman, Josephine Baird and Kjell Hedgard Hugaas We are delighted to announce and present the Transformative Play Initiative at the Department of Game Design at Uppsala University Campus Gotland with focus on…