Enjoy our next lecture in the Transformative Play Initiative Event Series: “Journey into Fear: Horror as a Vehicle for Healing and Transformative Play” by Yeonsoo Julian Kim. In this lecture, Kim discusses how engaging in horror role-playing can help participants…

Enjoy our next lecture in the Transformative Play Initiative Event Series: “Beyond the Couch: Psychotherapy and Live Action Role-playing” by Elektra Diakolambrianou. In this talk, Diakolambrianou discusses the differences between transformative, therapeutic, and psychotherapeutic larps. She also explores several concepts…

Enjoy our next lecture in the Transformative Play Initiative Event Series:“Innovating for Growth: Designing a Culture of Safety in Games” by John Stavropoulos. In this lecture, Stavropoulos describes specific strategies that organizations can employ to increase feelings of safety and…

Enjoy our next lecture in the Spring 2022 season of the Transformative Play Initiative Event Series: “Designing Intensity: A Case Study of an Extraordinary 24h Scenario Session ” by Lauri Lukka! Description: Short live action role-playing scenarios have considerable potential…

This lecture by Sarah Lynne Bowman gives an introduction to transformative role-playing games (RPGs). Bowman establishes definitions and distinctions between leisure, educational, and therapeutic role-playing games. She discusses the ways in which role-playing is already used in many applied professional…

Enjoy this one (1) of three (3) Lightning Talks from the Fall 2021 Town Hall Meeting in the Transformative Play Initiative Event Series: “Designing for Queer Erotic Adventures” by Hanne Grasmo! Lightning talks are meant to spark conversation in our…

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…

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…