Enjoy our next lecture in the Transformative Play Initiative Event Series: “Playing for Pain: Benefits, Pitfalls, & Strategies for RPing Marginalized Characters” Lecture by: Diana J. Leonard Description: From disaffected half-elves to solarpunk refugees, marginalized characters are common in live…
Enjoy our next lecture in the Transformative Play Initiative Event Series: “The Personal and the Political: Playing and Designing for Transformation in Nordic Larp” Lecture by: Johanna Koljonen Moderated by: Josefin Westborg Description: Nordic larp is a collaborative artform structured…
Enjoy our first lecture in the Transformative Play Initiative Event Series: “Everything is the Self: Designing Character Ensembles for Player Catharsis” Whitney “Strix” Beltrán Description: Humans often use the reflection of themselves that radiates back at them from others to…
The Transformative Play Initiative Event Series consists of lectures, workshops, roundtable discussions, and open invitation town hall events. These events explore the use of playful experiences like analog role-playing games as tools for personal and social change. This first roundtable…