Presentations
The Transformative Play Initiative regularly posts presentations, including lectures for our students and society at large, as well as research lectures given by members of our team at key academic and popular conferences.
Recent presentations:
- “Let’s Play a Love Game”: Role-playing Intimacy and Relationships in Games – Sarah Lynne Bowman“‘Let’s Play a Love Game’: Role-playing Intimacy and Relationships in Games”Sarah Lynne Bowman Originally presented at the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Conference, April 13, 2022. Description:At their core,… Read more: “Let’s Play a Love Game”: Role-playing Intimacy and Relationships in Games – Sarah Lynne Bowman
- Learning and Transfer through Role-playing and Edu-larp – Josefin Westborg“Learning and Transfer through Role-playing and Edu-larp: A Cognitive Perspective”Josefin Westborg Originally presented at the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Conference, April 13, 2022. Role-playing games and edu-larps are… Read more: Learning and Transfer through Role-playing and Edu-larp – Josefin Westborg
- Role-playing as Your Self – Josephine Baird“Role-playing as Your Self: Designing a Live Action Role-playing Game for Trans Self-Expression, Exploration, and Embodiment”Josephine Baird Originally presented at the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Conference, April 13,… Read more: Role-playing as Your Self – Josephine Baird
- Beyond the Couch: Psychotherapy and Live Action Role-playing – Elektra DiakolambrianouEnjoy 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… Read more: Beyond the Couch: Psychotherapy and Live Action Role-playing – Elektra Diakolambrianou
- Game Design Documents – Josephine BairdThis video by Josephine Baird discusses the many reasons why creators should create a game design document. It covers several features that designers might want to include, such as… Read more: Game Design Documents – Josephine Baird
- Psychotherapeutic Applications of Role-playing – Elektra DiakolambrianouThis lecture by Elektra Diakolambrianou discusses the ways in which role-playing is used in transformative, therapeutic, and psychotherapeutic applications. She briefly discusses many types of role-taking, narrative, and play… Read more: Psychotherapeutic Applications of Role-playing – Elektra Diakolambrianou
- Introduction to Identity and Role playing Games – Sarah Lynne BowmanThis lecture by Sarah Lynne Bowman gives a brief introduction to identity and role-playing games. Bowman describes common notions of identity as stable and consistent, as well as how… Read more: Introduction to Identity and Role playing Games – Sarah Lynne Bowman
- Safety in Role-playing Games I: Introduction – Sarah Lynne BowmanThis lecture is Part I of a series on Safety in Role-Playing Games by Sarah Lynne Bowman. She gives an introduction to safety concerns with regard to transformative role-playing… Read more: Safety in Role-playing Games I: Introduction – Sarah Lynne Bowman
- Safety in Role playing Games II: Before the Game – Sarah Lynne BowmanThis lecture is Part II in a series on Safety in Role-Playing Games by Sarah Lynne Bowman. Bowman describes how processes of transformation happen best when supported and encouraged… Read more: Safety in Role playing Games II: Before the Game – Sarah Lynne Bowman
- Safety in Role playing Games Part III: During the Game – Sarah Lynne BowmanThis lecture is Part III in a series on Safety in Role-Playing Games by Sarah Lynne Bowman. Bowman describes how processes of transformation happen best when supported and encouraged… Read more: Safety in Role playing Games Part III: During the Game – Sarah Lynne Bowman
- Safety in Role playing Games Part IV: After the Game – Sarah Lynne BowmanThis lecture is Part IV in a series on Safety in Role-Playing Games by Sarah Lynne Bowman. Bowman describes how processes of transformation happen best when supported and encouraged… Read more: Safety in Role playing Games Part IV: After the Game – Sarah Lynne Bowman
- Transformative Game Design: A Theoretical Framework – Sarah Lynne BowmanThis lecture by Sarah Lynne Bowman gives a theoretical introduction to transformative role-playing games (RPGs). It establishing definitions of transition and transformation in the context of role-playing games, as… Read more: Transformative Game Design: A Theoretical Framework – Sarah Lynne Bowman
- Transformative Game Design: A Theoretical Framework – Sarah Lynne BowmanThis lecture by Sarah Lynne Bowman gives a theoretical introduction to transformative role-playing games (RPGs). It establishing definitions of transition and transformation in the context of role-playing games, as… Read more: Transformative Game Design: A Theoretical Framework – Sarah Lynne Bowman
- Introduction to Tabletop Role-playing Games – Sarah Lynne BowmanThis lecture by Sarah Lynne Bowman gives a brief introduction to tabletop role-playing games (RPGs), discussing their similarities to childhood pretend play, board games, card games, and simulation. The… Read more: Introduction to Tabletop Role-playing Games – Sarah Lynne Bowman
- Agents of Empowerment – Sarah Lynne Bowman, Josefin Westborg, Kjell Hedgard Hugaas, Josephine BairdThis presentation, “Agents of Empowerment: A Role-Playing Game in Service to Cultivating a Soulful and Sustainable Academia,” was prepared for the Gamification for Sustainable Development international symposium, December 15,… Read more: Agents of Empowerment – Sarah Lynne Bowman, Josefin Westborg, Kjell Hedgard Hugaas, Josephine Baird
- Introduction to Larp – Sarah Lynne BowmanThis 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… Read more: Introduction to Larp – Sarah Lynne Bowman
- FROG 2021 | Doris C. Rusch / Andrew M. Phelps U | The Magic of The Witch’s Way“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… Read more: FROG 2021 | Doris C. Rusch / Andrew M. Phelps U | The Magic of The Witch’s Way
- FROG 2021 | Sarah Lynne Bowman / Josephine Baird / Kjell Hedgard Hugaas | Liminal Intimacy“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… Read more: FROG 2021 | Sarah Lynne Bowman / Josephine Baird / Kjell Hedgard Hugaas | Liminal Intimacy
- Designing for Trans & Nonbinary Experiences & Exploration in Larps – Josephine Baird #knutepunkt2021Role-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… Read more: Designing for Trans & Nonbinary Experiences & Exploration in Larps – Josephine Baird #knutepunkt2021
- 10 Years of Working Professionally with Edu-larp – Josefin Westborg #knutepunkt202110 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… Read more: 10 Years of Working Professionally with Edu-larp – Josefin Westborg #knutepunkt2021
- Transformative Play Initiative – J Westborg, S L Bowman, J Baird & K Hedgard Hugaas #knutepunkt2021Transformative 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… Read more: Transformative Play Initiative – J Westborg, S L Bowman, J Baird & K Hedgard Hugaas #knutepunkt2021
- The Therapeutic Potential of Larp: Cognitive Considerations – Diakolambrianou, Baird, Westborg, BowmanOriginally presented online at MET Conference: Neuroscience and Theater Therapy, Bucharest, Romania, May 28, 2021. This presentation from members of the Transformative Play Initiative at he Uppsala University Campus… Read more: The Therapeutic Potential of Larp: Cognitive Considerations – Diakolambrianou, Baird, Westborg, Bowman
- Safety in Role playing Games Part V: Cultivating Safer Communities – Sarah Lynne BowmanThis lecture is Part V in a series on Safety in Role-Playing Games by Sarah Lynne Bowman. Bowman describes how processes of transformation happen best when supported and encouraged… Read more: Safety in Role playing Games Part V: Cultivating Safer Communities – Sarah Lynne Bowman
- “Let’s Play a Love Game”: Role-playing Intimacy and Relationships in Games – Sarah Lynne Bowman“‘Let’s Play a Love Game’: Role-playing Intimacy and Relationships in Games”Sarah Lynne Bowman Originally presented at the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Conference, April 13, 2022. Description:At their core,… Read more: “Let’s Play a Love Game”: Role-playing Intimacy and Relationships in Games – Sarah Lynne Bowman
- Learning and Transfer through Role-playing and Edu-larp – Josefin Westborg“Learning and Transfer through Role-playing and Edu-larp: A Cognitive Perspective”Josefin Westborg Originally presented at the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Conference, April 13, 2022. Role-playing games and edu-larps are… Read more: Learning and Transfer through Role-playing and Edu-larp – Josefin Westborg
- Role-playing as Your Self – Josephine Baird“Role-playing as Your Self: Designing a Live Action Role-playing Game for Trans Self-Expression, Exploration, and Embodiment”Josephine Baird Originally presented at the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Conference, April 13,… Read more: Role-playing as Your Self – Josephine Baird
- Beyond the Couch: Psychotherapy and Live Action Role-playing – Elektra DiakolambrianouEnjoy 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… Read more: Beyond the Couch: Psychotherapy and Live Action Role-playing – Elektra Diakolambrianou
- Game Design Documents – Josephine BairdThis video by Josephine Baird discusses the many reasons why creators should create a game design document. It covers several features that designers might want to include, such as… Read more: Game Design Documents – Josephine Baird
- Psychotherapeutic Applications of Role-playing – Elektra DiakolambrianouThis lecture by Elektra Diakolambrianou discusses the ways in which role-playing is used in transformative, therapeutic, and psychotherapeutic applications. She briefly discusses many types of role-taking, narrative, and play… Read more: Psychotherapeutic Applications of Role-playing – Elektra Diakolambrianou
- Introduction to Identity and Role playing Games – Sarah Lynne BowmanThis lecture by Sarah Lynne Bowman gives a brief introduction to identity and role-playing games. Bowman describes common notions of identity as stable and consistent, as well as how… Read more: Introduction to Identity and Role playing Games – Sarah Lynne Bowman
- Safety in Role-playing Games I: Introduction – Sarah Lynne BowmanThis lecture is Part I of a series on Safety in Role-Playing Games by Sarah Lynne Bowman. She gives an introduction to safety concerns with regard to transformative role-playing… Read more: Safety in Role-playing Games I: Introduction – Sarah Lynne Bowman
- Safety in Role playing Games II: Before the Game – Sarah Lynne BowmanThis lecture is Part II in a series on Safety in Role-Playing Games by Sarah Lynne Bowman. Bowman describes how processes of transformation happen best when supported and encouraged… Read more: Safety in Role playing Games II: Before the Game – Sarah Lynne Bowman
- Safety in Role playing Games Part III: During the Game – Sarah Lynne BowmanThis lecture is Part III in a series on Safety in Role-Playing Games by Sarah Lynne Bowman. Bowman describes how processes of transformation happen best when supported and encouraged… Read more: Safety in Role playing Games Part III: During the Game – Sarah Lynne Bowman
- Safety in Role playing Games Part IV: After the Game – Sarah Lynne BowmanThis lecture is Part IV in a series on Safety in Role-Playing Games by Sarah Lynne Bowman. Bowman describes how processes of transformation happen best when supported and encouraged… Read more: Safety in Role playing Games Part IV: After the Game – Sarah Lynne Bowman
- Transformative Game Design: A Theoretical Framework – Sarah Lynne BowmanThis lecture by Sarah Lynne Bowman gives a theoretical introduction to transformative role-playing games (RPGs). It establishing definitions of transition and transformation in the context of role-playing games, as… Read more: Transformative Game Design: A Theoretical Framework – Sarah Lynne Bowman
- Transformative Game Design: A Theoretical Framework – Sarah Lynne BowmanThis lecture by Sarah Lynne Bowman gives a theoretical introduction to transformative role-playing games (RPGs). It establishing definitions of transition and transformation in the context of role-playing games, as… Read more: Transformative Game Design: A Theoretical Framework – Sarah Lynne Bowman
- Introduction to Tabletop Role-playing Games – Sarah Lynne BowmanThis lecture by Sarah Lynne Bowman gives a brief introduction to tabletop role-playing games (RPGs), discussing their similarities to childhood pretend play, board games, card games, and simulation. The… Read more: Introduction to Tabletop Role-playing Games – Sarah Lynne Bowman
- Agents of Empowerment – Sarah Lynne Bowman, Josefin Westborg, Kjell Hedgard Hugaas, Josephine BairdThis presentation, “Agents of Empowerment: A Role-Playing Game in Service to Cultivating a Soulful and Sustainable Academia,” was prepared for the Gamification for Sustainable Development international symposium, December 15,… Read more: Agents of Empowerment – Sarah Lynne Bowman, Josefin Westborg, Kjell Hedgard Hugaas, Josephine Baird
- Introduction to Larp – Sarah Lynne BowmanThis 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… Read more: Introduction to Larp – Sarah Lynne Bowman
- FROG 2021 | Doris C. Rusch / Andrew M. Phelps U | The Magic of The Witch’s Way“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… Read more: FROG 2021 | Doris C. Rusch / Andrew M. Phelps U | The Magic of The Witch’s Way
- FROG 2021 | Sarah Lynne Bowman / Josephine Baird / Kjell Hedgard Hugaas | Liminal Intimacy“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… Read more: FROG 2021 | Sarah Lynne Bowman / Josephine Baird / Kjell Hedgard Hugaas | Liminal Intimacy
- Designing for Trans & Nonbinary Experiences & Exploration in Larps – Josephine Baird #knutepunkt2021Role-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… Read more: Designing for Trans & Nonbinary Experiences & Exploration in Larps – Josephine Baird #knutepunkt2021
- 10 Years of Working Professionally with Edu-larp – Josefin Westborg #knutepunkt202110 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… Read more: 10 Years of Working Professionally with Edu-larp – Josefin Westborg #knutepunkt2021
- Transformative Play Initiative – J Westborg, S L Bowman, J Baird & K Hedgard Hugaas #knutepunkt2021Transformative 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… Read more: Transformative Play Initiative – J Westborg, S L Bowman, J Baird & K Hedgard Hugaas #knutepunkt2021
- The Therapeutic Potential of Larp: Cognitive Considerations – Diakolambrianou, Baird, Westborg, BowmanOriginally presented online at MET Conference: Neuroscience and Theater Therapy, Bucharest, Romania, May 28, 2021. This presentation from members of the Transformative Play Initiative at he Uppsala University Campus… Read more: The Therapeutic Potential of Larp: Cognitive Considerations – Diakolambrianou, Baird, Westborg, Bowman
- Safety in Role playing Games Part V: Cultivating Safer Communities – Sarah Lynne BowmanThis lecture is Part V in a series on Safety in Role-Playing Games by Sarah Lynne Bowman. Bowman describes how processes of transformation happen best when supported and encouraged… Read more: Safety in Role playing Games Part V: Cultivating Safer Communities – Sarah Lynne Bowman