The Arts of LARP
Design, Literacy, Learning and Community in Live-Action Role Play
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Popular Culture, Entertainment, Games
| Author: | David Simkins | ISBN: | 9781476617305 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers | Publication: | December 24, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | David Simkins |
| ISBN: | 9781476617305 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers |
| Publication: | December 24, 2014 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
This ethnography of a live-action role play (LARP) community examines the structure of play, how new participants are introduced and apprenticed into the culture, player expectations and motivations, and games as they are designed and as they are performed. The main focus is on LARP’s affordance for learning across a variety of disciplines and interests. The book is intended for LARP participants, academics interested in play or in collaborative development, those interested in new uses of familiar learning environments, and game developers with an interest in creating games with highly interactive narratives and co-creative play experiences in which the role of designer and player is blurred.
This ethnography of a live-action role play (LARP) community examines the structure of play, how new participants are introduced and apprenticed into the culture, player expectations and motivations, and games as they are designed and as they are performed. The main focus is on LARP’s affordance for learning across a variety of disciplines and interests. The book is intended for LARP participants, academics interested in play or in collaborative development, those interested in new uses of familiar learning environments, and game developers with an interest in creating games with highly interactive narratives and co-creative play experiences in which the role of designer and player is blurred.
