Shuffling the Deck – Knutepunkt 2017

Contents

• Shuffling the Deck
• All Cards on the Table
• Acknowledgements

Part I. Hearts – Designer and organiser reflections.

• Lobbying for the Dead – Vampire larp at the European Parliament
• Keeping the Candles Lit, When the Light Has Gone Out
• Freak Show, an Autopsy
• Immerton – A Society of Women
• Just a Little Lovin’ USA 2017

Part II. Diamonds – Tools, tips and tricks for larp designers and organizers.

• Safety and Calibration Design Tools and Their Uses – OK Check-In, Lookdown, Pronoun Correction
• The Death of Hamlet – Deconstructing the Character in Enlightenment in Blood
• Scripted Larps and a Neo-Noir Experience
• Larp as Life
• Designing the Volunteer Experience
• Waiting Before the Beginning
• The Operations Behind the Road Trip Experience

Part III. Clubs – Tools, tips and tricks for players.

• Playing Nasty Characters
• Play to Lift, not Just to Lose
• Group Improvisation of Larp Rituals – A 30 Minute Workshop

Part IV. Spades – Larp analysis, discussion and reflection.

• The Larp Domino Effect
• Emergence, Iteration, and Reincorporation in Larp
• The Narrative Experience
• Let’s Play with Fire! Using Risk and its Power for Personal Transformation

Part V. Joker – Discussions and reflections on the larp community

• Playing Safe?
• A Seat at the Feasting Table – A Call for Inclusivity in International Larp

Other

• Author Biographies
• About Knutpunkt/Knutepunkt/Knudepunkt/Solmukohta
• About the ETC Press