Preface -- Introduction: on studying LARP -- 1. What is live-action role play? -- 2. A definition of role-play -- 3. Role play as a tool for learning -- 4. Story -- 5. Rules -- 6. Environment -- 7. Play -- 8. Character -- 9. World -- 10. Theme -- 11. LARP as literacy practice -- 12. LARP and empathy -- 13. Critical ethical reasoning -- 14. Uses of technology in LARP -- Appendix: methods -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary:
"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." -- back cover.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.