Larps and metatechniques - For the Mixing Desk of Larp - 2013
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FADER METATECHNIQUES THE MIXING DESK OF LARP LARPWRITER SUMMER SCHOOL 2013 LINKS MARKED WITH YELLOW
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Slides from the fader-talk about meta-techniques & larp at he Larpwriter Summer School 2013 in the series for "The Mixing Desk of Larp". Meta-techniques could be described as a techniques that give more information about the story events of the larp to the players than they get through the experiences of their characters. http://larpschool.blogspot.com 2012-07-13 http://petterkarlsson.se
Transcript of Larps and metatechniques - For the Mixing Desk of Larp - 2013
FADER METATECHNIQUESTHE MIXING DESK OF LARPLARPWRITER SUMMER SCHOOL 2013
LINKS MARKED WITH YELLOW
WHAT IS A METATECHNIQUE
A TECHNIQUE THAT GIVE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE STORY eventS TO THE PLAYERS THAN THEY GET THROUGH THE EXPERIENCES OF THEIR CHARACTERS
Communication in the LARP between the PARTICIPANTS WHEN THe SAME THING IS NOT COMMUNICATED BETWEEN THEIR CHARACTERS
EXAMPLE MONOLOUGEPLAYERS COMMUNICATE WHATTHEIR CHARACTERS ARE FEELING
ADDITIONAL events that don’t fit into the time and space continuum of The larp
EXAMPLE SCENE PLAYPLAYING SCENES FROM OUTSIDE THE TIMEFRAME SUCH AS A MEMORY OR A POSSIBLE FUTURE
METATECHNIQUESSTRENGTHEN THE DRAMA OF THE LARP
HOW MUCH METADO YOU WANT?
A LOT OR NOT!
When Our Destinies MeetMINIMALISM WITH METATECHNIQUES
1943Realistic 360° illusion
WHAT IS RELEVANT FOR YOUR LARP?
INTRUSIVE OR DISCRETE
HUNTSVILLESCENEs PLAYED IN The OPEN
TILL DEATH DO US PARTSCENES PLAYED IN A BLACK BOX
DISCRETE TECHNIQUES‣ NOT PAUSING THE LARP ‣ INVISIBLE
INTRUSIVE TECHNIQUES‣ PAUSING THE EVENTS OF THE LARP FOR ALL PLAYERS‣ VISIBLE
FADER MAX INTRUSIVE + Transparency+ Ease of use
- No opt-OUT- BREAKING THE illusion
FADER MIN DISCRETE+ Opt-in+ MAINTAING THE illusion
- Less transparency- Where are the players?
?WHY META
+ DeepeN characters and relations+ Changing mood and pacing+ EXPANDING THE WORLD AND TIMEFRAME+ MORE TOOLS FOR THE gamemaster AND participants TO INFLUENCE THE LARP+ Fun
Nordic larp Wiki / Mixing Desk of LarpNordic larp Wiki / MetatechniqueNordiclarp.org
Larpwriter Summer School 2013Vilnius, Lithuania
