Posts Tagged With 'Beginners'
How to tell stories with larp: The eXperience method
22
May
You can now download on Electro-LARP a new guidebook.
It will propose a method to tell stories when you are designing larps.
You can find it...
Writing a LARP – Boost your creativity
02
Apr
Original article: http://www.electro-gn.com/286-ecrituredegn-boostezvotrecreativite
Translation: Karine Coquelin & Leïla Teteau-Surel
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We had already written a paper in the same vein. But the methods to improve one’s own creativity are legion. Amongst the most famous books by creativity theorists, we’ll name Gianni Rodari’s “Grammar of Fantasy”. A work that groups together the most important games and exercises. I’m going to do my best to apply...
Larp Review: Bus Stop
03
Sep
Bus Stop is a small game about the encounter of people who are going to become friends.
It is a feel good game for 3 to 5 players, and it lasts less than two hours with the workshops. You can play it in a small room, or even in the street.
This larp is really easy to organize and play. The different scenes are simple, the characters are just sketched and you don’t have to expect a complex story. This game is focused on simple relationships in a small group of friends, and the pleasure to...
Scriptwriting: Boost your creativity
21
Aug
Original post: http://www.electro-gn.com/316-ecrituredescenarioboostezvotrecreativite
Translation: Leïla Teteau-Surel
This article propose to apply to larp writing some methods used in other fields. Numerous methods has indeed been developed to improve creativity. Advertisement companies as well as politicians use them.
This blog aim at looking for initiatives to promote them and at changing conventions, that’s why it seems interesting to me to talk about how you can overcome conventions...
The beginning and the end of a LARP
20
May
Original post : http://www.electro-gn.com/309-ledebutetlafindunjeu
Translation : Karine Coquelin and Bruno Cailloux
The way to start differs from one game to another. It may be either brutal or flexible. A brutal start will confront the players with an initial situation and will give a precise start signal. This situation may not be the same for everyone, but each of the players will be in a given spot, with a given situation to deal with. Time is like frozen before the bell rings. It’s...
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