April 16th-19th 2009, at Haraldvangen, Norway
Lecture: Role-Playing and Rituals
04/18/2009 12:00
04/18/2009 14:00
Europe/Oslo
Description
An academic lecture on what is currently actually known about the similarities between role-playing and ritual. Based on two forthcoming research articles by J. Tuomas Harviainen and Andreas Lieberoth.
Who
J. Tuomas Harviainen is a Finnish theologian, information scientist and larp designer. His larps have been run in a dozen countries, and he has been a very frequent contributor to the Knutepunkt books. He believes that proper research provides new clues for the design of better larps.