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Knutepunkt Norway 2017 2 Program | Knutepunkt 2017 | Contents

Contents: A few words from the program group...... 3 Thursday...... 6 Friday...... 9 Saturday...... 21 Sunday...... 31 Program Schedules...... 34 The amazing map of the area! Places of interest

Transport KP 1 Bus 83 stop. Bus from Oslo or to Kolbotn Forest trail 2 Bus 83 stop. Bus to Oslo or from Kolbotn 3 Bus 80E, 80, N19. Bus to/from Oslo. Night bus Fri/Sat 4 Bus 83N stop. Night bus to/from Oslo Fri/Sat 5 Rosenholm train station. Trains to/from Oslo Stairs Shopping 6 Spar supermarket (Thu/Fri 08-22, Sat 09-21) Transport Shopping 1 Bus 83 stop. Bus from 6 Spar supermarket (Thu/ 7 Kiwi supermarket (Thu/Fri 07-23, Sat 09-21) Oslo or to Kolbotn Fri 08-22, Sat 09-21) 8 Shell (24h) 2 Bus 83 stop. Bus to Oslo 7 Kiwi supermarket (Thu/ or from Kolbotn Fri 07-23, Sat 09-21) 3 Bus 80E, 80, N19. Bus 8 Shell (24h) Gym to/from Oslo. Night bus 9 Sportsenter1 Gym (Bring key from hotel reception) Fri/Sat Gym 4 Bus 83N stop. Night bus 9 Sportsenter1 Gym to/from Oslo Fri/Sat (Bring key from hotel 5 Rosenholm train sta- reception) Kolbotntion. Trains to/from Oslo Panel Talk Ritual Workshop Larp Social 3

There and back again It all started here 20 years ago. It’s almost impossible to avoid looking back a bit. Through the years, Knutepunkt evolved to something that was way beyond the original organizers’ expectations. It has grown from a desire to seek out fellow Nordic larpers to becoming a vortex of international larping. And who knows what it will be in the future! Anniversaries, in their nature, force us to stop and reflect: The keynotes we try to force you to attend this year are themed as past, present, future, and many are community oriented. As usual, assembling a program of 120 items – on your spare time – to a bunch of wannabe orcs and vampires is an undertaking of certain dimensions. I need to brag about the people in the program committee for throwing themselves into this madness, committing, and then following through with patience and hard, hard work. It’s been great to work with you all. And just as important: I am so grateful to our program hosts for being enthusiastic, flexible, forgiving, (...let’s say relatively ;) ) accessible, and straight through brilliant! We are so proud to present this cornucopia of craziness, wisdom and creativity: We hope you will indulge in it, and that you ap- preciate our efforts to make this program thrill and enthrall both the orc and the elf and even the vampire in you.

Humbly yours Elin Nilsen Head of program

Gaute’s recommandations I like attending larps, large scale and small events alike. This KP has a lot to offer, and I am especially drawn to Homo ex Machina by Anna Volodina. The Idea of exploring boundaries between generations, and looking at the future in the light of the past fits the bill. I would love to play this larp. I recommend checking out the workshop about suppression and domination techniques by Martin Lindelien. In most roles you will encounter the aspect of status, power, domination or supression in some form, and mastering certain techniques will add to the flavour of larping. The Idea that specifics of larp design can help, or limit, the flow of play, and further our cognitive processing is fascinating. J Li’s talk Designing for the human brain will give insights in designing cognition-friendly games. Gaute Våje 4 Program | Knutepunkt 2017 | The amazing map of the area!

Marion’s recommandations At larp conventions I’m always amazed to find people who do things that I am the only one doing in my area, or things that are new to me. I have heard about therapeutic role-playing, but I have never ever heard about it from Japan. That’s why I am excited about Björn-Ole Kamm and Katō Kōhei’s panel Educational and Therapeutic Role-Playing in Japan. As a music therapy student, I am happy to see the field of therapeutic role-play a part of a larp convention. Having worked with implementing dance in Norwegian larp I was very enthusiastic when I, at my first Knutepunkt, met up with people from the Swedish larp community who had done this already for many years. So I am very excited to see Anna-Karin Linder’s approach in Dancing drama: narrative design through dance. I am also looking forward to the debate about loyalty to character, led by Charles Bo Nielsen. I find the topic important both as a player and a larp designer. I think people are sometimes too loyal to characters that do not work out, and they don’t know how to change it. I hope discussing this subject will help us deal with the issue in a more constructive way. Marion Bræstrup Løsnes Anne-Marie’s recommandations My recommendations all have to do with love, connections and joy in one way or another. Meet new people: Whether you’re new to Knutepunkt or an oldie – with almost 400 people, there are always new acquaintances and friends to be made! Love and larp: tips and tricks: Love doesn’t always get the attention it deserves when it comes to larp design. Perhaps because it’s such a big part of life and the stories that are all around us, that we think playing it comes naturally? Personally, I believe it has a place in most larps, especially if designers have a conscious approach to including it. “Make your larps full of love”! Storytelling through music: Marion inspires a joy of music in others, even those who think “But I can’t sing!” or “This is too scary, I don’t know anything about music.” Perhaps especially those people. Music is a part of every culture in the known history of the world – learn how to enhance your world building through music, and pass on that musical joy to your participants and co-players. So come share the love of music, make your characters love each other, and make connections and love each other at Knutepunkt Anne Marie Stamnestrø Panel Talk Ritual Workshop Larp Social 5

Elin’s recommandations I am really excited about RETROSPECT, a series of talks that each give insight into the design career of a specific designer. Four very interesting profiles are on the program this KP, and I hope to see the format in the future too. I also don’t want to miss Counter education kingdom, where Áron Birtalan and Klára Cserne presents the wild concept of the Bánk tradition, larp summer camps run regularly in Hungary, through communist oppression and political shifts since 1938. 1938, people! Lastly, since I am getting old and nostalgic I suddenly like vampires again, for some reason, and I’m very much looking forward to Juhana Pettersson and Bjarke Pedersen talk about them (and larp design) in New vampire larp. Elin Nlsen Magnar’s recommandations In conversation between art and larp: In the beginning of January we reached out to the facebook group Art in a larp context as there was almost no program items related to art submitted. And boy did the artist crowd deliver. This three part series, talk – panel – workshop, is going to be awesome. I think some of the most interesting perspectives on larp as a practice come from the outside, and the things that have happened in the past years after more and more artists involved themselves have supported the whole of the larp scene. Participatory sound design, theory and workshop. I had the pleasure of attending Anni’s workshop at the Larpwriter Summer School last year, and it was super fascinating. Design is an interdisciplinary practice, and the more things you know can be designed, the more free you are as a designer. Basics of quantitative larp evalution. I’ll admit it. I cheated and made sure this talk was at a time I could go myself. Part of making larps better is figuring out what you should learn from your experience, and a methodological approach is king. Also, Markus is a great lecturer. Magnar Grønvik Müller 6 Program | Knutepunkt 2017 | Thursday

Thursday February 23

Opening ceremony can use to help players get closer to the emotional and imaginative life of their R Thu 17:00–18:00, Follosalen character/role through physical action. Be there! High on larp Keynotes Mila Ould Yahoui, Mo W Holkar, Sarah Lynne K Thu 18:00–19:00, Follosalen Bowman, Harrison Greene Remembering the past and where we Thu 19:15–20:00, Fram/Maud came from, living in the now and look- The use of alcohol at larp events is a ing into the future, we try to untangle controversial subject. Some participants the knots. Have we learned? Will we firmly believe that alcohol enhances learn? What have we learned, and their experience by increasing the where will it bring us? Today's theme is party mood, reducing social anxiety PAST, and two great speakers will share and inhibition, whereas others have their perspectives. experienced negative repercussions, such as harassment, mood swings, Physical action: some and hangovers. This workshop is open practical tools to people from all perspectives of the W Jamie Harper issue. Sharing data from an unofficial Thu 19:15–21:00, Drøbak survey piloted in January that garnered In almost every single larp, commu- over 1000 responses, we will discuss nication and narrative are developed some of the pros and cons of drinking primarily through physical action and, at larp events. We will also offer sugges- in recent years, non-verbal larps have tions for people who wish to stay sober become increasingly prevalent. So, if and organizers who wish to run sober we're larping with our bodies, what events. tools can we use to use our bodies more fully? This workshop will attempt to offer a couple of answers. Using some very simple methods from actor training, including Laban Working Actions and Psychological Gesture, I will offer some tools that designers/facilitators Panel Talk Ritual Workshop Larp Social 7

Meet new people Don't cross the streams Miriam Lundqvist, Jim Thompson, Drew S Petter Karlsson T Hart-Shea, Emmylou Laird Thu 19:15–20:00, Hvervenbukta Thu 19:15–20:00, Ljansbruket A structured session for old farts and Long established larp organisers very newcomers alike, where the partici- much from the UK tradition of larp, are pants get to know to new people with beginning to explore their own practice the help of exercises and small playful as game makers and organisers in an games. Opt-in and opt out-friendly. academic and reflective sense. Having recently organised and run a hard Sci Aesthetic larping Fi larp (CONTACT) they attempted to Jeppe Bergmann Hamming, blend some of their experiences and T Maria Bergmann Hamming ideas from UK larp with ideas and Thu 19:15–20:00, Hvitsten concepts from Nordic larp. The event We want to move larp and larp-design was successful and inspired them to do beyond the idioms of narrativism, more. The talk, and possible discussion, immersion, gamism and “playing to will be about aspirations and experi- lose”. We propose an alternative way ences of mixing approaches, lessons to view the experience of larping, both learnt and approaches to design. as a designer and participant, what we call aesthetic larping. In this talk we will Dancing with kimonos argue that larp’s unique position as an Mikaela Lindh art form is to be found in its ability to W Thu 19:15–20:00, Son create a special form of aesthetic and How to put on a kimono for beginners. authentic experiences, and present our basic framework for this way of larping. Thinking on your feet Ane Marie Anderson, In memory of Elge Larsson W Jørn Slemdal The community Thu 20:15–22:00, Gjøa R Thu 19:15–20:00, Ingierstrand A workshop where we test out tech- Elge Larsson was a beloved member niques to improvise at larps and be able of the community. A larper, a scholar, to bring surprising elements into our a friend. He was the personal link play. It will be experimental, playful and between the alternative art scene of the participatory. 60's and contemporary participatory art. He passed away in 2016. Come pay your respects. 8 Program | Knutepunkt 2017 | Thursday

Knutepunkt 101 Over the next hill Kristoffer Thurøe Shoshana Kessock T Thu 20:15–21:00, Hvervenbukta L Thu 20:15–00:00, Ljansbruket Is bleed the same as falling in love? Can A totalitarian regime has taken the American larps be Nordic? And what government of your country. You and exactly makes a meta technique so your people are forced to flee your meta? The Knutepunkt 101 gives a quick home. The road ahead is dangerous, but tour de force through the fundamental you've stopped for one night on a cold topics, terms and traditions of the and lonely mountain. Sing the songs of Knutepunkt scene. The talk is aimed at your past and remember the days gone first timers, but everyone is welcome. by in this short freeform larp about the spaces between one life and the next. Physical, intuitive workshop How not to interna- W Nina Runa Essendrop tionalize your larp Thu 20:15–22:00, Hvitsten T Frans Björkstam, This workshop will present tools and Andreas Markehed thoughts on how to use physical and Thu 21:15–23:00, Fram/Maud intuitive influences to help participants A short, tongue in cheek presentation understand how to play your larp. on how we, despite our best intentions, have failed to internationalize our larp Culture by design event, Project Lazarus. This is followed Eirik Fatland by a discussion wherein participants T Thu 20:15–21:00, Ingierstrand are encouraged to share experiences A lecture on human cultures, larp on larping abroad, exchanging ideas on subcultures, and the design of fictive how to make larps more internationally cultures for larps. The form is essayistic accessible for participants, and what and meandering, mixing personal recol- organizers need to bear in mind. lection with social science perspectives, larp design theory, examples of larp Mixing desk 101 design, and a discussion on the ethics of Martin Nielsen cultural appropriation. T Thu 21:15–22:00, Hvervenbukta Do you want to improve your larp design vocabulary and get a framework for discussing larp design at the same time?The Mixing Desk was created for The Larpwriter Summer School in an attempt to condense 20 years of Nordic Panel Talk Ritual Workshop Larp Social 9 larp theory into a tool everyone can projects. Three of these lectures have easily understand. The purpose: To give been held at the Interactive art larp people a common vocabulary to discuss course at Swedish SADA. larp design. In this talk, we will quickly go through the Mixing Desk concept, Using known universes as well as 11 different aspects of larp de- or creating your own? sign and explore two opposing design P Charles Bo Nielsen, Sonja ideals for each of these 11 aspects. Schwarzenberger Thu 22:15–23:00, Ingierstrand Retrospect: Flour, Palestine Star Wars? Harry Potter? Vampires and and Techno Vampire Cylons. Should we create our own uni- T Juhana Pettersson verse or use known franchises? Panel: Thu 21:15–22:00, Ingierstrand Eirik Fatland, Mia Häggström, Anna One designer talks about all the designs Karin Linder, Martin Ericsson (video they have done or been involved in documentation by Natascha Lerche) since they started designing. In 45 minutes they will go through everything KPTV2017 from their earliest try outs to their latest S Thu 23:00–00:00, Follosalen Come and watch the jokes of the year!

Friday February 24

Acting for larpers a scene, a text, a song, a dance or any Jannick Raunow kind of short solo performative treat. W Fri 10:15–11:00, Fram/Maud Feel free to coordinate on beforehand The title says it all. We will work with at [email protected] or +4529722786. the exercises you all (don’t) know (yet) However, the only strict requirement is and (will) love (after this workshop). an open mind and a playful spirit. Jannick is a professional actor who has taught these techniques to actors and larpers alike for years. Expect physicality and sweating. Anyone able and willing is invited (not obligatory) to bring a prepared performance or bit: It may be 10 Program | Knutepunkt 2017 | Friday

Larp as part of a that comes at us. COLOR is something learning process between improvised dance, a larp and T Magnar Grønvik Müller a guided ritual. It is an exercise to start Fri 10:15–11:00, Gjøa the day with – open for all, with or How do different parts of learning without hangover. theory relate to edu-larp design? Mag- nar argues that what happens before Keynotes and after the larp is just as, if not more important than what happens during K Fri 11:15–12:00, Follosalen the larp. This is a slightly updated Remembering the past and where we lecture from The Larpwriter Summer came from, living in the now and look- School 2016. ing into the future, we try to untangle the knots. Have we learned? Will we How to treat your learn? What have we learned, and volunteers where will it bring us? Today's theme T Siri Sandquist is PRESENT, and two great speakers will Fri 10:15–11:00, Hvervenbukta share their perspectives. How to treat you volunteers (and make sure they don't burn down your village). Multimodality for dummies How do you keep you helper happy, Ingrid Galadriel Aune Nilsen what is “pepp” and why is it the most T Fri 12:15–13:00, Drøbak valuable currency in a larp community? I recently completed a practical- Based on vast experience of both being theoretical research project on design of a helper and an organizer at larps Siri communication and design in meaning will tell about all her mistakes so you making. This project led me to the don’t need to make them yourself. theories of multimodality. In my project Warning: might be funny. I made use of multimodal analysis. I later reversed the analysis and turned COLOR (Morning ritual) multimodality in to a design tool. In this Áron Birtalan talk I will explain key concepts in Multi- R Fri 10:15–11:00, Ingierstrand modality. What is Mode? And how can COLOR is a guided movement ritual theories and knowledge of multimodal- made for developing abstract characters ity aid Larp designers in matters such based on sensing our body, the environ- as generating engagement through ment and each-other. Throughout the efficient communicative strategies and session we’ll be setting these characters the design of space? into motion throughout space – exploring, moving, interacting with all Panel Talk Ritual Workshop Larp Social 11

Educational and Legion and Hell on Wheels – and her Therapeutic Role- larp translation experience is something P Playing in Japan that could benefit larps internationally. Björn-Ole Kamm, Katō Kōhei Fri 12:15–13:00, Fram/Maud Designing for inclusivity This panel seeks to introduce the history Maury Brown and current state of table-talk role-play- T Fri 12:15–13:00, Hvervenbukta ing (TRPG) and larp in Japan through To create games that are representative showcasing two research projects in the and inclusive of a variety of intersec- fields of education and therapy. Katō tional identities, designers need to pay Kōhei will talk about his work with small attention to how setting, roles, genders, groups of children who were diagnosed races, and classes are portrayed. Gam- with High Function Autism Spectrum ing archetypes may be shortcuts to Disorder and the effectiveness of TRPGs help players understand how to play, in supporting their communication but they may also replicate subcon- abilities. Björn-Ole Kamm follows with a scious societal norms that reinforce presentation on social withdrawal and stereotypes and prejudices. The talk larp as a tool to deliver research findings includes in-game design for inclusivity, in an educational or awareness-raising which discusses character writing and context. world-building for the representation of identities, and off-game design for Translating larps inclusivity, which includes community Iva Vávrová norms and player conduct expectations T Fri 12:15–13:00, Gjøa to create play spaces that feel safer This talk outlines the basics of larp for players of color, and people of all translation to larpwrights interested in genders and sexualities. getting their games translated. How to estimate the work that needs to be Once Upon a Nordic done, how to translate well for your Larp… Lightning Talks target audience and basic practical T from the book! pointers for the actual translation. Iva Martine Svanevik, Grethe Vávrová is a professional interpreter Sofie Strand, Linn Carin with quite a wide scope of experience Andreassen, Simon Brind both from commercial projects and Fri 12:15–13:00, Hvitsten from larp translation. She has translated Not had time to read the Knutebook several big Czech larps – for example yet, but still want to know what the hot topics are? We have TWO sessions of lightning talks that will give you the 12 Program | Knutepunkt 2017 | Friday

highlights directly from our writers! Exploring smell A lightning talk is a flash of inspira- Karete Jacobsen Meland, tion in five minutes; a hint of an idea; T Ane Marie Anderson, Jorg a pitch from one of the writers which Rødsjø, Katrine Øverlie Svela introduces their article or their topic. It Fri 12:15–13:00, Ljansbruket is like a twenty course tasting menu of Curious about the power of smell? Tap contemporary nordic larp. There may be into the hidden potential of smell in larp time for a few questions after each talk, design! We will show you why we think if not you’ll know who to talk to later! smell is awesome and exciting to explore, and tell you about the preliminary The player-organizer results from doing a short smellcasting- contract and-larp at the Norwegian larp festival T Lizzie Stark, Tor Kjetil Edland Spillerom. Open for everyone interested Fri 12:15–13:00, Ingierstrand A larp is a social agreement among Adaptation to larp players and organizers. And yet, Anna Westerling many aspects of this agreement are T Fri 12:15–13:00, Son ill-defined, leading to unhappy players How can you adapt existing works of and fatigued organizers who must art into the format of a larp? Works weather internet rage storms. Drawing like books, plays or music? Are there from their combined decades of organ- different strategies for different media, izing experience, Tor Kjetil and Lizzie and what have been done so far? What will talk about the places of uncertainty happens when the beautiful predefined within this social agreement, including story meets the freedom, interaction when it's OK to refuse a player service, and participation of larp? I will discuss to what extent organizers must provide works such as Inside Hamlet, A Nice an environment that is a safe haven Evening with the Family, College of from oppressive structures prevalent in Wizardry, MacBeth, Love stories by society, strategies for helping players ABBA and the upcoming Jane Austen care for one another, and other hot- larp Fortune & Felicity. button topics. Food as a narrative tool Rosalind Göthberg, T Siri Sandquist Fri 13:15–14:00, Drøbak This is a talk about how you can use food, and the cooking staff during a larp event to enhance the experience for Panel Talk Ritual Workshop Larp Social 13 the participants. Based on the speakers’ ning larp workshops. It will be playful own experiences as volunteers and and experimental. It will not focus on organizers you will get to hear some teaching workshop exercises. tips and tricks of how you best flavour your participants immersion with food That Danish larp school and meaningful npc characters still con- you've heard about nected to the cooking and practicalities T Morten Kjærgaard Tellefsen, of the larp. You will also come away Frederikke B. Høyer with a hand list of the most important Fri 13:15–14:00, Hvervenbukta dos and don'ts as an organizer when it Østerskov is a Danish larp school that comes to how to best handle your larp was started in 2006. Much has hap- kitchen. pened since and we are happy to bring you the latest report from what we The other life project: Talk have been up to. Among other things Peter Munthe-Kaas we will mention our latest teaching T Nina Runa Essendrop initiatives, our study trip to the College Fri 13:15–14:00, Fram/Maud of Wizardry, and how we work together We will talk about the development of with local game conventions and larp the project and the iterations we have associations. been through. Then we will introduce the participants to the project we are Body language for larp: doing next september where 10-15 tools from theatre people will be living in the dome of vi- W Jamie MacDonald sions in Århus, performing the other life Fri 13:15–16:00, Hvitsten project 24/7. After that we will host a This is a workshop in moving and walk-in larp, where everyone interested thinking about moving, and how to can enter The Other Life project. project a character/society through body language. There will be exercises How to hold a workshop and techniques borrowed from physical Miriam Lundquist theatre, commedia dell'arte, and other W Fri 13:15–16:00, Gjøa training methods. No acting/dance ex- In this workshop we will focus on the perience required; just a willingness to role of the workshop leader. We will fail like a champ and challenge yourself, try out different styles, work on how to whatever level you're at. Clothes you read and adjust to your participants and can move in, please. discuss our experiences. I will share my mistakes and favorite tricks from ten years of professional experience of run- 14 Program | Knutepunkt 2017 | Friday

Dare to ask, dare to tell Knutepunkt open space Tyra Larsdatter Grasmo, Fredrik Hossmann W Margrete Raaum W Fri 13:15–16:00, Son Fri 13:15–15:00, Ingierstrand A space for your proposed talks/discus- The last few years several grave sions/workshops. Place your suggestion incidents involving sexual harassment on the wall. If enough people sign up, and abuse have been uncovered in you get a room. Use your feet if where the larp scene. Larping as a hobby has you are does not seem like the right unique challenges when it comes to age place. Whoever comes is the right differences, power structures and strong people. Whatever happens is the only emotions. How can we, being aware of thing that could've. When it starts is these issues, make our community safe the right time. When it's over, it's over. for all our participants? In this workshop (Additional rooms: Norge, Kontoret, we will work towards a common state- Uranienborg, N24) ment that the community can hopefully agree on, that can help us in creating a Execution of transforma- safe and healthy community. tive experiences in larp T Andrew Lacanienta The virtual restora- Fri 14:15–15:00, Drøbak tion project Experiences are difficult to define L Sarah Jury, Una Hamilton because they are different for everyone. Helle, Francis Patrick Brady One person might participate in a larp Fri 13:15–17:00, Ljansbruket and have a transformative experience A larp about the importance of culture while another might experience no per- and the fallibility of history writing sonal change or transformation at all. within virtual realms. This larp takes Although both larp participants would the form of a collective postmortem say they had an experience, theperson of a destroyed historical site. The site who experienced a transformation of is now only inhabited by avatars who their way of thinking might say they are attempting to reconstruct it virtu- were changed in a more meaningful ally. Disembodied signs, symbols and way. This presentation discusses the architectural forms, detached from their potential of transformative experiences original context, abound at the site – it and how co-creation and principles of is up to the avatars to redefine and experience staging might facilitate a rebuild their already slipping collective larp experience that results in a para- memory. digm change of participants’ views, life perceptions, and behaviors. Panel Talk Ritual Workshop Larp Social 15

The other life project: Larp Crisis management: bleed, Peter Munthe-Kaas harassment, trauma L Nina Runa Essendrop W Sarah Lynne Bowman, Fri 14:15–18:00, Fram/Maud Lizzie Stark, Eirik Fatland, A walk-in larp, where everyone inter- Harrison Greene ested can enter. The Other Life Project Fri 15:15–17:00, Drøbak is based on the premise that identi- While many community leaders work ties as well as the so called “reality” hard to keep spaces safe and inclusive, around us are changeable. Our claim is problems do occur within communities. that we through exploration and play Using role-playing scenarios, this work- can provide the participants with an shop offers participants the opportunity extraordinary opportunity to play with to practice handling bleed, harassment, and create new realities. (To know more, and trauma if these situations arise in catch the talk that precedes the larp!) their convention or larp communities. Content advisory: Some scenarios con- Dealing with antisocial tain sensitive situations such as coping behavior and imple- with sexual harassment, though partici- W menting social policy pation is opt-in/opt-out. This workshop Morten Kjærgaard Tellefsen, was originally developed by Samara Frederikke B. Høyer Hayley Steele, John Stavropoulos, Sarah Fri 14:15–15:00, Hvervenbukta Lynne Bowman, and Sara Hart for the We organize a number of activities Living Games Conference 2016. every year at The Østerskov School of Larp including “The Flatland Saga” Stop thinking start larping (a larp campaign), “The Østerskov Michael Such Academy” (a roleplaying convention) W Fri 15:15–18:00, Hvervenbukta and others. We will share with you how Stop thinking – worrying, planning, we have implemented social policies self-hating and start larping – play- to deal with anti-social behavior and ing, listening, connecting. If you find promote equal rights. Afterwards we yourself overthinking scenes and hope to debate the topic. feeling anxious or disconnected then this is a workshop for you. We will work through a variety of techniques from improvised theatre to launch you out of your head and into the moment. It will help you have more pleasurable, spontaneous larp experiences and feel more connected to yourself and other 16 Program | Knutepunkt 2017 | Friday

players. Fun, freeing and no knowledge some insights, experiences and research needed, just a willingness to play and concerning non-formal educational use move your body. of larp in youth work. Managing conflict in Principles of female your larp community erotic dancing and posing W Shoshana Kessock W in larp (for women) Fri 15:15–17:00, Ingierstrand Anna-Antonia Berger This brainstorming session will include a Fri 16:15–18:00, Hvitsten roundtable discussion on how to tackle In the workshop we will deal with clas- conflict among players and organizers sic female erotic posing, dancing and out of character. How do you deal with principles of performance composi- problem players? Manipulative staff tion. We treat techniques that are easy members? The dreaded catastrophic but effective so that you will be able break-ups that create full on civil war? to employ them even if you have no We'll bring our heads together to talk experience in this area yet. We will have about the best ways to engage with a look onto different genres to give you community management from both the an idea of the variety of the field and perspective of players and organizers. discuss what has to be regarded when using these techniques in a larp. Wear Larp in youth work clothes that allow you to move. There Toni Toivonen is an alternative run for men and other T Fri 16:15–17:00, Gjøa non-females. Youth work, especially in Scandinavian countries, concentrates on enabling Dancing drama: narrative and facilitating young people in social design through dance and civic activity, offers non-formal and W Anna-Karin Linder experiential learning possibilities, and Fri 16:15–18:00, Son introduces social empowerment via A hands on walkthrough of how danc- different hobbies and activities, among ing was used in designing and playing other things. Larp possesses consider- the larp Brudpris, and tips and ideas for able potential in youth work – sharing how designers can use dance as an en- key elements with other experiential hancer of dramatic play in their games. learning methods, such as adventure education and drama education. Implemented in youth work, though, it can differ quite a bit from school- oriented edu-larping. Here we share Panel Talk Ritual Workshop Larp Social 17

Upcoming larps sentials on how to easily make a survey Gaute Våje form, discuss some of my more and T Fri 17:15–18:00, Drøbak less valuable survey items, and even Curious about larping in a different share some interesting findings from country? No plans for summer, and the larps. looking for a larp? Come hear organizers talk about their future projects. Larp design approached as experience design Historical reenactment – T Johanna Koljonen dressing up 'n gett'n drunk Fri 18:15–20:00, Drøbak T Ingrid Galadriel Aune Nilsen Sometimes flawlessly designed larps Fri 17:15–18:00, Gjøa fail; sometimes weak larps succeed. This LARP is so stupid. Reenactment is so is because the larp experience consists much cooler. I am the Queen of the of much more than your core design. In North. Join me as I state some facts this talk, larp theorist and professional about reenactment, reenactors, LARP experience designer Johanna Koljonen and larpers.It´s gonna get personal. will discuss the designable surfaces of the so-called “paralarp” – everything Retrospect: Larp-influ- that happens before and after the runt- enced live art and theatre ime of your larp. The talk has a special T Jamie MacDonald focus on shaping the expectations and Fri 17:15–18:00, Ingierstrand actions of your players, and the legacy One designer talks about all the designs of your game, through active design they have done or been involved in of player and community culture.This since they started designing. In 45 min- talk is a companion piece to Bjarke Ped- utes they will go through everything ersen’s talk “How to Design Experiences from their earliest try outs to their latest and Larps”. projects. Three of these lectures have been held at the Interactive art larp High on Knutepunkt course at Swedish SADA. Mila Ould Yahoui, Mo S Holkar, Sarah Lynne Basics of quantitative Bowman, Harrison Greene larp evaluation Fri 18:15–19:00, Fram/Maud T Markus Montola For a no-alcohol or low-alcohol evening. Fri 17:15–18:00, Ljansbruket An early evening meeting for people During the recent years, I've conducted who want to stay sober or not drink too quantitative evaluations of half a dozen much, and who maybe want to do a larps. In this discussion, I'll share the es- little meditation or building up self-con- 18 Program | Knutepunkt 2017 | Friday

fidence for the night. Are you concerned Why we didn't go . Larp that lack of confidence, social pressure, anxiety and fear habit, or just plain default behaviour W Hanne Grasmo, Tyra will encourage you to drink more than Larsdatter Grasmo you really want to? Our friendly team Fri 18:15–20:00, Hvervenbukta will provide you with techniques, sup- A guided roundtable talk about why we port, and buddies to help you achieve fear to larp. Together we try to develop your goal of not drinking, or limiting some ideas on how to design for bring- your drinking, at Knutepunkt this year. ing the barriers down, to avoid anxiety among participants before and during Village, shelter, comfort the larp. We will give an introduction Björn-Ole Kamm Katō Kōhei from two different perspectives on why L Fri 18:15–22:00, Gjøa we fear, what we fear and how we have This larp is about feelings of comfort (or haven’t) dealt with it. We will ask and safety pitched against the necessity questions, and work in pair, groups and to leave the source of these emotions plenum with tasks and discussions. behind. Dealing with the question of leaving the familiar or staying, the Practical feminism larp moves from the fantastic to the Cleo Hatting, Anna Groth, everyday in three scenarios, a remote W Carina Enggård, Gunilla pseudo-medieval village facing a Hellén, Torun Hegre plague, a post-apocalyptic shelter Fri 18:15–20:00, Hvitsten running out of resources, and a single We want to focus on the more practical room, in which the different mental fac- aspects of feminism in the larp scene – ulties of a single person are faced with how to actually DO feminism. suddenly diminishing comfort. How would you choose? The known threat or Genre shifts as larp the unknown salvation? Participants are goes mainstream invited to an extended, additional but T Annika Waern voluntary debriefing afterwards. Fri 18:15–19:00, Ingierstrand This talk is based upon a text about what the communication for College of Wizardry and Inside Hamlet tell us about how the genre of larp changes when you aim to reach for a wider audience. Annika will go through some of the resources for the two larps to see Panel Talk Ritual Workshop Larp Social 19 how they present themselves both as react differently. Come and hear about larp and as something else – a theme other people’s experiences with bleed- park and a theatre play, respectively. ing and not-bleeding and what they do to get the best of it. Share your own Culture clashes, disbelief experiences. and lack of tools – how do W we make our larps safe? Participatory sound Petra Lindve, Agata Świstak design: The theory Fri 18:15–20:00, Ljansbruket T Anni Tolvanen What sort of safety mechanisms does Fri 19:15–20:00, Fram/Maud a larp need? How do you design for Composer and sound designer Anni safety? In this workshop we will go Tolvanen talks about practical ways through some tools and techniques that of implementing sound and music in you can use, and look at safety docu- larp design. How can you steer players' ments. We will do a series of exercises to behavior via well-curated playlists? How dig into the meaning of safety, as well can you maximize the effect of natural as looking at cultural differences. We soundscapes? How can you use acoustic will also demonstrate techniques and trickery to boost interaction and discuss our own experiences. We will intensify dramatic scenes? And most finish with a small larp where you can importantly: Why does sound design use what you have learned during the matter, and why should we become bet- workshop. ter at it? You'll be able to practice some of the techniques introduced here in To bleed or not to bleed the session “Participatory Sound Design: Jost L. Hansen, Kjell The Workshop” P Hedgard Hugaas Fri 18:15–19:00, Son Eurovision Sing-Along After a larp many tend to flood Charlotte Brolin Facebook with how much they bleed S Fri 19:15–20:00, Ingierstrand while others just brush it off and want Sing-along with a mix of songs from to play the next larp. Why do some Eurovision Song Contest from different people bleed after a larp? And why do countries. Made as a group activity some people not? Are the non-bleeders so everyone sings together with the playing wrong because they don't bleed original performance screened on the or are the bleeders overdoing it? Can projector. you chose and/or learn to bleed or not? We don't think there's a right or wrong, we're just curious about why people 20 Program | Knutepunkt 2017 | Friday

Loyalty to character? L A. R. Ps. – A docu- Charles Bo Nielsen mentary film P Fri 19:15–20:00, Son S Daniel Najenson, Intro- You receive a character and there are duced by Jørn Slemdal parts you dislike. Should you change it? Fri 20:15–22:00, Hvervenbukta Ask for a new character? When is it okay “L.A.R.Ps” – is a 52 minute long docu- to change a character? What effects, mentary about larp. The movie follows positive and negative, could it entail? three main characters in one of the Panel discussion with opposing views biggest larps that ever took place in and ideals on the subject of loyalty to Israel and the distance, if any, between character. In the panel: Mike Pohjola, their invented characters and their real Michael Gyr, Mimmi Lundkvist personalities. Participatory sound Everything is beautiful design: The workshop at the drag ball W Anni Tolvanen S Alexander Sandrén Fri 20:15–22:00, Fram/Maud Erik Winther Paisley, In this session we experiment with Tor Kjetil Edland steering and manipulating players' Fri 21:00–22:00, Follosalen moods and actions with sounds and We welcome you to one hour of Beauty, music. From workshopping methods Freedom, Truth and Love! Forget about and improv to practical implementation Trump, Putin and Jammeh, they can of soundscapes, participants get to try not reach us here. Leave your troubles out different sound design techniques outside, and bask in the fact that eve- to expand their larp designer toolkits. rything is beautiful at the Drag Ball(et). (No singing or playing instruments The magnificent drag show from Solmu- required.) Up to 20 participants. The kohta 2016 is back at Knudepunkt 2017, theory behind these techniques is cov- and we are once again ready to shine, to ered in a separate lecture, “Participatory dazzle or betray. So come one, come all, Sound Design: The Theory”; attending this is going to be so fetch! the lecture is recommended if you want to join the workshop. Party!!!

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Inexplicable Cross- dressed Dance Party S Stefan Deutsch, Simon Brind, Martine Svanevik Fri 22:30–23:30, Ingierstrand An inexplicable and probably gratuitous crossdressed dance party. Relationship status: it's complicated.

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Best of Russia what my thesis at Munich University is Anna Volodina about (and kindly asking for feedback), I T Sat 10:15–11:00, Fram/Maud would like to engage you in discussions An overview of russian larps in 2016. and group work. This will provide you with some knowledge about the most interesting larps What's that sound? and ideas of the last season. Listening and sound as W tools for immersion in Larp Literacy through larp Alessandro Giovannucci Katrin Geneuss Sat 10:15–11:00, Hvervenbukta T Sat 10:15–11:00, Gjøa Humans are animals. Animals need to How does playing larps affect your survive. Listening is crucial in that, but language-skills? How do you improve we forgot. We live in a video-centric your decoding-skills of what your society and underestimate the power of surroundings are telling you, verbally listening. Sound is evocative, it puts us and non-verbally? Research reveals that in our world, establishing relationships language-awareness and literacy are with others and with the environment. core aims when using larp in education. Despite that, many larp designers don’t This is only one of the aspects that make work with sound, but rather put their teachers and others working in educa- effort into the visual aspect. In this talk tion choose larp over other methods. we analyze how sound and listening This talk outlines the benefits and ob- can be used to improve larp design, stacles when using larp for educational through case studies, sound examples purposes. In addition to telling you 22 Program | Knutepunkt 2017 | Saturday

and a brief overview of audio softwares incorporated player-individualization; and devices. Be ready for an interactive and how they asked the players to work talk – don’t be quiet! with the dramatic progression. COLOR (Morning ritual) Keynotes Áron Birtalan R Sat 10:15–11:00, Ingierstrand K Sat 11:15–12:00, Follosalen COLOR is a guided movement ritual Remembering the past and where we made for developing abstract characters came from, living in the now and look- based on sensing our body, the environ- ing into the future, we try to untangle ment and each-other. Throughout the the knots. Have we learned? Will we session we’ll be setting these characters learn? What have we learned, and into motion throughout space – where will it bring us? Today's theme exploring, moving, interacting with all is FUTURE, and two great speakers will that comes at us. COLOR is something share their perspectives. between improvised dance, a larp and a guided ritual. It is an exercise to start Working with the big corps the day with – open for all, with or Charles Bo Nielsen, Sonja without hangover. P Schwarzenberger Sat 12:15–13:00, Drøbak De la Bête: a hundred As larp is getting more mainstream novels in one larp we are getting the attention of big T Iva Vavrova corporations. How do we deal with Sat 10:15–11:00, Ljansbruket this? How to feel about it? It opens up De la Bête is a Czech historical larp built for much more resources, but at what on a lot of highly-scripted organizer- cost? What is the price of powerful provided content. The organizers write branding, and is it actually worth it? not only lengthy character backgrounds Panel: Claus Raasted, Anna Westerling, and overall plots, but also relationships, Bjarke Pedersen (Video documented by allegiances and so on, overall spanning Natascha Lerche) over 300 000 words of organizer-provided content. Iva describes some of the Larp and culture more interesting design challenges and Jamie Harper specifications that this design process T Sat 12:15–13:00, Fram/Maud entailed: Creating a unique storyline This talk will attempt to look at larp for each character, in which they are as a framework for thinking about the the main protagonist of their own development of human culture. The talk novel; how in this scripted design they will focus on larp, not only as an artistic Panel Talk Ritual Workshop Larp Social 23 activity, but also as a space of dialogue Once Upon a Nordic in which participants can interrogate Larp… Lightning talks cultural difference and, potentially, T from the book! move towards shared understandings of Martine Svanevik, Grethe the world and common values. Sofie Strand, Linn Carin Andreassen, Simon Brind Beyond the Horizon: Sat 12:15–13:00, Hvitsten Larping on the waves Not had time to read the Knutebook T Dominika Kovacova yet, but still want to know what the Sat 12:15–13:00, Gjøa hot topics are? We have TWO sessions A player perspective on Beyond the of lightning talks that will give you the Horizon a larp that took place in sum- highlights directly from our writers! mer 2016 on a ship in the Mediterra- A lightning talk is a flash of inspira- nean. The talk addresses design choices tion in five minutes; a hint of an idea; and problems that arose or could have a pitch from one of the writers which arisen since it was, well, on a ship. introduces their article or their topic. It is like a twenty course tasting menu of In conversation between contemporary nordic larp. There may be art and larp: A primer to time for a few questions after each talk, T participatory art history if not you’ll know who to talk to later! Jamie MacDonald Sat 12:15–13:00, Hvervenbukta Hour of the (white) wolf Larp overlaps with theatre, game Martin Ericsson, design, visual art, performance art, T Shane De Freest community art, contemporary dance Sat 12:15–13:00, Ingierstrand and all the theories that go alongside End of the Line, Convention of Thorns, it. Here's a short primer to some of the World of Darkness Berlin. Join White movements that may have influenced Wolf Entertainment as we prepare for your work too. a busy second year and take part in a frantic workshop on cooking blood that gets you drunk, werewolf propping, the future of Mind’s Eye Theatre, dark play and mixing different rules-sets within a single chronicle. 24 Program | Knutepunkt 2017 | Saturday

The pain of history – why Designer's hour do we need this in larps? Søren Lyng Ebbehøj T Anita Myhre Andersen, T Sat 13:15–14:00, Drøbak Anna-Karin Linder The Designer's houris a series of very Sat 12:15–13:00, Ljansbruket short presentations on specific design Historical larps often have strong challenges that the speakers have elements of difficult times, impossible solved in their games. This hour is dilemma situations and a lot of pain, dedicated to interaction design such whether they are about harsh, brutal as rules, meta techniques, culture, 17th century Europe, the diabolic war workshops, etc. years of 1942 and 1943 or the tragic death of a young sailor on Christmas Meta room in larp design Eve in 1872. There are many layers of Hannu Niemi psychology explaining this need for dig- T Sat 13:15–14:00, Fram/Maud ging in such dark past, but one of the A meta room (known by some as the reasons may be the urge for showing black box) is a space that can be used people what we have to fight for. Anita to enrich the stories of the characters shares her experience of making grave, beyond the time and space of the main historical larps, and Anna-Karin Linder larp. This is a talk about experiences shares her perspectives from the larp and practices of using meta room in Brudpris. larp design with examples from recent Finnish larps Homefront and Marras The creation of char- where it has been a key design tool acters for Zeitgeist when exploring the themes of war, loss T Christine Schmidt, and survival. The aim is to share ideas Larson Kasper about the possibilities of meta room Sat 12:15–13:00, Son and to help larp designers tackle some For charcter creation of the German common design challenges. larp 'Zeitgeist' we aim to merge the German tradition of creating your own Suppression and domina- character with the Nordic tradition of tion techniques in larps pre-written characters. Come and hear W Martin Østlie Lindelien, more about it! Anita Myhre Andersen, Siri Sandquist Sat 13:15–16:00, Gjøa The queen, the judge, the overseer, the principal, the spymaster, the emperor, and the many other faces of power. All Panel Talk Ritual Workshop Larp Social 25 of them are made real by the player's don’t? What to do if a boundary gets capacity to plausibly portray the visage crossed, or a player becomes triggered of dominance. By working with these or overwhelmed? Safety and calibration techniques any player can challenge mechanics are tools designed to help themselves and put more tools in their players feel comfortable with each larp toolbox to have increase their other and their own needs and bounda- options when it comes to what kind of ries during a game. We will introduce characters they dare to play. In most and model the system of mechanics larps this will also make it possible designed for New World Magischola, to facilitate scenes and moods that some of which were used at End of the otherwise are hard to achieve. To some Line, Convention of Thorns, and are players this comes naturally, but there being added to other larps. are also techniques that can be learned. New vampire larp Larping with an audience Juhana Pettersson, Hanne Grasmo, Hilda Levin T Bjarke Pedersen P Sat 13:15–15:00, Hvervenbukta Sat 13:15–14:00, Ingierstrand This panel focuses on experiences with Techno parties, Berlin hipsters and different kinds of audiences in larps. blood: Bjarke Pedersen and Juhana The panel will start with sharing some Pettersson talk about a new style of thoughts on structures and tools on larp based on the game Vampire: the how to think and talk about larp and Masquerade. Games such as End of the audience. Hopefully the discussion will Line, Convention of Thorns and Enlight- lead us towards some theory making. enment in Blood build on the Nordic Panel: Nina Runa Essendrop, Martin larp tradition and the strong legacy Nielsen, Jamie MacDonald of vampire larps around the world to create a powerful, intimate experi- Safety and calibration ence. Everything from what personal techniques in larps horror really means to the challenges W Maury Brown, Sarah Lynne of larp organizing in Finnish squats and Bowman, Johanna Koljonen American hotels. Sat 13:15–15:00, Hvitsten Players are unique individuals with varying experience, abilities, triggers, and comfort zones – physical and emotional. How do you ensure that players feel safe and able to consent to roleplay they desire and opt-out of what they 26 Program | Knutepunkt 2017 | Saturday

Where would we be Homo ex machina without the Larpwriter Anna Volodina P Summer School? L Sat 13:15–16:00, Son The Larpwriter Summer This is a game about past and present, School Alumni Association parents and children, TV in the living- Sat 13:15–15:00, Ljansbruket room and a noise of news in the head. 2016 was the year of the fifth Larpwriter Players will take away some experiences Summer School held in Lithuania. We about generations and ideas about our don’t know if there ever will be any next summer “Deus ex Machina” larp. more Summer Schools. These are the stories about the impact the Summer When larp hit Abu Dhabi School has had on the hundreds of like a tidal wave participants, speakers, facilitators and T Claus Raasted organizers, but also the whole larp Sat 14:15–15:00, Drøbak community. In December 2016, Rollespilsakademiet brought a 38-person team to Abu Dhabi Exploring smell: for a month to do larps in cooperation Smelling session with a local theme park. This is the story W Ane Marie Anderson, Karete of that project. Jacobsen Meland, Jorg Rødsjø, Katrine Øverlie Svela The Southern way – Sat 13:15–15:00, Norge new Italian larp What can your sense of smell do for T Alessandro Giovannucci you? Join us in experimenting with Sat 14:15–15:00, Fram/Maud smellcasting for larps and workshops! In recent years larp in Italy and Participants are required to sleep in a t- Southern Europe has taken on new, shirt for four(?) days, bring the t-shirt to more conscious forms. Nordic style was Knutepunkt, join our exquisite lounge important in the development, but new where we let your noses do the casting and exciting approaches are blooming. for you, and then we put our olfaction A Dionysian spirit animates us – the to the test through a short workshop. corporeal, the non-functional, the Requires pre-signup! If you have signed non-regulated, the invasiveness, and up, you have to take part in both the the politically incorrect are our natural smelling session and the workshop (our forms of expression. This has led to the design depends on you!) creation of several larps and the South- ern Way – New Italian Larp Manifesto. Panel Talk Ritual Workshop Larp Social 27

This talk will analyze the design in new and implicit gendering in larp as well as Italian Larp by highlighting its narrative looking at the etymology of descriptive approach and structural aspects. titles. We will also look at some of the emerging gender-neutral titles within My gaming history: the larp world. Welcome to a linguistic Personal reflections on play geek-out where we will dig into culture, P Jaakko Stenros etymology and history. Sat 14:15–16:00, Ingierstrand How has play shaped us as human In conversation between beings? Who are we when we play? art and larp: The panel What marks have our games and toys P Marije Baalman, Nina left on our bodies and minds? How has Runa Essendrop larp shaped us – and how have other Sat 15:15–17:00, Hvervenbukta forms of play shaped us as larpers and There is an increasing interest from the larpwrights? art world in larp, as artists are more and more interested in involving audience Theme, setting and members as active participants in their experience: brain- work. At the same time, some larp de- W storming larp designs signers have created larps that are more Mo Holkar and more abstract in their approach. Sat 15:15–17:00, Drøbak This raises questions such as “Is larp We will explore the use of theme, an art form?” and “What can larp learn setting and experience as starting- from art?”. In the panel: Adam Saville points for chamber and black-box larp James, Alessandro Giovannucci, Mark designs; and will practice and develop Durkan, Una Hamilton Helle, and Maria this technique in groups, brainstorming Bergmann Hamming ideas. This is a practical workshop aimed at new and would-be designers. It will Principles of female involve creativity and teamwork. erotic dancing and posing W in larp (non-female) Gendering larp, a Anna-Antonia Berger linguistic approach Sat 15:15–17:00, Hvitsten T Petra Lindve In the workshop we will deal with clas- Sat 15:15–16:00, Fram/Maud sic female erotic posing, dancing and What does it mean to be a larp pro- principles of performance composi- ducer, a game master or a larpwright? tion. We treat techniques that are easy How do we create titles in a larp fiction? but effective so that you will be able This talk will go through both explicit to employ them even if you have no 28 Program | Knutepunkt 2017 | Saturday

experience in this area yet. We will have Knutepunkt, join our exquisite lounge a look onto different genres to give you where we let your noses do the casting an idea of the variety of the field and for you, and then we put our olfaction discuss what has to be regarded when to the test through a short workshop. using these techniques in a larp. Wear Requires pre-signup! If you have signed clothes that allow you to move.There is up, you have to take part in both the an alternative run for women only. smelling session and the workshop (our design depends on you!) One-hour room party LWSS Charlotte Brolin Retrospect: The Boat S Sat 15:15–16:00, Ljansbruket and other stories Reunion party for participants, organiz- T Anna-Karin Linder ers and speakers from LWSS Alumni, but Sat 16:15–17:00, Ingierstrand everyone is welcome to party with us. One designer talks about all the designs they have done or been involved in #feminism sampler since they started designing. In 45 min- Lizzie Stark, Petra Lindve, Siri utes they will go through everything L Sandquist, Agata Swistak from their earliest try outs to their latest Sat 16:15–18:00, Fram/Maud projects. Three of these lectures have Let's play some games from #feminism, been held at the Interactive art larp the anthology from 2016 with games course at Swedish SADA. written by feminists from eleven different countries. This is a jam session Make your childhood where we split into groups and play! fantasy real! (Additional rooms: Norge, Kontoret, W Anita Myhre Andersen, Uranienborg, N24) Harald Misje Sat 16:15–17:00, Ljansbruket Exploring smell: We will give an introduction to the The workshop Bergen based kids larp community, and W Ane Marie Anderson, we will together create your childhood Karete Jacobsen dream larp. Meland, Jorg Rødsjø Sat 16:15–18:00, Gjøa What can your sense of smell do for you? Join us in experimenting with smellcasting for larps and workshops! Participants are required to sleep in a t- shirt for four(?) days, bring the t-shirt to Panel Talk Ritual Workshop Larp Social 29

Designing for the human do kids create their own culture and brain: a pattern language history from kids of the past and for kids W J Li to come? Sat 16:15–18:00, Son The core building blocks of our games Disability acces- are not plots or characters or props. sibility in larp They are our most limited resources: T Shoshana Kessock time, space, player energy, and above Sat 17:15–18:00, Ingierstrand all player cognitive processing. This Larp design requires a lot of consid- half-talk, half-workshop delves into the erations, including venue creation, patterns, numbers, and shapes that can mechanics, setting and themes. On the make our designs more user-friendly forefront of creating and promoting to player brains. What's the best use larps, disability access is a major topic of short-term memory? How can we of discussion. How can games become apply furniture placement to guide more accessible, both in how they rep- interaction outcomes? What math- resent disabilities and how they make ematical differences distinguish a juicy the games themselves accessible for social setup from one that falls flat? The the disabled? This talk will use examples habits of player cognition work like any from the past and offer up possibilities other force of nature: when we build a for outside the box larp techniques and game upon them, we can either strain ideas to innovate for the future. and resist them, or work in harmony to enhance the quality of our creation. Tweaking and redesign of workshop elements Counter education W Frida Sofie Jansen kingdom Sat 18:15–20:00, Gjøa T Áron Birtalan, Klára Cserne This is a workshop on how to use ele- Sat 17:15–18:00, Hvervenbukta ments you already know, from children’s A talk about the Bánk tradition, a series games, theater practice, workshop exer- of larp summer camps that have been cises, and tweak and redesign them to running in Hungary since 1938. The talk better fit your purpose in your design. will touch upon how and why such a phenomenon could be born and live through one of the most oppressive dic- tatorships in Europe, what educational basis it has, and what sets it apart from other traditions of children's larp. How can a 3-week 24/7 larp work, and how 30 Program | Knutepunkt 2017 | Saturday

In conversation make sure you have the best possible between art and larp: outcome. This talk is a companion piece W Discussion/workshop to Johanna Koljonen’s “Larp design ap- Sarah Jury, Jamie Harper proached as experience design”. Sat 18:15–20:00, Hvervenbukta In response to an increasing inter- Tomorrowland – A future est from creative practitioners in the of larps in theme parks? medium of larp, and a new tendency for W Herwig Kopp larp practitioners to describe their work Sat 19:15–21:00, Ljansbruket as art, this event opens the floor to dis- From blockbuster formats to high- cuss the effects and potential of what is production value offers of participatory emerging. Creatives from all disciplines, play for a wider audience in theme larpers and anyone curious about the parks – is this a possible and desirable overlap between art and larp are invited future for larp? If yes, what may it look to raise questions concerning the aes- like? What projects are already trying to thetics, ethics, economies and politics of bridge into the entertainment industry live action role-play in conjunction with and how to discuss results, methods art. Participants may bring short (5 mins and ethics? How would a “perfect larp- max) role-play or audio visual media, in park” look like, as a collaborative com- an attempt to discover something new munity effort, or with investor money? by talking, dreaming and playing. How much of Westworld do we wish to become, including the pros and cons of How to design experi- “hosts” and “newcomers” and how much ences and larp story does it need? T Bjarke Pedersen Sat 18:15–20:00, Ingierstrand Nordic larp bingo – A Designing larps, or any participatory ex- drinking game perience, is not easy. There are so many S Agata Świstak elements you need to control. This talk Sat 20:15–21:00, Hvervenbukta will help you understand how to design Let’s explore the liminal phase of our experiences and larps.From designable beloved conference, the time when all surfaces and the para larp, to design important lectures have ended and the aesthetics and representation of theme, party is yet to begin. Together we will you will learn the tools to create a con- revise excerpts from different books and sistent design. This is not a talk about articles devoted to Nordic larp and larp plots, characters and the like, or about theory. Together we will go through how to produce a larp. It is about how to systematically think about design to Panel Talk Ritual Workshop Larp Social 31 buzzwords of past years and sum up our time amongst cavemen? Is the future a plans for the future. Together, we will dystopian wasteland? Or did “Barbarella” drink. Remember to BYOB. From the bar. get it right, and the people of the future dress in plastic and tin foil? Pick your The Time Labyrinth! favorite historical era, larp character, or futuristic vision, and show us where and S Sat 21:00–22:00, Follosalen when you belong. Anything is allowed Dress to impress and to show us your – both real and imaginary time and inner time traveler! Do you miss your space. During the party we will open character from That Larp and need the the great and mystical space known as perfect excuse to be them one more the time labyrinth of larp! BE THERE AT time? Are you a star from the silent 21:00 SHARP FOR THE EXTRAVAGANT movies era? Were you ever stranded in OPENING!

Sunday February 26 Ethical design COLOR (Morning ritual) Tomas Mørkrid Áron Birtalan W Sun 10:15–11:00, Hvervenbukta R Sun 10:15–11:00, Ingierstrand Be forewarned! Come armed! In this one COLOR is a guided movement ritual hour spot you will be asked to give your made for developing abstract characters most horrendous statements on ethical based on sensing our body, the environ- design of roleplaying games: how it ment and each-other. Throughout the may be done horrendously wrong, and session we’ll be setting these characters horrendously right. How it may help, into motion throughout space – and make everything worse, and how exploring, moving, interacting with all ethical design may end up altering that comes at us. COLOR is something everything you and your players now between improvised dance, a larp and about the world, and humans.And you a guided ritual. It is an exercise to start will be free to dismiss it all, if you like. Or the day with – open for all, with or to puke, if that makes it easier for you without hangover. to stomach the blind statements of the righteous. 32 Program | Knutepunkt 2017 | Sunday

Storytelling through music Larp kids, kid's larps Marion Bræstrup Løsnes Toril Mjelva Saatvedt, Eskil W Sun 10:15–11:00, Ljansbruket T Saatvedt, Harald Misje, There are many ways to use music to Anita Myhre Andersen tell a story. In this workshop we will do Sun 11:15–12:00, Hvervenbukta some exercises to experience how we A talk about making larps for kids, in can use music to tell a story. The first collaboration with kids, and attending part of the workshop will be based on larps with kids. musical improvisation. In the second part we will learn some songs, together Love & larp: Tips & tricks with the presentation of a case example. Jeppe Bergmann Hamming, This workshop is open for everyone. No T Maria Bergmann Hamming, prior musical experience is needed. Charles Bo Nielsen Sun 11:15–12:00, Ingierstrand Beyond make-believe: We believe that love and romance is a Larp in the early great engine for play in larps. By getting T childhood classroom better at using love relations to distrib- Jonaya Kemper ute and create play, and by making it Sun 11:15–13:00, Fram/Maud easier to set up this kind of play and Do you like adventure? Do you like debrief afterwards we believe that we a challenge? Do you think you can can all get better larp experiences. We lead 15 children through the fires of a want to share some tools and tricks with volcano to discover a lost treasure? This you and hopefully inspire you to make fun hands-on workshop will go over your larps full of love. some basic early childhood education principles and how we can use them to Designing for create age appropriate larp scenarios meta-reflection for very young children (3-5). We’ll T Hilda Levin learn how to extend solo play into Sun 11:15–12:00, Ljansbruket co-operative make-believe, and allow To design for meta-reflection (to make children to make up their own stories players reflect upon their larp experi- with adults as the barest facilitators. At ence) before and after a larp is common. the end, participants will create short But how about during the larp? With larp scenarios with teams and will lead inspiration from Brecht's differentiation all of us through them! between immersion and reflection, we will discuss the why and the how of designing for meta-reflection during an ongoing larp. What are the motives Panel Talk Ritual Workshop Larp Social 33 for making players switch perspectives projects. Three of these lectures have during an ongoing narrative? What ex- been held at the Interactive art larp amples of this can we find in our larps? course at Swedish SADA. What can we learn from other media? Spontaneous interaction Can larp in a box enhance Tomas Mørkrid quality of life? T Sun 12:15–13:00, Ljansbruket T Anders Berner, Claus A very laidback talk. Tomas HV Mørkrid, Raasted, Sofie Støvelbæk a Norwegian gamesmith with more Sun 12:15–13:00, Hvervenbukta than twenty years of professional How do we train new organizers design in the field of verbal – and live and introduce young people to larp? role-playing games, will make a short Simultaneously creating a national introduction on the virtues of spontane- community of organizers while promote ous interaction, how to design for it, specific values? Research done by the and how to be a positive part of it. After The Happiness Research Institute sug- the introduction he invites you to par- gests that active participation in the ticipate in a discourse on the theme. We organization of larps greatly enhances will discuss the spontaneous nature of self-esteem, recognition of hard and gameplay, real life dealings, love, family- soft skills and the feeling of being relationships, and everyday life. And valued as a person. Our main method, we may search for the magical meeting Larp-in-a-box, is an easy way of training point between spontaneity and ritual. new organizers to successfully run their first larp, with everything they need Ending Ceremony being provided in a packed-and-ready box. This presentation deals with the R Sun 13:00–14:00, Follosalen methods and research results of an Be there! ongoing Danish project. Retrospect: Physical, sensory larp design T Nina Runa Essendrop Sun 12:15–13:00, Ingierstrand One designer talks about all the designs they have done or been involved in since they started designing. In 45 minutes they will go through everything from their earliest try outs to their latest 34 Program Schedule Thursday February 23rd

14:00 15:00 16:00 Check in and Lunch

Drøbak

Follosalen

Fram/Maud

Gjøa

Hverven- bukta

Hvitsten

Ingier- strand

Ljans- bruket

Son

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16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00 Dinner

Physical action: some practical tools p. 6

Opening ceremony Keynotes KPTV2017 p. 6 p. 6 p. 9

High on How not to international- larp ize your larp p. 6 p. 8

Thinking on your feet p. 7

Knute Meet new punkt Mixing people 101 desk 101 p. 7 p. 8 p. 8

Aesthetic Physical, intuitive larping workshop p. 7 p. 8

Retro- Using In memory Culture by spect: known of Elge design Juhana universe . . p. 7 p. 8 p. 9 p. 9

Don't cross the Over the next hill streams p. 8 p. 7

Dancing with kimonos p. 7

16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00 36 Program Schedule Friday February 24th

10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 8:00-10:30 Breakfast Lunch

Execution Crisis manage- Multimo- Food as a of trans- ment: bleed, Drøbak dality for narrative formative harassment, dummies tool . . trauma p. 10 p. 12 p. 14 p. 15

Keynotes Follosalen p. 10

The Acting for . . Role- other life Fram/Maud larpers Playing in project: The other life project: Larp p. 9 Japan Talk p. 15 p. 11 p. 13

Larp as part of a Translat- Gjøa learning ing larps How to hold a workshop process p. 11 p. 13 p. 10

How to Designing That Dan- Dealing Hverven- Stop thinking start treat your for inclu- ish larp with anti- larping bukta volunteers sivity school . . social . . p. 10 p. 11 p. 13 p. 15 p. 15

Lightning Talks from Body language for larp: tools from theatre Hvitsten the book! p. 13 p. 11

COLOR The Managing Ingier- player- conflict in (Morning organizer Dare to ask, dare to tell your larp com- strand ritual) contract p. 14 munity p. 10 p. 12 p. 16

Ljans- Exploring smell The virtual restoration project bruket p. 12 p. 14

Adapta- tion to Knutepunkt open space Son larp p. 14 p. 12

10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 Panel Talk Ritual Workshop Larp Social 37

16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00 Dinner

Crisis management: bleed, Upcoming Larp design approached harassment, larps as experience design trauma p. 17 p. 17 p. 15

Everything is beautiful at Party!!! the drag ball p. 20 p. 20

Participa- High on tory sound Participatory sound The other life project: Larp Knute design: design: The workshop p. 15 punkt The theory p. 20 p. 17 p. 19

. . Dress- Larp in ing up youth 'n gett'n Village, shelter, comfort work drunk p. 18 p. 16 p. 17

Stop thinking start Why we didn't go . Larp L .A R. .Ps - A documentary larping anxiety and fear film p. 15 p. 18 p. 10

Principles of female erotic dancing and posing in larp Practical feminism (for women) p. 18 p. 16

Managing . . as conflict in Retro- larp goes Eurovision Inexplicable your larp com- spect: main- Sing- Crossdressed munity Jamie stream Along Dance Party p. 16 p. 17 p. 18 p. 19 p. 21

. . quantitative larp Culture clashes, disbelief The virtual restoration project evalua- and lack of tools - how do p. 14 tion we make our larps safe? p. 17 p. 19

To bleed Dancing drama: narrative or not to Loyalty to design through dance bleed character? p. 16 p. 19 p. 20

16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00 38 Program Schedule Saturday February 25th

10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 8:00-10:30 Breakfast Lunch

Working When larp Theme, with the Designer's hit Abu setting and ing larp Drøbak big corps hour Dhabi experience: designs p. 22 p. 24 p. 26 brainstorm- p. 27

Keynotes Follosalen p. 22

Gendering Best of Larp and Meta room . . new larp, a Fram/Maud Russia culture in larp Italian linguistic p. 21 p. 22 design larp approach p. 24 p. 26 p. 27

Literacy . . Larping through on the Suppression and domination techniques Gjøa larp waves in larps p. 21 p. 23 p. 24

What's between In conversa- Hverven- art and tion between that larp: Larping with an audience art and larp: bukta sound? . . Primer p. 25 The panel p. 21 p. 23 p. 27

Principles Lightning Safety and calibration of female larp (non- Hvitsten talks from techniques in larps erotic female) the book! p. 25 dancing and p. 27 p. 23 posing in

COLOR Hour New Ingier- of the My gaming history: Per- (Morning (white) vampire sonal reflections on play strand ritual) wolf larp p. 27 p. 22 p. 23 p. 25

De la Bête: The pain Where would we be One-hour Ljans- a hundred room novels in of history without the Larpwriter party bruket one larp . . Summer School? LWSS p. 22 p. 24 p. 26 p. 28

. . characters for Homo ex machina Son Zeitgeist p. 26 p. 24

10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 Panel Talk Ritual Workshop Larp Social 39

16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00 Dinner

ing larp designs p. 27

The Time Labyrinth! p. 31

#feminism sampler p. 28

Exploring smell: The Tweaking and redesign of workshop workshop elements p. 28 p. 29

In conversa- Nordic larp tion between Counter In conversation between bingo - A art and larp: education art and larp: Discussion/ drinking The panel kingdom workshop game p. 27 p. 29 p. 30 p. 30

larp (non- female) p. 27

Retro- spect: Disability How to design experiences Anna- accessibil- and larp Karin ity in larp p. 30 p. 28 p. 29

Make your childhood Tomorrowland - A future fantasy of larps in theme parks? real! p. 30 p. 28

Designing for the human brain: a pattern language p. 29

16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00 40 Program Schedule Sunday February 26th

10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 Checkout 8:30-11:00 Breakfast by 12:00

Ending Follosalen Ceremony p. 33

Beyond make-believe: Larp in the early childhood Fram/Maud classroom p. 32

Can larp Hverven- Ethical Larp kids, in a box design kid's larps enhance bukta p. 31 p. 32 . . p. 33

COLOR Love & Retro- Ingier- (Morning larp: Tips spect: strand ritual) & tricks Nina p. 31 p. 32 p. 33

Story- Sponta- telling Designing neous Ljansbruket through for meta- interac- music reflection tion p. 32 p. 32 p. 33

The amazing map 5 of the rooms! 1, 2 1, 3 1, 4 1: Follosalen 12 2: Hvitsten 6 3: Drøbak 4: Son 5: Fram/Maud 6: Gjøa 7 bar / lounge 7: Main entrance 8: Ingierstrand 9: Hvervenbukta 8 10: Ljansbruket Reception Food! 11: Stairs/elevator, bath- rooms downstairs. 9 12: To upstairs program 10 11 rooms