Transformative Game Design 1

Required Readings

All course literature is available as digital resources for students in the course. This list is supplemented with videos and recommended literature on the course page.

• White, William J. et al., 4 Tabletop Role-Playing Games, Part of: Role-playing game studies: transmedia foundations, New York, Routledge, 2018, p. 63–86Compulsory* (23 pages)
• Harvainen, J. Tuomas et al., 5 Live Action Role-playing Games, Part of: Role-playing game studies: transmedia foundations, New York, Routledge, 2018, p. 87–106Compulsory* (19 pages)
• Aarebrot, Erik; Nielsen, Martin, Prisoner for a Day: Creating a Game Without Winners, Oslo, Norway:Fantasiforbundet (ed. Martin Eckoff Andresen), 2012, In Playing the Learning Game: A Practical Introduction to Educational RoleplayingCompulsory* (The article will be provided as digital resource in the course.)
• Balzac, Stephen, The Use of Structured Goal Setting in Simulation Design, Los Angeles, CA:Wyrd Con, 2013, Wyrd Con Companion Book 2013- free accessCompulsory*
• Barkholt-Spangsbo, Troels; Heebøll Arbjørn, Jesper, Emergent Stories and Directed Narratives, Part of: Larp design: creating role-play experiences, Kbh., Landsforeningen Bifrost, 2019Compulsory* (pp. 121–130 (9 pages))
• Bartenstein, Lennart, Larp in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Making Larp a Standard Method, Nordiclarp.org, April 22, 2022, On Line Article - Free AccessCompulsory*
• Beltrán, Whitney Strix, Why Minority Settings in RPGs Matter, Tor.com, 2015, Tor.com, April 27 - Full online articleCompulsory*
• Bloom's Taxonomy is a Hierarchical Framework for Cognition and Learning Objectives, TeachThought University, 2022, TeachThought Staff - web pageCompulsory*
• Bowman, Sarah Lynne, Educational Live Action Role-playing Games: A Secondary Literature Review, Los Angeles, CA: Wyrd Con, 2014, Wyrd Con Companion Book 2014 - free accessCompulsory*
• Bowman, Sarah Lynne, Immersion into LARP: Theories of Embodied Narrative Experience, First Person Scholar, March 8, 2017, Full Online ArticleCompulsory*
• Bowman, Sarah Lynne, The Mixing Desk of Edu-Larp, Workshop for Edu-Larp Conference 2018/Dept. for Game Design, 2018, Workshop for Edu-Larp Conference (login required)Compulsory*
• Brind, Simon, Narrative Design, Part of: Larp design: creating role-play experiences, Kbh., Landsforeningen Bifrost, 2019Compulsory* (pp. 110–120 (10 pages))
• Brown, Maury, Creating a Culture of Trust through Safety and Calibration Larp Mechanics, Nordiclarp.org, 2016, Nordiclarp.org, September 9Compulsory*
• Brown, Maury Elizabeth; Morrow, Benjamin A., The Trouble with Gender in Larp, Analog Game Studies, 2015, Analog Game Studies II, no. VI (September 13)Compulsory*
• Brown, Maury; Morrow, Benjamin A., Breaking the Alibi: Fostering Empathy by Reuniting the Player and Character, Los Angeles, CA: Wyrd Con., 2015, Wyrd Con Companion Book 2015 - pdfCompulsory*
• Brown, Maury, Post-Play Activities for Larp: Methods and Challenges, Analog Game Studies, 2018, Analog Game Studies V, no. II (June 2)Compulsory*
• Bruun, Jesper, Pre-larp Workshops as Learning Situations - Matching Intentions with Outcome, Nordiclarp.org, 2011, Think Larp: Academic Writings from KP2011Compulsory*
• Burns, Dylan, The Therapy Game: Nordic Larp, Psychotherapy, and Player Safety, Los Angeles, CA: Wyrd Con., 2014, Wyrd Con Companion Book 2014 - free accessCompulsory*
• Crookall, David, Engaging (in) Gameplay and (in) Debriefing, Part of: Simulation & gaming, vol. 45, no. 4-5, 2014, p. 416–427Compulsory* (11 pages)
• Dahlberg, Johan; Back, Jon, Rules are Magic: What Larp Can Learn From Narrative RPGs, Nordiclarp.org, 2021, Nordiclarp.org, May 31Compulsory*
• Dashiell, Steven, Rules Lawyering as Symbolic and Linguistic Capital, Analog Game Studies, 2017, Analog Game Studies IV, no. V (November 29)Compulsory*
• Deterding, Sebastian, Alibis for Adult Play: A Goffmanian Account of Escaping Embarrassment in Adult Play, Part of: Games and culture, vol. 13, no. 3, 2018, p. 260–279, Online Article - Free AccessCompulsory* (19 pages)
• Fatland, Eirik, The Play of Fates (or: How to Make Rail-roading Legal), fate.laiv.org, 2000, Full Online ArticleCompulsory*
• George, Ajit, Ajit George: The Beautiful Challenge Of Bringing India To D&D's Ravenloft, Department of Game Design/terribleminds, 2021, Chuck Wendig: Terrible Minds, November 18Compulsory*
• Koljonen, Johanna et al., Glossary, Part of: Larp design: creating role-play experiences, Kbh., Landsforeningen Bifrost, 2019, p. 411–419Compulsory*
• Henriksen, Thomas Duus, Games and Creativity Learning, Part of: Role, play, art: collected experiences of role-playing: [published in conjunction with the 10th Knutpunkt Convention], Stockholm, Föreningen Knutpunkt, 2006, p. 3–16Compulsory* (13 pages)
• Henry, Elsa S., Reimagining Disability in Role-Playing Games, Analog Game Studies, 2015, Analog Game Studies II, no. II (February 2)Compulsory*
• Holkar, Mo, History, Herstory and Theirstory: Representation of Gender and Class in Larps with a Historical Setting, Nordiclarp.org, 2017, Nordiclarp.org_Opinion, February 16Compulsory* (Also in: "Once Upon a Nordic Larp... Twenty Years of Playing Stories", edited by Martine Svanevik, Linn Carin Andreassen, Simon Brind, Elin Nilsen, and Grethe Sofie Bulterud Strand, 161–166. Oslo, Norway: Knutepunkt. (The book is not for sale))
• Holkar, Mo, Real Men - Defining Gender Identities, Nordiclarp.org, 2016, Nordiclarp.org, November 30Compulsory*
• Holkar, Mo, Workshop Practice: A Functional Workshop Structure Method., Denmark: Rollespils Akademiet, 2015, The Knudepunkt 2015 Companion Book (Charles Bo Nielsen ed.) pdf.Compulsory* (pp. 148–155 (7 pages))
• Brown, Maury et al., Immerton: A Society of Women, ETC Press, 2018, In Shuffling the Deck: The Knutpunkt 2018 Color Printed CompanionCompulsory* (pp. 41–52 (11 pages))
• Jones, Shelly, Blinded by the Roll: The Critical Fail of Disability in D&D, Analog Game Studies, 2018, Analog Game Studies V, no. I (March 5)Compulsory*
• Kangas, Kaisa, Playing the Stories of Others, Nordiclarp.org, 2017, Nordiclarp.org, February 18Compulsory*
• Koljonen, Johanna, Larp Safety Design Fundamentals, Japanese Journal of Analog Role-Playing Game Studies, 2020, Full online article (pdf)Compulsory*
• Mochocki, Michal, Edu-Larp as Revision of Subject-Matter Knowledge, Part of: International journal of role-playing, no. 4, 2013, p. 55–75, Full online articleCompulsory* (20 pages)
• Montero, Espe, Structured Feedback, Nordiclarp.org, 2021, Nordiclarp, December 13Compulsory*
• Reflecting for Self-Awareness, The University of Edinburgh, 2019, Reflector´s Toolkit - Full online articleCompulsory*
• Reflecting on Experience: A Range of Models That Can Be Used to Prompt and Structure Reflection on Experience, The University of Edinburgh, 2021, Reflector´s Toolkit - Full online articleCompulsory*
• Stang, Sarah, The Fiend Folio's Female Fiends: Kelpies, Vampires, and Demon Queens, Analog Game Studies, 2021, Analog Game Studies, Special Issues: The Fiend Folio (October 10)Compulsory*
• Stenros, Jaakko; Montola, Markus, Basic Concepts in Larp Design, Part of: Larp design: creating role-play experiences, Kbh., Landsforeningen Bifrost, 2019, p. 16–21Compulsory* (5 pages)
• Torner, Evan, RPG Theorizing by Designers and Players, Part of: Role-playing game studies: transmedia foundations, New York, Routledge, 2018, p. 191–212Compulsory* (21 pages)
• Waern, Annika, How to Gather Feedback from Players, Part of: Larp design: creating role-play experiences, Kbh., Landsforeningen Bifrost, 2019, p. 373–388Compulsory* (15 pages)
• Wilson, Danny, Designing the Mechanics You Need, Part of: Larp design: creating role-play experiences, Kbh., Landsforeningen Bifrost, 2019, p. 238–250Compulsory* (12 pages)

All course literature is available as digital resources for students in the course. This list is supplemented with videos and recommended literature on the course page.

* Compulsory