Course Literature

Required Readings

All course literature is available online on the course page in Studium.

On the course page students can also find videos and recommended readings, exceeding this list.

• Baird, Josephine; Bowman, Sarah Lynne; Hugaas, Kjell Hedgard, Liminal Intimacy: Role-playing Games as Catalysts for Interpersonal Growth and Relating, Edition Donau-Universität Krems, 2022, The Magic of Games (Eds. N. Koenig, N. Denk, A. Pfeiffer and Th. Wembacher)Compulsory* (pp. 169–171)
• Bowman, Sarah Lynne, Immersion and Shared Imagination in Role-Playing Games, Part of: Role-playing game studies: transmedia foundations, New York, Routledge, 2018, p. 379–394Compulsory*
• Bowman, Sarah Lynne, Social Conflict in Role-playing Communities: An Exploratory Qualitative Study, Part of: International journal of role-playing, no. 4, 2013, p. 17–18, On Line Article - Free AccessCompulsory*
• Geneuss, Katrin, The Use of the Role-playing Technique STARS in Formal Didactic Contexts, Part of: International journal of role-playing, no. 11, 2021, p. 114–131, On Line Article - Free AccessCompulsory*
• Järvelä, Simo, How Real is Larp?, Part of: Larp design: creating role-play experiences, Kbh., Landsforeningen Bifrost, 2019, p. 22–24, On Line Article - Free AccessCompulsory*
• Levin, Hilda, Metareflection, Helsinki: Solmukohta (Nordiclarp.org), 2020, In: What Do We Do When We Play? E. Saitta, J. Koljonen, J. Särkijärvi, A. Serup Grove, P. Männistö, M. Makkonen (Eds.) Online Article - free accessCompulsory* (pp. 63–75)
• Lukka, Lauri, The Psychology of Immersion, Part of: The cutting edge of nordic larp: Knutpunkt 2014, Malmö, Knutpunkt, 2014, p. 81–92, On Line Article - Free AccessCompulsory*
• Montola, Markus, Role-playing as Interactive Construction of Subjective Diegeses, Denmark: Projektgruppen KP03 (Knutepunkt), 2003, In: As Larp Grows Up - Online article (Eds. M. Gade, L. Thorup, M. Sander)Compulsory* (pp. 82–89)
• Montola, Markus; Saitta, Eleanor, The Art of Steering: Bringing the Player and the Character Back Together, Copenhagen, Denmark: Rollespilsakademiet, 2015, In The Knudepunkt 2015 Companion Book (Charles Bo Nielsen, Ed.)Compulsory* (pp. 94–105)
• Pohjola, Mike, Dragonbane Memories, Nordiclarp.org, August 18, 2021, On Line Article - Free AccessCompulsory*
• Teteau-Surel, Leila, 10 Steps for Integrating Transformative Experiences, Oslo, Norway: Knutepunkt, 2021, Book of Magic: Vibrant Fragments of Larp Practices - On Line ArticleCompulsory* (pp. 117–124 (Eds. Kari Kvittingen Djukastein, Marcus Irgens, Nadja Lipsyc och Lars Kristian Loeveng Sunde))
• Vejdemo, Susanne, Play to Lift, Not Just to Lose, Nordiclarp.org, 2018, Nordiclarp.org, February 21Compulsory*
• Westborg, Josefin; Nordblom, Carl, Do You Want to Play Ball?, Knutepunkt, Oslo, Norway, 2017, In: Once Upon a Nordic Larp - Free AccessCompulsory* (pp. 130–140 (Eds. Martine Svanevik, Linn Carin Andreassen, Simon Brind, Elin Nilsen and Grehe Sofie Bulterud Strand))
• Whitton, Nicola, Digital games and learning: research and theory, New York, Routledge, 2014Compulsory* (Selections: pp. 104–108)

All course literature is available online on the course page in Studium.

On the course page students can also find videos and recommended readings, exceeding this list.

* Compulsory