Role, Play, Art : Collected Experiences of Role-playing : published in conjunction with the 10th Knutpunkt Convention

Introduction......Page 8
Conclusion......Page 9
Introduction......Page 10
A Radical Constructivist Approach toLearning......Page 11
Constructing Knowledge......Page 12
Assimilation......Page 13
Accommodation......Page 14
Creating Perturbation Through the GameExperience......Page 15
Aims for the Game Based Learning Process......Page 17
The Problem of Motivation and Reflection......Page 18
Validity Issues in Learning Games......Page 20
Challenge to the Leisure-OrientedApproach......Page 21
Introduction......Page 24
Purpose......Page 25
Patterns of Improvisation......Page 26
Sources of Patterns......Page 28
Decision-Making, Options and Interpretation......Page 29
Interaction Rules and Their Implications......Page 30
Conventions of Genre and Reference......Page 32
Conventions by Situation......Page 33
Interaction Codes by Design......Page 34
Spoken Language......Page 35
Stereotypical Characters and Stories......Page 36
Etiquette and Social Rituals......Page 37
Fighting Democracy in Larps......Page 39
Why Gygax Succeeded where Grotowski Failed......Page 40
Introduction......Page 42
The Origins of Role-play......Page 43
Theatre Games and Role-play......Page 44
Role-play vs Gaming......Page 46
To be Theatre or Not to be Theatre, Why Should it Matter?......Page 47
Final Summary......Page 48
Introduction......Page 50
Choose the Red Pill......Page 51
Time To Go......Page 52
Conclusion......Page 53
Introduction......Page 54
Physical Politics of Europa......Page 55
Erogenity Dislocated......Page 56
Surveillance and Precarity......Page 57
Sacrifice to the Unknown......Page 58
The Will to Words......Page 59
Shut Up and Play......Page 60
Body at Risk......Page 61
On methodology......Page 64
The Game......Page 65
Findings......Page 66
The Game......Page 67
Findings......Page 68
The Game......Page 69
Findings......Page 70
Afterword......Page 73
Introduction......Page 74
Pretence from Cradle to the Grave......Page 76
Role-Playing in Mind......Page 80
The Tools it Takes......Page 82
A Race of Role-Players?......Page 86
Conclusion......Page 88
Introduction......Page 92
Pervasive Larp......Page 94
Technological Game Mastering......Page 96
Dramaturgy of Physical Space......Page 97
Life-Game Merger......Page 100
Playing with Non-Players......Page 103
Conclusions......Page 105
Introduction......Page 108
Experience---What Does it Mean?......Page 109
Experiences in Practice......Page 111
Off-Game Experiences......Page 113
In Conclusion......Page 114
The Concept......Page 116
Set Design......Page 117
Response......Page 118
Conclusion......Page 119
Play is Political......Page 122