The Frame of the Game: Blurring the Boundary between Fiction and Reality in Mobile Experiences
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Insectopia: exploring pervasive games through technology already pervasively available
Proceedings of the international conference on Advances in computer entertainment technology
The art of game-mastering pervasive games
ACE '08 Proceedings of the 2008 International Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology
Setting the stage - Embodied and spatial dimensions in emerging programming practices
Interacting with Computers
From interaction to trajectories: designing coherent journeys through user experiences
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
The three-sixty illusion: designing for immersion in pervasive games
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Elaborating eight elements of fun: Supporting design of pervasive player enjoyment
Computers in Entertainment (CIE) - SPECIAL ISSUE: Media Arts and Games (Part II)
An in-game reporting tool for pervasive games
Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Computer Enterntainment Technology
Priming, sense-making and help: Analysis of player behaviour in an immersive theatrical experience
Pervasive and Mobile Computing
A research methodology for evaluating location aware experiences
Personal and Ubiquitous Computing
Studying the Elusive Experience in Pervasive Games
Simulation and Gaming
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Live action role playing, Larp, is a play genre that so far has received little attention from the game studies community. However, the Live action role playing community is perhaps the most interesting role play community of all in its intense focus on role-taking, improvisation, and immersion. Furthermore, Larping has been extensively used for serious purposes, both for crisis training and psychological treatment.In this paper, we focus on Pervasive Larp, Larp events that are staged in the real world and where both the people and the objects of the real world have a direct role in the game. This is a relatively novel variant of Larping, which poses higher demands on technology support than traditional Larps. We report on the experiences from designing and staging Prosopopeia, a pervasive Larp event based on an alternate reality aesthetics. In this game, every design choice was informed by the wish to keep the game as close to reality as possible. We conclude that the approach is indeed both possible and promising, and identify some suggestions for improvements.