(c) Participation Design Agency and White Wolf. Picture by Bjarke Pedersen

Toolkit: The “See No Evil” or Lookdown

This is the third in a series of posts about the safety and calibration systems used in the New Orleans run of the larp End of the Line. The first was about the OK Check-in and the second about the Tap-Out. The discussion of the Lookdown continues in my next post. The Lookdown is a bow-out mechanic – that is, a calibration mechanic that allows … Continue reading Toolkit: The “See No Evil” or Lookdown

Picture from End of the Line (c) Participation Design Agency AB and White Wolf. Photo by Bjarke Pedersen

Toolkit: The Tap-Out

This is the second in a series of posts about the safety and calibration systems used in the New Orleans run of the larp End of the Line. Today’s mechanic is so obvious that I would assume it’s been “invented” independently in a bunch of larp communities, although I’m relatively certain I hadn’t come across it before I introduced it in my calibration design for Inside … Continue reading Toolkit: The Tap-Out

Toolkit: Let’s Name This Baby! (Bow-Out Mechanics)

I’m going to start off the toolkit series of posts with a really a-typical one, because today I’m writing about a tool that’s so new it doesn’t even have a name. And as is usually the case, talking about this online I was immediately told of an older, successfully play-tested example of almost exactly the same thing! So now we have a category of things. … Continue reading Toolkit: Let’s Name This Baby! (Bow-Out Mechanics)