What is LARP?

LARP stands for Live Action Role Playing. To put it simply, the part of the mouth role-playing game on paper is used to perform in real life. It is a blend of play and drama. The blend of play and drama. In LARP, you shape a character and then integrate him into the virtual world. Depending on the game, sometimes it is a sport that requires fighting, and sometimes it may only require a lot of conversation. But the essence of this game is that players create a virtual world with unique rules, themes, and even ideology. You want to shape a character that fits the story and play that role in the game environment. It's a feeling of being totally in it, requiring many people to accept a fictional reality.

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LARP stands for Live Action Role Playing. To put it simply, the part of the mouth role-playing game on paper is used to perform in real life. It is a blend of play and drama. The blend of play and drama. In LARP, you shape a character and then integrate him into the virtual world. Depending on the game, sometimes it is a sport that requires fighting, and sometimes it may only require a lot of conversation. But the essence of this game is that players create a virtual world with unique rules, themes, and even ideology. You want to shape a character that fits the story and play that role in the game environment. It's a feeling of being totally in it, requiring many people to accept a fictional reality.

Chinese name

Live role-playing games

Foreign name

Live action role playing

Short name

LARP

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In other words, LARP is a deep interaction between three things: the world, the rules, and the people in them.

History of LARP

It is difficult to determine the earliest specific date of LARP. However, most sources cite two dates, one was the creation of the Vintage Association in 1966, and the other was the first publication of the Rulebook of "Dungeon and Dragon" in 1974. Most people think that the game stems from a love of acting in drama and books of fantasy reasoning.

Design of LARP games

Someone needs to create a virtual world long before the game starts, and the next game will be played in this world.

The process of designing the game world is time consuming, as creators have to deal with everything that happens in the real world. Check a large number of written or film materials, as well as real historical events that have been documented. Construct a world that contains time, place, characters, culture, events, technology, character identities and attribute skills, etc. Players can read detailed information to understand what the world they will be in.

Another equally important part is the rules of the game. Game designers can choose to create a new set of rules system to facilitate the development of the plot. Alternatively, they can use existing rules systems. In some scene-specific games, a very complicated logical reasoning process must be designed, which can often give players a stronger sense of immersion and memory.

The characters in LARP can be divided into three categories:

• Organizer of the game : In some games, a person called a game manager (GM) leads the process. Similar to a director in a play. In some large games, the planning committee or several GMs will jointly control the progress of the entire game.

• Characters in the game : They are non-player characters (NPCs). For example, the NPC could be a barman and talk to various players about rumors of a raid outside the city. The robbers themselves are also non-player characters. Let players enter the plot faster.

• Characters in the game : They are the player characters (PC). Unlike NPCs, PCs have to decide their own behavior and language as the plot develops during the game. In other words, the NPC is an integral part of the story, and the PC needs to experience and understand the entire story.

The interaction between the world, rules, and characters takes place in a game plot or live environment. It's like a story, or a fragment of world history. The length of the game plot ranges from hours to days, and a battle can last for months. During this time, players will gather regularly at the game location (usually camping or a specific stage theater). In the course of the game, players must pretend to be characters in the game, and they must walk, talk and behave in accordance with the characteristics of the characters they play.

The charm of LARP

Many people, men and women, like to participate in live role-playing games. Most of them are imaginative. Most of them like genre novels, they are very intelligent, and their social activities are slightly different. Social differences bring players together so that LARP participants form a social group. LARP enables many people to express their true self in theatrical play. When they learn about the activity of LARP, they will find that others have similar experiences with themselves. Then, they started to walk out of their circles and form a social circle based on LARP.

Due to different game styles, the types of players are also different. Depending on personal interests and temperament, people will like different game scripts or genres.

There are many reasons why people participate in games. Some people like to think of it as a game with the goal of winning. Most LARP enthusiasts are very imaginative, they have created some stories and things in their minds, and even wrote novels. I think they are attracted because they have the opportunity to co-create similar things with others. I think LARP games can realize people's beautiful fantasy. Imagine living in a simple world of black and white lines or becoming a hero.

Although players share some basic characteristics, they have different reasons for how to participate and enjoy themselves. "When Larp matures: Larp's theory and method" describes three types of players: theatrical creation , game participation and role integration .

• Dramatic players like game stories or plots. For dramatic people, storytelling is the most important part of a LARP game.

• Participating players like organizing details and solving mysteries, or participating in battles.

• Character-integrated players want to be the part of them. The role-playing experience is the key to character-intensive players enjoying the game. ^[1]