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This ethnography of a live action role-playing (LARP) community examines the structure of play, how new participants are introduced and apprenticed into the culture, player expectations and motivations, and games as they are designed and as they are performed. The main focus is on LARP's affordance for learning across a variety of disciplines and interests.

The Arts of LARP

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    A Paperback by David Simkins

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      Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 1/30/2015 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780786496013, 978-0786496013
      ISBN10: 0786496010

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      Book Synopsis
      This ethnography of a live action role-playing (LARP) community examines the structure of play, how new participants are introduced and apprenticed into the culture, player expectations and motivations, and games as they are designed and as they are performed. The main focus is on LARP's affordance for learning across a variety of disciplines and interests.

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