As Larpocracy progresses, we are examining and creating larps in all genres. Political LARPs simulate diplomacy, governance, and protest. They help us ask: ✔️ How do power structures work? ✔️ What does leadership feel like? ✔️ What’s the price of compromise? What larp blew your mind? #larpocracy

For larpers and artists who will be in or around Belém in the lead-up to COP30, be sure to check out our two artworks, ZapLab and DRIFT, and consider signing up! 👉 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Professor Jorge Lopes Ramos from Larpocracy partners ZU-UK and the University of Greenwich will be speaking on a panel as part of the 11th Biennial Forum of Artistic Research in Belém, Brazil, live today at 1.30 pm UK time. Tune in to find out more. #Larpocracy www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgpX...

Our first three videos in our Spotlight On series are out. Meet the teams behind Europe 4 Youth, Tampere University and Chaos League. #Larpocracy #Larp #LarpForDemocracy www.larpocracy.eu/news/spotlig...

Professor Jorge Lopes Ramos from ZU-UK and the University of Greenwich recently appeared on the Greenwich and the Environment Podcast to discuss his future outreach in Brazil, which includes some exciting and artistic Larpocracy projects. #Larpocracy #Larp greenwich-environment.transistor.fm/5

As the year progresses, there are lots of larp events coming up across Europe and beyond. Have a look here to find your closest. #Larpocracy #Larp #LarpEvent www.larpocracy.eu/larpocracy-b...

Larpocracy's Brazil outreach is just weeks away, with two larp-adjacent artworks taking place in Belém. We are looking for curious and creative individuals who speak Portuguese to take part. More here 👇

Our larp survey is still live, and we would like to hear from individuals who have participated in or organized larps. In the meantime, check out the initial findings from when the survey first launched. Is your country listed? www.larpocracy.eu/news/finding....

For those based in Belém, Brazil. 🇧🇷 A ZU-UK lança dois projetos no Brasil voltados a artistas que querem criar nesse espaço de invenção: ZapLab — laboratório criativo no WhatsApp DRIFT — residência artística em Belém do Pará Estamos procurando até 100 indivíduos docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

If you are an artist, game maker or creative who will be in Belém, Brazil, for COP30 or the lead up to COP30, we would love to hear from you. Find out how you can be involved in two artworks, ZapLab and DRIFT - www.larpocracy.eu

The Larpocracy team have been busy this year, with a team from Uppsala University attending several events in Japan just a few months ago to talk about larp and Larpocracy. #Larp #Larpocracy #GameDesign www.larpocracy.eu/larpocracy-b...

Larpocracy partner ZU-UK is undertaking an exciting outreach event in Brazil this year. ZAPLAB unfolds entirely on WhatsApp, creating a live, ongoing lab that works with daily provocations, tasks and collaborations. Find out more www.larpocracy.eu/zaplab #Larpocracy #LarpDesign #GameDesign

Our next Larpocracy Spotlight is with the team at Tampere University. Say hello to Jaakko Stenros and Johanna Koljonen. #Larpocracy #Larp #LarpDesign #LarpEvents youtube.com/shorts/YS5aJ...

Larpocracy partners ZU-UK and the University of Greenwich are collaborating on an exciting and insightful project in Brazil later this year. If you're based in Brazil, learn more & express your interest here. Se você mora no Brasil, saiba mais e manifeste interesse aqui. www.larpocracy.eu/zaplab

Find out what seven leading larp and larp-adjacent companies and universities get up to when they are in a room together. A blog entry by the team at LARPifiers. #Larp #LarpDesign www.larpocracy.eu/larpocracy-b...

Reposting this as data collection is still going on. Do you want to share about your larp experiences?

Two Larpocracy studies presented at the Transformative Play Initiative Seminar 2025! Larpocracy had a strong presence this month at the Transformative Play Initiative Seminar 2025: Games, Conflict, and Education in Visby, Sweden. Find out more on our website! www.larpocracy.eu/news/larpocr...

Weronika Szatkowska from Uppsala University sent us this behind-the-scenes photo from a workshop, where members of Work Package 2 shared their research findings with representatives of Work Package 3. They discussed deliberative events, larp design guidelines & much more. Updates coming soon. #Larp

Larpocracy has collaborated with Democratic Literacy and Humour (DELIAH) and Democracy In Action on an exciting project. Find out more here! #Larpocracy #Larp #LarpForDemocracy

Since the Larpocracy Symposium almost three months ago, the project has progressed full steam ahead. We are constantly updating our website with news and information, so check out our blog page, which features items like this on what we got up to at the Symposium. www.larpocracy.eu/larpocracy-b...

Have you ever participated in a larp? Have you designed or organized a larp? If so, we want to to hear about it. The Larpocracy research project is gathering data on larpers, designers, and organizers, click here for more 👉 www.larpocracy.eu/news/larp-su... #Larpocracy #larp #larpfordemocracy

Sarah Lynne Bowman, PerOla Öberg, and Jon Back from Uppsala University presented their ongoing research comparing deliberative events with larp at Nordic DiGRA this week. Find out more here. #Larpocracy #larp #nordicdigra www.larpocracy.eu/news/larpocr...

Our Larpocracy Blog is now live! We have two posts ready to read, which include a recount of the project's public launch at our three-day Larpocracy Symposium and an ever-growing list of Global Larp Events. #larpocracy #larpfordemocracy #larp www.larpocracy.eu/larpocracy-b...

Professor Jorge Lopes Ramos (ZU & UoG) attended The Immersive Experiences Lab @uofglasgow.bsky.social earlier this month. While there, he showcased ZU-UK's Deceleration, an audio-led instruction-based experience, and conducted a workshop on serious games and engaging with disengagement. #larpocracy

What do you think needs to be included in larp design for a larp to be successful? Let us know in the comments below, as we would love to hear about your experiences. #larpocracy #larp #liveactionroleplay #larpdesign #larpfordemocracy

As we dive into May, we're thankful for everyone's hard work on Larporacry so far. In March, we had the public launch of Larpocracy, and many of our team members attended events like Knutepunkt. With more in the pipeline, check the News section on our website and visit our Events page. #larpocracy

Do you think larp and larp-adjacent artwork and spaces can be used to help foster democracy? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below. Come with us on this three-year journey as we discover whether it can. #larpocracy #larp #larpfordemocracy

Meet just a fraction of the team behind Larpocracy. Coming together from 7 partners, some of the leading names in larp and larp-adjacent artwork are all working on this EU-funded project to answer if larp can help foster democracy. We have an exciting video to share soon. Watch this space!

Last month, we publicly launched Larpocracy during a three-day symposium. Members from all seven partners met in Uppsala, Sweden, to discuss the project, and let us tell you, exciting times are ahead! Here is a little behind-the-scenes video of what we got up to. #Larpocracy #larp

The team at Europe4Youth has created a list of global larp events on our website. They are regularly updating the list, so do check back. In the meantime, we want to know what larp events you are attending this year! #larpocracy #larp #larpfordemocracy www.larpocracy.eu/larp-events

Larpocracy's Uppsala University team members are attending the ACM CHI conference in Japan this month. They will present the co-authored article "Why Larp?" a synthesis article on live-action role-play in relation to HCI research and practice. We are excited to share their findings with you. #larp

After the successful public launch of Larpocracy last month, we have lots of exciting events and news to share with you, so make sure you sign up for our newsletter on our website. #Larpocracy #larp www.larpocracy.eu

@larpocracy.bsky.social officially launched this week in Uppsala! #Larpocracy

Professor Annika Waern from @uu.se has shared some thoughts and insight into Larpocracy following on from recent larp events - EduLarp conference and Knutepunkt. www.larpocracy.eu/news/larping...

Professor Jorge Lopes Ramos, from the University of Greenwich & co-founder of ZU-UK, will be speaking at Liverpool LASER, showcasing Within Touching Distance. The work explores how senses influence emotional behaviour through immersive theatre & med simulation www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/of-skin-an...

Starting off the day with talks from the Larp Research Network. Apologies, no alts while liveskeeting First up, Sarah Lynne Bowman with Larpocracy: Designing for Democratic Effects Larpocracy appears to be a cross-uni research project on designing larp for democratic engagement www.larpocracy.eu

Jaakko Stenros talks more about Larpocracy @larpocracy.bsky.social Interesting to see them run into similar ethics board issues as me. Play and art can have heavy mental effects, for good or ill--how to argue this to an ethics committee not used to art, but traditional research?

Larpocracy will be featured alongside several current edu-larp related projects in the EU at the Edu-Larp Conference in Norway today! Alessandro Giovannucci from Chaos League and Sarah Lynne Bowman from Uppsala University are co-organising the conference with an international team. #Larpocracy

Join us for the public launch of the Horizon Europe project, Larpocracy - Larpocracy in an Age of Stressed Democracies, Privilege and Participation The event is open to the public, colleagues, and students. Send us a message to find out how to attend. www.larpocracy.eu

The University of Greenwich and ZU-UK's Larpocracy programme has launched in Brazil, with Professor Jorge Lopes Ramos visiting multiple locations. Jorge hosted demonstrations and discussions with artists, researchers, and activists and spoke at LUME/UNICAMP's 14th Symposium. #Larpocracy #larp

🙋🏼We welcome Kjell Hedgard Hugaas aboard! 🧑‍💼Kjell will be working with us on project @larpocracy.bsky.social , as a researcher, larp designer / facilitator, and academic writer

I have 11 books about games out as author or editor. Ten of them are available as free pdfs. Check out the full list here: jaakkostenros.wordpress.com/books/

Go give a follow to project @larpocracy.bsky.social ! For three years we will research, create, and share the ways larp games can aid democratic processes (expect a larp festival in Athens 👀) I am very proud for working on this one 👇

#Larpocracy is a new study and exploration into developing spaces for deliberation and democratic skills through role-playing. Annika Waern from Uppsala University shared insight into the project in a recent news item, with more exciting news and developments to come. #larp

Welcome to Larpocracy. An international Horizon project coordinated by Uppsala University aiming to deepen knowledge about live-action role play. Seven leading partners will use larp as a platform to create inclusive and democratic social spaces, both online and offline. www.uu.se/en/news/2025...