IKO PhD Seminars : Johanna Koljonen, Journalist & PhD student, Tampere University

Title: Nordic Larp Concepts for the Design of Experiences and Participation

Discussant: Michael Rübsamen

Abstract

Nordic larp is an international artistic movement creating collaborative, non-competitive larps (live role-playing games) for adult players, often on serious topics. In the last decades, theory, conceptual tools and design rooted in Nordic larp discourse have shaped academic game studies and been employed in the design of e.g. museums and theme parks. Much larp design is in fact generalisable experience design. Presenting central Nordic Larp approaches to the design of co-creative experiences and the use of participation as material, this paper sketches their relevance to both related practices and design research.

Bio

Johanna Koljonen is a PhD student, author and journalist. She received the prestigious Stora Journalistpriset in 2011 together with Sofia Mirjamsdotter for the Twitter campaign #prataomdet. 

Koljonen has worked extensively in both radio and television, hosted numerous programs, and appeared as a Summer Host on Sommar i P1 as well as on SVT’s Sommarpratarna. In addition to her media work, she lectures widely, runs her own production company, and is a familiar face in many Swedish talk shows.

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