Game Chef is an annual
role-playing game design competition, where participants have one week
to create a game. It is the Grand Prix of game design competitions, and
winners of this event have routinely published profitable games. This
year the competition is being held June 13-21st. To kick it off the Larp House is hosting a LarpJam.
LarpJam is a round-robin larp design workshop. Players make larps in small groups and trade them around. Each larp is expanded on by each subsequent group, becoming stronger as it comes into contact with more designers. In a matter of hours people with no larp design experience can create awesome, fully-playable larps!
Even if you can’t attend this LarpJam, you are encouraged to design something for Game Chef and plan to attend a future jam.
WHO:
Anyone with interest in games can LarpJam. In fact, people with little or no larp experience are more qualified to create larps in LarpJam. Experienced larpers and game creators are also, of course, welcome.
WHAT:
A larp design workshop for 5-25 participants
Written by Jon ColeOrganized by Jon Cole
WHEN:
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm on Saturday, June 13th, 2015.
If transportation is an issue, e-mail the Outreach Committee at [email protected] with what area you are in and we will try to find somebody you can ride with.
WHAT GENRE:
game jam, larp design, exquisite corpse, playstorm
Larpjam is a collaborative game design workshop. Participants make their wildest larp dreams come true by working in small groups.
HOW DO I SIGN UP:
If you are interested in playing, register for our event on meetup.com. This event is free and open to the public, so invite your friends and forward this email widely!
ACCESSIBILITY:
The
event takes place in a public building, with both handicap and
non-handicap off-street parking spaces available. The event space is
accessible by public transit, with around 1 block of walking from the
nearest bus stop.
Participants will be randomly assigned into design groups. Play will include talking and writing in small groups. If you have any question about this content warning please email [email protected].
CONTACT THE ORGANIZERS:
For more information about this event email [email protected]. Your inquiry will be forwarded to the organizer best suited to answer it.
WAYS TO HELP:
Jon is looking for someone to help organize this event. He has run many LarpJams and would love the opportunity to teach someone The Way of the LarpJam. If you are interested, send an email to [email protected].