Tag: Simon Brind

  • A Season of Work, Chaos, and Fun! The KP26 Book – Frederikke Sofie Bech Høyer, Simon Brind, Anne Grove

    The Knutebooks are the embodiment of the longstanding tradition of codifying what, how, and why we as a community play, design, think, and push towards new futures of larp. In this talk you will get to know this year’s book and how to be part of future books.

    Simon Brind is a writer, academic, and larp designer from London. His PhD thesis is about the emergent narratology of and moments of narrative crisis in participatory fiction. He is a part of the Avalon Larp Studio collective, as well as author and part of the editorial team of this book.

    Anne Serup Grove is a service designer specialising in interactions and communication across both the private and public sectors. She has since the 2019 volume Larp Design been a significant contributor to multiple KP publications. She is lead designer on this book and part of the team of next year’s book.

    Frederikke Sofie Bech Høyer is a larp designer who works at Østerskov Efterskole, where she creates, teaches, and facilitates larps. She has a master’s degree in Communication Studies, is an author in this book, and is part of the team for next year’s.

  • Lost in Love – from DJ to GM – Simon Brind

    Are there any similarities between the arts of DJing and GMing. In his talk Simon Brind draws some parallels between the two forms.

    Slides: Lost in Love – from DJ to GM – Simon Brind

    Simon Brind is a British larp designer and academic. His PhD research “Combat Narratology: Strategies for the resolution of narrative crisis in participatory fiction,” looks at how stories emerge in larp. He has been writing larps since 1986. From 1988-2008 he was a goth/alternative DJ and club promoter. During that time he played gigs and club nights across Europe and North America.