Slides from the fader-talk about meta-techniques & dramachanics at he Larpwriter Summer School 2012 in the series for "The Mixing Desk of Larp". Meta-techniques could be described as communication in a larp - between the players and not the characters. Dramachanics are short for dramatic game mechanics and are meta-techniques used to increase the drama of a larp. http://larpschool.blogspot.com 2012-07-13 http://petterkarlsson.se

1. FADER #7
META-TECHNIQUES

2. WHAT IS A
META-TECHNIQUE?

3. Communication in the game - between the players
and not the characters
or
additional story that doesn’t fit in to the game
time and space continuum

4. WE WILL FOCUS ON
DRAMATIC GAME MECHANICS
DRAMACHANICS

5. DRAMACHANICS ARE
TECHNIQUES TO STRENGTHEN
THE DRAMA OF THE LARP

6. SO COULD PLAYING MAGIC
BE A META TECHNIQUE?
YES, BUT WE WILL NOW
FOCUS ON DRAMACHANICS

7. HOW MUCH META
DO YOU WANT?

8. A LOT OR NOT!
When Our Destinies Meet 1942
Black box with lots of dramachanics Realistic 360° illusion

9. ASK YOURSELF WHAT IS
RELEVANT
FOR YOUR GAME?

10. INTRUSIVE OR DISCRETE
New Voices in Art Skymningsland
Monologues played in open space Black box scenes in closed space

11. INTRUSIVE TECHNIQUES
Clear breaks of 360° in public / in your face
DISCRETE TECHNIQUES
Uses closed space / not in your face

12. FADER MAX INTRUSIVE
+ Transparency
+ Ease of use
- No opt-in
- Breaking the game & 360° illusion in public

13. FADER MIN DISCRETE
+ Opt-in
+ Not breaking the game or the 360° illusion
- Less transparency
- Where are the players?

14. ?
WHY META

15. + Deeper characters and relations
+ Changing mood and pacing
+ Better game handling for
gamemaster & participants
+ Fun

16. http://petterkarlsson.se
petter.karlsson@gmail.com
Larpwriter Summer School 2012
Vilnius, Lithuania