Workshop

A Workshop is a structured event to share and explore techniques or ideas that will be used within the larp to improve or somehow shape the experience and how people play and engage with it. They are usually held before a larp, but can also be run throughout the year in ongoing campaigns or after a game to offer reflective opportunities. These events can also benefit the community by building trust and familiarity between players, allowing them to create more intimate plotlines between their characters, or debrief and exit games together.

Writing or organisational workshops may also be offered by organisations to support organisers gaining the skills to run complex events, or costume workshops to help players create outfits for an upcoming event.

Example games

• Dance of Ribbons - each game was preceded by 2-3 workshops, each offering character and faction-building activities, as well as other theatrical exercises to help players build a community culture and prepare for significant moments in the game. This included activities such as singing and consent negotiation practice.
• Changeling: Freehold offered a workshop prior to practice specific consent-based negotiation techniques, particularly for initiating physical contact.
• LarpWest regularly offers workshops for character and improvisational skills.

See also

• Nordic larp

External links

• Pre-larp Workshop on the Nordic larp wiki
• Workshop Handbook blog on larp workshops
• Acting Workshops on Wikipedia
• Training workshops on Wikipedia, which may be more similar to the sharing of non-acting related larp skills, such as costume workshops or larp organizing workshops