Course Literature

1. Required Readings

All course literature is available online on the course page in Studium.

On the course page students can also find required videos and recommended readings, exceeding this list.

• Baird, Josephine; Bowman, Sarah Lynne; Hugaas, Kjell Hedgard, Liminal Intimacy: Role-playing Games as Catalysts for Interpersonal Growth and Relating, Edition Donau-Universität Krems, 2022, The Magic of Games (Eds. N. Koenig, N. Denk, A. Pfeiffer and Th. Wembacher)Compulsory* (pp. 169–171)
• Bowman, Sarah Lynne, Immersion and Shared Imagination in Role-Playing Games, Part of: Role-playing game studies: transmedia foundations, New York, Routledge, 2018, p. 379–394Compulsory*
• Bowman, Sarah Lynne, Social Conflict in Role-playing Communities: An Exploratory Qualitative Study, Part of: International journal of role-playing, no. 4, 2013, p. 17–18, On Line Article - Free AccessCompulsory*
• Montola, Markus; Saitta, Eleanor, The Art of Steering: Bringing the Player and the Character Back Together, Copenhagen, Denmark: Rollespilsakademiet, 2015, In The Knudepunkt 2015 Companion Book (Charles Bo Nielsen, Ed.)Compulsory* (pp. 94–105)
• Pohjola, Mike, Dragonbane Memories, Nordiclarp.org, August 18, 2021, On Line Article - Free AccessCompulsory*
• Vejdemo, Susanne, Play to Lift, Not Just to Lose, Nordiclarp.org, 2018, Nordiclarp.org, February 21Compulsory*
• Westborg, Josefin; Nordblom, Carl, Do You Want to Play Ball?, Knutepunkt, Oslo, Norway, 2017, In: Once Upon a Nordic Larp - Free AccessCompulsory* (pp. 130–140 (Eds. Martine Svanevik, Linn Carin Andreassen, Simon Brind, Elin Nilsen and Grehe Sofie Bulterud Strand))
• Whitton, Nicola, Digital games and learning: research and theory, New York, Routledge, 2014Compulsory* (An excerpt from: pp. 104–108)

All course literature is available online on the course page in Studium.

On the course page students can also find required videos and recommended readings, exceeding this list.

2. Required materials for assignments - Choose one (1) of the following:

• Geneuss, Katrin, To Play or Not to Play: Edu-Larp in Curricular Settings, Transformative Play Initiative, 2022, YouTube, April 8
• Geneuss, Katrin, The Use of the Role-playing Technique STARS in Formal Didactic Contexts, Part of: International journal of role-playing, no. 11, 2021, p. 114–131, On Line Article - Free Access

3. Browse main concepts.

Choose three (3) of the book´s scenarios to discuss.

• Crumrine, Tyler, Least Trivial Pursuit, Part of: Roll for learning: 51 micro tabletop role-playing games to use in the classroom, Pittsburgh, PA, Play Story Press, [2024], p. 97–104, Free download of the book from Play Story Press
• Dahlgren, Paul, Eloquence! A Game about Rhetoric, Style, and Creativity., Part of: Roll for learning: 51 micro tabletop role-playing games to use in the classroom, Pittsburgh, PA, Play Story Press, [2024], p. 223–242, Free download of the book from Play Story Press
• Eguia-Gomez, Jose Luis; Contreras-Espinosa, Ruth S., Social Media Puppeteers, Part of: Roll for learning: 51 micro tabletop role-playing games to use in the classroom, Pittsburgh, PA, Play Story Press, [2024], p. 215–224, Free download of the book from Play Story Press
• Euteneuer, Jakob, The Available Means, Part of: Roll for learning: 51 micro tabletop role-playing games to use in the classroom, Pittsburgh, PA, Play Story Press, [2024], p. 405–416, Free download of the book from Play Story Press
• Haarman, Susan, Dewey Dilemma, Part of: Roll for learning: 51 micro tabletop role-playing games to use in the classroom, Pittsburgh, PA, Play Story Press, [2024], p. 445–454, Free download of the book from Play Story Press
• Mainzer, Kendall, Someone Else´s Compass, Part of: Roll for learning: 51 micro tabletop role-playing games to use in the classroom, Pittsburgh, PA, Play Story Press, [2024], p. 455–462, Free download of the book from Play Story Press
• Sciutteri, Matteo, The Voice in the Woods, Part of: Roll for learning: 51 micro tabletop role-playing games to use in the classroom, Pittsburgh, PA, Play Story Press, [2024], p. 319–327, Free download of the book from Play Story Press
• Torner, Evan, Berliner U-Bahn 1932, Part of: Roll for learning: 51 micro tabletop role-playing games to use in the classroom, Pittsburgh, PA, Play Story Press, [2024], p. 473–484, Free download of the book from Play Story Press
• Wan, Shu, How to Be Confucians in the 21st Century?, Part of: Roll for learning: 51 micro tabletop role-playing games to use in the classroom, Pittsburgh, PA, Play Story Press, [2024], p. 271–278, Free download of the book from Play Story Press
• Wardell, Jason, Dungeons & Graduands, Part of: Roll for learning: 51 micro tabletop role-playing games to use in the classroom, Pittsburgh, PA, Play Story Press, [2024], p. 485–494, Free download of the book from Play Story Press
• Yu, Elliot Bear, A Request for Archival Assistance, Part of: Roll for learning: 51 micro tabletop role-playing games to use in the classroom, Pittsburgh, PA, Play Story Press, [2024], p. 297–305, Free download of the book from Play Story Press

All course literature is available online on the course page in Studium.

On the course page students can also find required videos and recommended readings, exceeding this list.

* Compulsory