Welcome to the TEMPLE OF THE WINDS interactive drama at National Chengchi University in Taipei, Taiwan. On 4 January 2017, students in my Oral Training and Reading course played the Temple of the Winds freeform by Morgana Cowling. We made two versions of the video of the event, one is a photo slide show and…
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Gathering Out of Time B.Y.O.LARP Highlights in 360°
by Brian David Phillips •
The GATHERING OUT OF TIME Interactive Drama is an example of a BUILD YOUR OWN LARP (Live Action Roleplaying Game) created and played by the English Oral Communication course taught by Brian David Phillips for the English Department at National Chengchi University, 1 June 2016. This is a collection of highlights and for the performance…
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The Immortal Murders Highlights in 360°
by Brian David Phillips •
THE IMMORTAL MURDERS Interactive Drama by Mary Lee and Andrew Boxall. Taiwan Interactive Theatre Society, Keelung, Taiwan, 9 April 2016. Director: Brian David Phillips. Best Roleplayer: John Michael Corrigan (Professor Jackson) and Richard McComas (Merlin). Best Costume: Richard McComas (Merlin). Wealthiest Character: Michael Cheng (King Oberon). This is a our collection of highlights and awards…
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Inspiring Creativity in the Classroom
by Brian David Phillips •
Updating a post from a few years ago, on 26 December 2007, I presented a workshop on "Inspiring Creativity in the Classroom" to senior students in an elite English program at Taipei First Girls High School, the top girls high school in Taiwan. The program is an adaptation of one I have presented elsewhere in…
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Nordic Larp Book Now Available for Free Online
by Brian David Phillips •
The award-winning, sold-out Nordic Larp is now available as a free digital edition. Up until now, the book, edited by game researchers and life-long role-players Jaakko Stenros and Markus Montola, has been a difficult to find treasure for role-play enthusiasts, researchers, and artists. I should say, it’s a huge book . . . massive .…
** Special Student Series, Interactive Drama, Trance-Acting: Actors, Directors, Dancers, and Musical Performers
Realm of LARP Complete Unreality Series!
by Brian David Phillips •
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LARPing as Therapy
by Brian David Phillips •
Kristin Brumley (https://www.youtube.com/user/OrlySunja) has begun a fascinating new series which will become regular live online conference sessions via Google Hangouts on Youtube in which she is gathering a group of LARPing experts to discuss various topics. In this particular LIVE Google Hangout of 26 March 2014, they had a discussion on how LARPing and RPGs…
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DYSTOPIA Edition of Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About LARP (But Were Afraid to Ask)
by Brian David Phillips •
Here we go . . . DYSTOPIA ROLEPLAY AND INTERACTIVE DRAMA! Okay, this video thingie is yet another sequel to an earlier video I shared (here) and it’s followup (here) and like the earlier version, this one is also cute and a half while addressing some intriguing issues such as Dystopia in Interactive Drama or…
** Special Student Series, Interactive Drama, Trance-Acting: Actors, Directors, Dancers, and Musical Performers
Ars Amandi: An Introduction to Love and Physical Intimacy Mechanics for Interactive Drama LARPS
by Brian David Phillips •
Here we go . . . An Introduction to ARS AMANDI with Emily Care Boss, Lizzie Stark, and Sarah Lynne Bowman Okay, this video thingie is a more formalized continuation of intimacy and love simulation in interactive drama that we have seen from a few earlier videos I have shared and like the earlier pieces,…
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Interactive Drama: What’s It Like to LARP?
by Brian David Phillips •
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Nordic LARP, Interactive Drama, on Discovery
by Brian David Phillips •
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Vampire Sex Edition of Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Sex LARP (But Were Afraid to Ask including a Whole Lot about Sex in LARP)
by Brian David Phillips •
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Playground Magazine featuring Interactive Drama Now Online for Download
by Brian David Phillips •
Okay, this is rather nifty neat . . . Playground Magazine is now available for digital download in addition to print issue purchase and to really throw icing on that cake, the digital downloads are free! Playground was a short lived but very well done magazine focusing on the New Wave of Roleplaying with many…
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From Theatre to Interactive Drama
by Brian David Phillips •
Johanna MacDonald (Walkabout) is a transnational Finnish-Canadian artist in theatre, performance art, stand-up comedy, drag performance, punk music, writing, video, and larp. She started out in Toronto with a fairly traditional education in drama-based theatre as an actor and director, but then moved to Finland, where she couldn’t make heads or tails of the language.…
** Special Student Series, Interactive Drama
The Book of Mad About the Boy
by Brian David Phillips •
The Book of Mad About the Boy is available online . . . both in print and in free digital edition at http://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/546743. This is a fascinating extensive account of an experimental interactive drama (LARP) that explored gender, motherhood, and values. Seriously, this is a ground breaking publication and I hope more such projects documenting…
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Beginner’s Guide to Interactive Drama
by Brian David Phillips •
Rev. Dr. Brian David Phillips discusses Interactive Drama – Freeform Theate Style Scenario-based Live Action Roleplaying Games – with beginning notes on what they are, how to play them, and how to create them. Interactive Drama is a formal term used to refer to theatre style LARPs. Just for fun, this video was shot in…
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What is Interactive Drama?
by Brian David Phillips •
Rev. Dr. Brian David Phillips discusses critical and theoretical approaches to Interactive Drama – Freeform Theate Style Scenario-based Live Action Roleplaying Games – with an emphasis on formal analysis rather than recreational play. Interactive Drama is a formal term used to refer to theatre style LARPs. Just for fun, this video was shot in 3D…
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Taiwan Interactive Theatre Society Highlights
by Brian David Phillips •
Here’s a short slide show of images from various Interactive Dramas – Freeform Theate Style Scenario-based Live Action Roleplaying Games – performed/played by the Taiwan Interactive Theatre Society, Taiwan’s longest-running theatre style LARP troupe. Just for fun, this video was shot in 3D and can be viewed in 2D or 3D, just choose the appropriate…
** Special Student Series, Influence, Interactive Drama
Motive, Means, and Opportunity
by Brian David Phillips •
Rev. Dr. Brian David Phillips presents a very short discussion on MOTIVE, MEANS and OPPORTUNITY in interactive drama, LARP, murder mystery games, drama and more. He presents a general introduction to key concepts. This video was shot in 3D and can be viewed in 2D or 3D, just choose the appropriate format. If you don’t…
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Loki’s Testicles Tug-O-War Fun Sort of True Story Time
by Brian David Phillips •
Welcome to Sort of True Story Fun Time . . . sit back and enjoy a traditional tale of THJAZI, LOKI, SKADI, AN INVISIBLE ROPE, A GOAT, LOKI’S TESTICLES, A VERY STRANGE GAME OF TUG-O-WAR, SOME GOLDEN APPLES, and special guest appearances by Thor, Odin, Idun, Njord, and Many Others. Be sure to let Marvel…
** Special Student Series, Interactive Drama, Trance-Acting: Actors, Directors, Dancers, and Musical Performers
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about LARP (But Were Afraid to Ask including a Whole Lot about Sex in LARP)
by Brian David Phillips •
Okay, this video thingie is cute and a half while addressing some rather important issues such as SEX in Interactive Drama or LARP (Live Action Roleplaying) or Live RPG . . . a subject near and dear to me as my doctoral dissertation was on the subject (well, on interactive drama with a sub-discussion on…
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Bad Motherf*cker Office Escape Music Video as Vicarious Trance eXperience
by Brian David Phillips •
Okay, I’ve talked about using film and video games for recreational fun . . . using the VICARIOUS EXPERIENTIAL MACHINE trance process as a means of experiencing the sensations of actually being in the action. I’ve also warned folks that they need to create a safety buffer for when the experience becomes too intense .…
** Special Student Series, Influence, Interactive Drama
Pretending to be a Superhero could make You more Altruistic in Real Life
by Brian David Phillips •
Can pretending to fly around like Superman inspire you to save the day? Does great power truly encourage great responsibility? A new study suggests that stepping into the role of a superhero in the virtual world could spark more helpful behavior in reality, at least briefly. The study, conducted at Stanford University and published this…
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Hypnotic Games Webinar Audio Recording
by Brian David Phillips •
On 28 October 2012, Brian David Phillips conducted an online webinar on HYPNOTIC GAMES: Gaming with Experiential Trance via online webinar chat. The HYPNOTIC GAMES online webinar is an introduction to concepts related to games that can be played employing hypnosis or trance. Of particular interest is the use of games to help folks learn…
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Trance-Acting Webinar Audio Recording
by Brian David Phillips •
On 14 October 2012, Brian David Phillips conducted an online webinar on TRANCE-ACTING: Hypnosis and Acting via online webinar chat. The TRANCE-ACTING online webinar is an introduction to concepts related to hypnotically enhancing the actor’s experience via trance-based exercises for deep trance character identification, sense memory, and performance enhancement. This downloadable recording is the complete…