The Blackbox Project - your local larps in a Blackbox
The Blackbox Project - your local larps in a Blackbox
Wanna larp but don't have the time for a big game? Wanna see what can be done with minimal effort for maximum outcome? Come to our larps and try out scenarios written by talented authors from all over the world.
"The Prison" - if we get 20 participants or more on the 1 of July:
The Prison is a game for 20-26 players.
Designers: Aleksandra Danilenko, Mariya Grubaya, Sergey Kolesnikov
Adapted by: Christopher Amherst
Preparation: If possible, please wear solid grey or black soft clothing with no logos (ie: exercise clothes).
It's the middle of the 21st century. The governments of the world have united against the terrorist menace. They have established a new social order where the people are divided into classes. You are one of several criminals guilty of capital crimes under the new laws. One by one, you or your fellow prisoners will be removed from the cell, taken away to be executed.
How much is your life worth fighting for? And who will survive?
The Prison is an emotionally intense and immersive Russian freeform focusing on class and identity in the not-so-distant yet plausible future.
Content warnings: Violence (Murder/Abuse), Prejudice/Discrimination (Race/Gender/Socio-Economic Class), Drug Use/Abuse, Human Rights Violations
Here Is My Power Button (designer: Brodie Atwater) is a popular American game about relationships between artificial intelligences and their human users. It’s a game with a simple structure that derives most of its content from the idiosyncrasies of connection between the two players in each dyad.
In the game, you will play either a consumer or their paired AI. Consumers begin play with a character developed as part of the workshop, while AI begin as blank slates. AI will instead develop their characters through their interactions, either with their paired consumer or the rare moments when they can speak with another AI.
The game is an American freeform larp, which combines design cues from the Fastaval freeform elements that have trickled into the US along with eclectic principles from American traditions. There will be a strong workshop and character development period, which helps pair players with similar values and goals into dyads. Play is embodied throughout the game and uses a scene structure denoted with audio cues. These alternate between private dyad meetings and facilitated group sessions, in which consumers give feedback about the program and AI have monitored “enrichment” periods.
“Why does Here Is My Power Button elicit such a strong emotional reaction so consistently? It has interesting and provocative things to explore about sapience and autonomy, but it is best known as a relentless machine for wringing out human tears.” –Jason Morningstar
Themes: Power, Relationships, Identity
The Blackbox Project is a new Project started with the aim to make it easy to play scenarios in our wonderful Blackbox at Högkultur in Högdalen.
Our Game Masters will provide you with Everything you need from characters, workshops to game experience. The scenarios will vary between dark and heavy to something lighter and fun themes. Slight preparations can occur like asking you to dress in neutral all black or grey clothes without big prints. The rest will be provided by us.
Come in all black clothes and experience being someone else for the afternoon. Make sure you have eaten your lunch, bring a snack and come enjoy a scenario with us!
The games will be run in English. It doesn't matter if you are a beginner, never have larped before or if you're an experienced larper. We will take good care of you no matter your experience level!
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Why is it called "The Blackbox Project"? This is a collaboration between Angelina, who's an experienced Game Master, and Elli at Studiefrämjandet who works with the gaming culture in Stockholm. If this goes well, we will add dates and extend the Project to the fall and hopefully beyond! It's also possible to run a game of your own scenario/game/larp/lajv in our blackbox! Please Contact Elli. To pay for the Blackbox, we will take a small fee of a 100SEK.
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to Contact Elli.Garperian@studieframjandet.se
Kontakt
Elli Garperian
Verksamhetsutvecklare Kultur och Musik
Stockholm
elli.garperian@studieframjandet.se
