Abstract:
The constraints imposed by the medium in which a game is played function
as a powerful influence on game design. Whether the game is chess,
Monopoly, Fast Food Franchise, Dungeons and Dragons, a LARP, or a
computer game, they are products of the available game medium and
technology. However, constraints often become so taken for granted
that they are enshrined as integral to the game. This limits
development in a new medium with different constraints. This talk will
focus on how table-top roleplaying evolved into boffer and interactive
literature style live action roleplaying (LARPs), and how those lessons
apply to games on computers and handheld devices.