Long-Distance LARPing is a Erasmus+ artistic research project developed by Nerdlab and Sickhouse in which we explore LARP (Live Action Roleplaying) as a methodology within the contexts of self-expression, digital placemaking, and media literacy.

Our primary research question is: How can we utilize LARP as a methodology to shape new digital worlds where connection, self-expression, and agency remain in the hands of the users?

Much like theater addresses social topics and draws an audience into a story to encourage critical reflection, LARP operates on a similar level. The difference lies in a fully embodied experience where the audience doesn't just watch from the sidelines.

The audience, the players, and the environment all form a single whole within a chosen setting. The player is simultaneously the audience. The game is an experience that the players act out themselves.