PREPARATION FOR LARP EXPERIENCE

• identification of triggers, critical areas and level of susceptibility for suggestions;
• identify areas in which individual needs more support and integration.

n.a. (but could be an option for dropouts, for immigrants, young male etc.)

Step 1:

• Option 1: trainer arranges one or two days of outdoor experience in co-operation with one of national/regional LARP provider.
• Option 2: trainer can set his own LARP game (together with co-workers) based on preparatory training for creating scenario and learning environment with clear sets of outcomes (LARP activities must be precisely described and monitored).

Step 2:  include introduction to LARP experience. Learners need to get  more information about LARP game and the aim of their participation. Together with trainer they go throught characters and then choose those one, which will meat the most their personal goal  (eg. to become more determined or more principled, to be a fair leader, etc.) and have enough challenging tasks/personality triggers. In this step they also learn more  about game and timetable of their LARP day.

Step 2:  Each learner needs to study for one/two weeks  to preper  himself/herslef for a new role.  He/she needs to learn more about caracters'  life, social status, his/her personal characteristic and  their role in the community.

Step 3 (after few days/weeks): take  part in a LARP play. The game should be designed  in the way that test ones  survival  instincts, social and comunication skills,  thoughtfully functioning  empathy and  the ability to work out rules for the greater good.

Trainer(s) are at that time in the role of observer(s) and write report of LARP  individual profile in team with psychologists, social workers, or therapists.

Step 4: Evaluation part

First part includes self-assesment of  learner as well. Second part includes presentation and interpretation of the results from  LARP's individual profile.

LARP program with scenaio, LARP internal material for studying the role, LARP profile report, laptops or computer for presentation of the results

Explanation, preparation, demonstration, role play, evaluation.

Option 2 takes a lot of preparation and  study of the LARP  programme to achieve the objectives  and to anticipate potential complications and solutions which game can bring up. If trainer decide to set his own game, he will need to find also a team of co-workers and lead them. Co-workers should be other trainers with diffrent skills and knowledge (social work, pshychology, pedagogy, mediation, etc.).

Step 2 (preparation) should include at least  few days/weeks preparation of study and trainings. More time is avaible,better  it is.  Secret mission of trainer(s) is to observe their learners and to identify those with potential to tracking a particular ideology or behave more agressive. If LARP program does not include profile report, trainer(s) needs to prepare  their own one. More about LARP play you can find on :

http://www.larping.org/larp-definition/

or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_action_role-playing_game

also available in partners' countries:

Austria: http://www.viecc.com/en/highlights/fan-groups/LARP-community/

Germany: http://www.larping.org/tag/german-larp/

Ireland: https://www.meetup.com/Nordic-Progressive-Larp-in-Britain-and-Ireland/

Slovenia: http://larpslo.si/

Slovakia: https://www.facebook.com/LARPyNaSlovensku/

Netherland: https://gamesnstuff.com/cms/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=317:terra-x-new-dutch-larp-event&catid=66:terra-x-english-translation

Greece: https://www.facebook.com/LARPGreece/

Original material developed for the purpose of the YCARe project.