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    • Andy
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      83 months ago

      I love that, because I think that role play, storytelling, live theater, and live musical performance are natural outgrowths of a world with less commodification, more leisure time, more community connection, and less social pressure to enforce conformity.

      • Track_Shovel
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        73 months ago

        An amphitheatre, perhaps then. A dedicated larp space tickles my funny bone for some reason.

        • Andy
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          63 months ago

          I think an amphitheater is good too, but I like when spaces aren’t all too general.

          I think it makes sense to have this as a dedicated space. It’s kind of like a paintball arena, but for melee combat. And I think most LARPers would agree: it can be surprisingly difficult to find good areas to practice and hold LARPs! Dedicated infrastructure would be amazing.

          • Track_Shovel
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            43 months ago

            While I understand your point of view, the thing with effective use of space is that good spaced are multi-functional. A park can be a picnic area, an improvised sports field, or even a wedding location. A larp arena can only be a larp arena. Further, the amount of people that larp are relatively small. I’m not trying to poo poo the community - it exists, and I’m sure it’s vibrant and growing, but it’s not mainstream yet.

            • Andy
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              33 months ago

              Okay. You’re welcome to that take. I for one think that LARPing would be extremely popular in the context pictured here.

              • Track_Shovel
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                43 months ago

                ¯⁠\⁠_⁠༼⁠ᴼ⁠ل͜⁠ᴼ⁠༽⁠_⁠/⁠¯ one of those agree to disagree things I guess. Still, thanks for the conversation.

            • @[email protected]
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              33 months ago

              I have never in my entire life met a boy who didn’t at some age want to play castles and swords. And I think if adults were a bit more open minded, 99% of girls would want to join in too.

              • Track_Shovel
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                23 months ago

                You’re right. I’m missing the point of the post. A larp arena actually would be great for kids, and if it was geared towards their enjoyment could be used for other things, like interactive story telling/theater stages