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This Horizon Europe-funded project explores developing spaces for deliberation and democratic skills through role-playing. Seven leading partners will use larp as a platform to create inclusive and democratic social spaces, both online and offline.
As Larpocracy progresses, we are examining and creating larps in all genres.

Political LARPs simulate diplomacy, governance, and protest.
They help us ask:
✔️ How do power structures work?
✔️ What does leadership feel like?
✔️ What’s the price of compromise?

What larp blew your mind? #larpocracy
September 3, 2025 at 11:48 AM
For larpers and artists who will be in or around Belém in the lead-up to COP30, be sure to check out our two artworks, ZapLab and DRIFT, and consider signing up!

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August 29, 2025 at 11:51 AM
For those based in Belém, Brazil.

🇧🇷 A ZU-UK lança dois projetos no Brasil voltados a artistas que querem criar nesse espaço de invenção:
ZapLab — laboratório criativo no WhatsApp
DRIFT — residência artística em Belém do Pará

Estamos procurando até 100 indivíduos

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August 5, 2025 at 10:43 AM
If you are an artist, game maker or creative who will be in Belém, Brazil, for COP30 or the lead up to COP30, we would love to hear from you.

Find out how you can be involved in two artworks, ZapLab and DRIFT - www.larpocracy.eu
August 1, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Larpocracy partner ZU-UK is undertaking an exciting outreach event in Brazil this year.

ZAPLAB unfolds entirely on WhatsApp, creating a live, ongoing lab that works with daily provocations, tasks and collaborations.

Find out more www.larpocracy.eu/zaplab

#Larpocracy #LarpDesign #GameDesign
July 18, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Our next Larpocracy Spotlight is with the team at Tampere University. Say hello to Jaakko Stenros and Johanna Koljonen. #Larpocracy #Larp #LarpDesign #LarpEvents

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July 15, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Larpocracy partners ZU-UK and the University of Greenwich are collaborating on an exciting and insightful project in Brazil later this year.

If you're based in Brazil, learn more & express your interest here.

Se você mora no Brasil, saiba mais e manifeste interesse aqui.

www.larpocracy.eu/zaplab
July 9, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Find out what seven leading larp and larp-adjacent companies and universities get up to when they are in a room together.

A blog entry by the team at LARPifiers.

#Larp #LarpDesign

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July 2, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Two Larpocracy studies presented at the Transformative Play Initiative Seminar 2025!

Larpocracy had a strong presence this month at the Transformative Play Initiative Seminar 2025: Games, Conflict, and Education in Visby, Sweden.

Find out more on our website!

www.larpocracy.eu/news/larpocr...
June 25, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Weronika Szatkowska from Uppsala University sent us this behind-the-scenes photo from a workshop, where members of Work Package 2 shared their research findings with representatives of Work Package 3. They discussed deliberative events, larp design guidelines & much more. Updates coming soon. #Larp
June 20, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Have you ever participated in a larp? Have you designed or organized a larp? If so, we want to to hear about it.

The Larpocracy research project is gathering data on larpers, designers, and organizers, click here for more 👉 www.larpocracy.eu/news/larp-su...

#Larpocracy #larp #larpfordemocracy
June 4, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Professor Jorge Lopes Ramos (ZU & UoG) attended The Immersive Experiences Lab @uofglasgow.bsky.social earlier this month. While there, he showcased ZU-UK's Deceleration, an audio-led instruction-based experience, and conducted a workshop on serious games and engaging with disengagement. #larpocracy
May 23, 2025 at 9:10 AM
What do you think needs to be included in larp design for a larp to be successful?

Let us know in the comments below, as we would love to hear about your experiences.

#larpocracy #larp #liveactionroleplay #larpdesign #larpfordemocracy
May 14, 2025 at 9:26 AM
As we dive into May, we're thankful for everyone's hard work on Larporacry so far.

In March, we had the public launch of Larpocracy, and many of our team members attended events like Knutepunkt.

With more in the pipeline, check the News section on our website and visit our Events page. #larpocracy
May 7, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Do you think larp and larp-adjacent artwork and spaces can be used to help foster democracy?

Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

Come with us on this three-year journey as we discover whether it can.

#larpocracy #larp #larpfordemocracy
April 30, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Meet just a fraction of the team behind Larpocracy. Coming together from 7 partners, some of the leading names in larp and larp-adjacent artwork are all working on this EU-funded project to answer if larp can help foster democracy.

We have an exciting video to share soon. Watch this space!
April 24, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Last month, we publicly launched Larpocracy during a three-day symposium.

Members from all seven partners met in Uppsala, Sweden, to discuss the project, and let us tell you, exciting times are ahead!

Here is a little behind-the-scenes video of what we got up to. #Larpocracy #larp
April 14, 2025 at 8:14 AM
The team at Europe4Youth has created a list of global larp events on our website. They are regularly updating the list, so do check back. In the meantime, we want to know what larp events you are attending this year! #larpocracy #larp #larpfordemocracy
www.larpocracy.eu/larp-events
April 11, 2025 at 9:12 AM
After the successful public launch of Larpocracy last month, we have lots of exciting events and news to share with you, so make sure you sign up for our newsletter on our website. #Larpocracy #larp

www.larpocracy.eu
April 4, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Professor Jorge Lopes Ramos, from the University of Greenwich & co-founder of ZU-UK, will be speaking at Liverpool LASER, showcasing Within Touching Distance. The work explores how senses influence emotional behaviour through immersive theatre & med simulation
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March 14, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Larpocracy will be featured alongside several current edu-larp related projects in the EU at the Edu-Larp Conference in Norway today!

Alessandro Giovannucci from Chaos League and Sarah Lynne Bowman from Uppsala University are co-organising the conference with an international team.
#Larpocracy
March 12, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Join us for the public launch of the Horizon Europe project,
Larpocracy - Larpocracy in an Age of Stressed Democracies, Privilege and Participation

The event is open to the public, colleagues, and students. Send us a message to find out how to attend.

www.larpocracy.eu
March 7, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The University of Greenwich and ZU-UK's Larpocracy programme has launched in Brazil, with Professor Jorge Lopes Ramos visiting multiple locations.

Jorge hosted demonstrations and discussions with artists, researchers, and activists and spoke at LUME/UNICAMP's 14th Symposium. #Larpocracy #larp
February 28, 2025 at 1:29 PM
#Larpocracy is a new study and exploration into developing spaces for deliberation and democratic skills through role-playing.

Annika Waern from Uppsala University shared insight into the project in a recent news item, with more exciting news and developments to come. #larp
January 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Welcome to Larpocracy.

An international Horizon project coordinated by Uppsala University aiming to deepen knowledge about live-action role play.

Seven leading partners will use larp as a platform to create inclusive and democratic social spaces, both online and offline.

www.uu.se/en/news/2025...
January 17, 2025 at 3:49 PM