Mo Holkar
@mo-holkar.bsky.social
Larper, socialist, organizer, game designer, woke af, based in the UK. He/him pronouns.
and another blog post! -- this time about the Immersion larp festival: blog.undyingking.com/immersion-th...
Immersion (the larp festival of that name) – Mostly about larp, these days
blog.undyingking.com
August 21, 2025 at 5:12 PM
and another blog post! -- this time about the Immersion larp festival: blog.undyingking.com/immersion-th...
A new blog post, about some chamber larps that I've run / taken part in recently: blog.undyingking.com/recent-larps/
Recent larps – Mostly about larp, these days
blog.undyingking.com
August 19, 2025 at 8:50 AM
A new blog post, about some chamber larps that I've run / taken part in recently: blog.undyingking.com/recent-larps/
New book from Simon Stålenhag has arrived!
May 30, 2025 at 3:59 PM
New book from Simon Stålenhag has arrived!
Another blog post, about the larp Shadows in Time!
"… The characters are a group of people who each have the ability to travel freely in time and space … they do not age, but they’ve all been doing this stuff for at least several thousand subjective years…"
blog.undyingking.com/shadows-in-t...
"… The characters are a group of people who each have the ability to travel freely in time and space … they do not age, but they’ve all been doing this stuff for at least several thousand subjective years…"
blog.undyingking.com/shadows-in-t...
Shadows in Time – Mostly about larp, these days
blog.undyingking.com
May 30, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Another blog post, about the larp Shadows in Time!
"… The characters are a group of people who each have the ability to travel freely in time and space … they do not age, but they’ve all been doing this stuff for at least several thousand subjective years…"
blog.undyingking.com/shadows-in-t...
"… The characters are a group of people who each have the ability to travel freely in time and space … they do not age, but they’ve all been doing this stuff for at least several thousand subjective years…"
blog.undyingking.com/shadows-in-t...
A new blog post, about my old chamber larp Keep It in the Family: blog.undyingking.com/keep-it-in-t...
Keep It in the Family – Mostly about larp, these days
blog.undyingking.com
May 27, 2025 at 11:28 AM
A new blog post, about my old chamber larp Keep It in the Family: blog.undyingking.com/keep-it-in-t...
Reposted by Mo Holkar
Feel like we need a term for the phenomenon where a political party interprets any election result, win or lose, as evidence of the need to tack further right. McSweeney’s Ratchet, maybe
May 2, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Feel like we need a term for the phenomenon where a political party interprets any election result, win or lose, as evidence of the need to tack further right. McSweeney’s Ratchet, maybe
Interesting analysis of AI as a 'normal' technology.
"...in contrast to both utopian and dystopian visions of the future of AI which ... treat it akin to a separate species, a highly autonomous, potentially superintelligent entity."
knightcolumbia.org/content/ai-a...
"...in contrast to both utopian and dystopian visions of the future of AI which ... treat it akin to a separate species, a highly autonomous, potentially superintelligent entity."
knightcolumbia.org/content/ai-a...
AI as Normal Technology
knightcolumbia.org
April 15, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Interesting analysis of AI as a 'normal' technology.
"...in contrast to both utopian and dystopian visions of the future of AI which ... treat it akin to a separate species, a highly autonomous, potentially superintelligent entity."
knightcolumbia.org/content/ai-a...
"...in contrast to both utopian and dystopian visions of the future of AI which ... treat it akin to a separate species, a highly autonomous, potentially superintelligent entity."
knightcolumbia.org/content/ai-a...
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Similes like this are so helpful; it seems really obvious when you say it out loud but there is a genuine perspective shift when you're emphatic that the point of your teaching is not to create 15 essays, but 15 students who can write an essay.
Even accepting the premise that AI produces useful writing (which no one should), using AI in education is like using a forklift at the gym. The weights do not actually need to be moved from place to place. That is not the work. The work is what happens within you.
April 15, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Similes like this are so helpful; it seems really obvious when you say it out loud but there is a genuine perspective shift when you're emphatic that the point of your teaching is not to create 15 essays, but 15 students who can write an essay.
I read this book, and it was terrific! -- excellent mixture of funny, clever, and intriguing.
Not cosy crime, but not gritty either -- somewhere inbetween.
Knives Out is probably a fair point of 'if you like that, you'll like this' comparison, I think.
www.penguin.com.au/books/everyo...
Not cosy crime, but not gritty either -- somewhere inbetween.
Knives Out is probably a fair point of 'if you like that, you'll like this' comparison, I think.
www.penguin.com.au/books/everyo...
Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson
Agatha Christie and Arthur Conan Doyle meet Knives Out and The Thursday Murder Club in an ingenious blend of classic and modern murder mystery.
www.penguin.com.au
April 14, 2025 at 1:05 PM
I read this book, and it was terrific! -- excellent mixture of funny, clever, and intriguing.
Not cosy crime, but not gritty either -- somewhere inbetween.
Knives Out is probably a fair point of 'if you like that, you'll like this' comparison, I think.
www.penguin.com.au/books/everyo...
Not cosy crime, but not gritty either -- somewhere inbetween.
Knives Out is probably a fair point of 'if you like that, you'll like this' comparison, I think.
www.penguin.com.au/books/everyo...
Links to a bunch of free stories from the amazing Wonderland Press!
Being me, I most liked 'The Man Who Ate Gene Wolfe'.
Being me, I most liked 'The Man Who Ate Gene Wolfe'.
Free Short Stories – A Tasting Menu from Wonderland Press - Wonderland Press
Strange tales, sharp truths, and stories with bite. Read free short stories in every flavor, from flash fiction to folklore, served with fireflies and mead.
wonderlandpress.com
April 13, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Links to a bunch of free stories from the amazing Wonderland Press!
Being me, I most liked 'The Man Who Ate Gene Wolfe'.
Being me, I most liked 'The Man Who Ate Gene Wolfe'.
ok so not everyone is going to like this new blog post, about larp safety practice, by me and Laura Wood, but we feel it's important to say -- and if you disagree, then so be it, but we hope that you'll accept our good faith at least.
blog.undyingking.com/about-green-...
blog.undyingking.com/about-green-...
About ‘green flags’ – Mostly about larp, these days
blog.undyingking.com
April 10, 2025 at 11:03 AM
ok so not everyone is going to like this new blog post, about larp safety practice, by me and Laura Wood, but we feel it's important to say -- and if you disagree, then so be it, but we hope that you'll accept our good faith at least.
blog.undyingking.com/about-green-...
blog.undyingking.com/about-green-...
Evan with the wisdom here!
OK so one cool thing about proper middle age is being able to enjoy trash genre fiction *precisely* for its trash qualities, and pretentious modernist fiction for *precisely* for its pretentious qualities. There is no perfection, only the next hit of flawed human aesthetic creation.
April 5, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Evan with the wisdom here!
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This is called ‘The Futures aren’t Bright, the Futures are Orange’.
April 4, 2025 at 1:21 PM
This is called ‘The Futures aren’t Bright, the Futures are Orange’.
Interesting and useful stuff here about how things don't always look the same size or shape as they are, in design: nostalgicdolphin.com/7-optical-il...
7 OPTICAL ILLUSIONS THAT EVERY GRAPHIC DESIGNER SHOULD KNOW - Nostalgic Dolphin Studio
A round-up of the most common optical illusions in graphic design with solutions simply described.
nostalgicdolphin.com
April 1, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Interesting and useful stuff here about how things don't always look the same size or shape as they are, in design: nostalgicdolphin.com/7-optical-il...
Reposted by Mo Holkar
My new larp, The Language of Bones, will premiere at Make a Scene this year!
March 27, 2025 at 10:52 PM
My new larp, The Language of Bones, will premiere at Make a Scene this year!
Another new blog post! -- this time about Shattered Sanctuary, a larp that I was a helper at recently.
blog.undyingking.com/shattered-sa...
blog.undyingking.com/shattered-sa...
Shattered Sanctuary – Mostly about larp, these days
blog.undyingking.com
March 24, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Another new blog post! -- this time about Shattered Sanctuary, a larp that I was a helper at recently.
blog.undyingking.com/shattered-sa...
blog.undyingking.com/shattered-sa...
New blog post! -- about the excellent scenario Until We Find Him.
blog.undyingking.com/until-we-fin...
blog.undyingking.com/until-we-fin...
Until We Find Him – Mostly about larp, these days
blog.undyingking.com
March 21, 2025 at 1:36 PM
New blog post! -- about the excellent scenario Until We Find Him.
blog.undyingking.com/until-we-fin...
blog.undyingking.com/until-we-fin...
Reposted by Mo Holkar
Legendary larpwright Nina Runa Essendrop can now be supported on patreon!!
Get more from Nina Runa Essendrop on Patreon
Larp Designer and Artist
www.patreon.com
February 23, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Legendary larpwright Nina Runa Essendrop can now be supported on patreon!!
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New Egyptian royal tomb just dropped
Egypt announces first discovery of a royal tomb since King Tutankhamun's was found over a century ago
Archaeologists in Egypt have found of the tomb of King Thutmose II - the first discovery of an ancient royal tomb since King Tutankhamun's in 1922.
www.cbsnews.com
February 19, 2025 at 2:26 PM
New Egyptian royal tomb just dropped
yay that arrived quick!
January 31, 2025 at 11:01 AM
yay that arrived quick!
Maybe one day it will be recognized that Adil Rashid is one of the best bowlers that England have ever had -- and probably _the_ best legspinner.
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/j...
Adil Rashid’s superb spell spins England to victory in third T20 against India
Adil Rashid was instrumental as India failed to chase down 172 to give England hope in the series
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Maybe one day it will be recognized that Adil Rashid is one of the best bowlers that England have ever had -- and probably _the_ best legspinner.
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/j...
right ok so! — a new larp up on my website, for anyone to download and run if they wish, on a creative commons licence. Westwind is a project that had been in my mind for a little while, inspired by the Gene Wolfe (1973) short story of the same name... (read more at blog.undyingking.com/westwind/ )
Westwind – Mostly about larp, these days
blog.undyingking.com
January 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM
right ok so! — a new larp up on my website, for anyone to download and run if they wish, on a creative commons licence. Westwind is a project that had been in my mind for a little while, inspired by the Gene Wolfe (1973) short story of the same name... (read more at blog.undyingking.com/westwind/ )
I wanted to capture some thoughts about what might be called ‘experience larps’. By which I mean, larps that have some of the characteristics of an ‘experience’.
If you think of a spectrum which has at the left-hand end immersive theatre...
(to read on: blog.undyingking.com/experience-l... )
If you think of a spectrum which has at the left-hand end immersive theatre...
(to read on: blog.undyingking.com/experience-l... )
Experience larps – Mostly about larp, these days
blog.undyingking.com
January 22, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I wanted to capture some thoughts about what might be called ‘experience larps’. By which I mean, larps that have some of the characteristics of an ‘experience’.
If you think of a spectrum which has at the left-hand end immersive theatre...
(to read on: blog.undyingking.com/experience-l... )
If you think of a spectrum which has at the left-hand end immersive theatre...
(to read on: blog.undyingking.com/experience-l... )
Reposted by Mo Holkar
One of the best larp photographers I have ever known, my friend and artistic collaborator Kai Simon Fredriksen has died. Many may also know him from the wise presence he brought to the documentary The Remarkable Life of Ibelin, which is warmly recommended.
www.aftenposten.no/kultur/i/yEy...
www.aftenposten.no/kultur/i/yEy...
Kai Simon Fredriksen, kjent fra «Ibelin», er død
På torsdag skulle Kai Simon Fredriksen og «Ibelin»-teamet samles for å følge Oscar-nominasjonene. Nå blir det i stedet en minnestund.
www.aftenposten.no
January 21, 2025 at 9:33 PM
One of the best larp photographers I have ever known, my friend and artistic collaborator Kai Simon Fredriksen has died. Many may also know him from the wise presence he brought to the documentary The Remarkable Life of Ibelin, which is warmly recommended.
www.aftenposten.no/kultur/i/yEy...
www.aftenposten.no/kultur/i/yEy...
Reposted by Mo Holkar
At the end of the month, Confraria das Ideias will celebrate 26 years of larping! It's surreal to think about how this project was born unpretentiously and how it has survived so many things over the years. It's a privilege to be part of this story.
January 22, 2025 at 1:40 AM
At the end of the month, Confraria das Ideias will celebrate 26 years of larping! It's surreal to think about how this project was born unpretentiously and how it has survived so many things over the years. It's a privilege to be part of this story.