SLarp Fest

Times: Sunday, April 4, 9:00 am-7:00 pm PDT | 12:00 pm EDT | 18:00 pm CEST | 20:30 pm IRST

Platform: Second Life

Game creators engaged in live and immersive experiences have over the past year been exploring a variety of ways to reinvent what we do in online settings. Leveraging Second Life’s avatar embodiment and abundance of user-created content—from buildings, to animations, to costumes—renowned larp and participatory theatre designers, including IndieCade finalists, have joined forces to create SLarp Fest, a mini festival of “virtual” larps.

Taking Place at the IndieCade Oasis in Second Life, co-produced with The Playable Theatre Project, hosted by Second Life.

• 9:30 am First Impressions (aka D&D Speed Dating) Find your fantasy character their own adventuring group in a speed-dating-style slarp event –– A fast, zany take on conventional fantasy tropes. by Marc Majcher, Adapted for Second Life by Evan Torner (UC Game Lab)
• 11:00 am Angel Falls A bespoke larp designed especially for Second Life, loosely inspired by the film Wings of Desire: Players attend a funeral as conflicted humans and comforting but flawed angels in a scenario about seeking resolutions when it is already too late to resolve anything. Designed for Second Life by Annika Waern, Celia Pearce & Jenn Frank
• 1:30 pm Romancing Jan A racial, orientation and gender inclusive take on a Regency era matchmaking game, played in full costume at a fancy outdoor tea dance in a period pavilion. by Athena Peters – Adapted for Second Life by the Author
• 4:00 pm The Sleepover (from Honey & Hot Wax) Play as adolescents learning and sharing knowledge about sex, sexuality, and gender identity at a sleepover party during summer camp. From IndieCade 2021 Finalist anthology Honey & Hot Wax by Julia B. Ellingboe & Kat Jones (Candyland Games) – Adapted for Second Life by the Authors

Celia Pearce, Curator/Artistic Director Jenn Frank, Designer