How can playing games help us better understand the people we interact with every day? Tune in to hear Vivien Grimm, an avid LARPer, cosplayer, and model, give us the rundown on LARP basics, provide tips for how we can best enjoy this unique type of play, and describe why play is an essential part of being human.

01:20 -- Meet Vivien!

06:40 -- The power of unconditional acceptance

13:50 -- What is LARP?

23:20 -- The LARP renaissance

33:50 -- Vivien’s LARP journey

44:30 -- What LARP teaches you about empathy

Detroit: Become Human -- https://amzn.to/3fipfvC

The Witcher 3 -- https://amzn.to/3rlSvnT

New World Magischola -- https://magischola.com/

Vampire: The Masquerade -- https://www.oneworldofdarkness.com/explore-vampire-the-masquerade

Dystopia Rising -- http://www.dystopiarisinglarp.com/

Be-Con -- https://2019.beconlarp.com/

Intercon -- https://u.interconlarp.org/

Make A Scene -- https://makeascenemn.org/en/

Gen Con -- https://www.gencon.com/

Guest -- Vivien Grimm, https://linktr.ee/Vivienxgrimm

Production by Victor Media Group, Inc. -- https://victormediagroup.co/

Original Music by Byson -- https://spoti.fi/3eoC47l

Creator / Host -- Clara Mount

Executive Producer -- J.B. Adams

Sound Editing -- Aaron Trnka