Ropecon 2021: Academic Keynote on RPGs of Japan
Keynote about non-digital role-playing games in and from Japan at Ropecon 2021 Academic Seminar, Helsinki, July 30, 2021.
Role-Playing Games
Research on roleplaying games.
Ropecon 2021: Educational Ninja Larp
Presentation about edu-larps in Iga city, the mecca for ninja enthusiasts, at Ropecon 2021, Helsinki, July 31, 2021.
TRPG Festival 2019
TRPG Festival is an event for everyone interested in playing and designing role-playing games, ranging from table-talk RPGs to live-action role-play (larp).
DiGRA 2019 & Replaying Japan 2019
Presentations at DiGRA 2019 and Replaying Japan 2019, held at Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, August 9-11, 2019.
Live-Action Role-Play and Japan
Presentation at the Yamaoka Youth Culture Symposium 2018 about how larp was “translated” from practices in Germany to suit a player base in Japan. March 18, 2018 (Sun), 13:00-16:00, Osaka Institute of Technology.
Artistic, Political Edu-Larp and “Bleed”
Presentation at the “Spring Conference 2017” of the Japan Association of Simulation And Gaming (JASAG). May 28, 2017 (Sun), 13:00-14:30, at the Ryutsu Keizai University (in Japanese).
Educational and Therapeutic Role-Playing in Japan
Presentation on educational larp in Japan, at Knutepunkt 2017, Oslo, February 24, 2017, 12:15.
Hikikomori Support and LARP
Presentation at the “Kansai Symposium” of the Japan Society of Developmental Psychology. November 12, 2016 (Sat), 13:00-16:00, at the Osaka International University (in Japanese).
The Power of 100 Yen – Larp in Japan
Presentation on larp and the power of 100 yen in Japan, at the 2nd EAJS Japan Conference, Kobe, September 24, 2016.
Larp & “Bleed:” Immersion and Learning in Fantastic Spaces
Talk on live action role-play and “bleed” (transfer of knowledge and emotions between character and player) at the Kyoto International Manga Museum (2016/06/18).