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The making of Nordic larp: Documenting a tradition of ephemeral co-creative play

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The making of Nordic larp : Documenting a tradition of ephemeral co-creative play. / Stenros, Jaakko; Montola, Markus.

Proceedings of DiGRA 2011 Conference: Think Design Play. 2011.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review

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Stenros, J & Montola, M 2011, The making of Nordic larp: Documenting a tradition of ephemeral co-creative play. in Proceedings of DiGRA 2011 Conference: Think Design Play. 5th International Conference on Digital Research Association: Think Design Play, DiGRA 2011, Utrecht, Netherlands, 14/09/11.

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Stenros, J., & Montola, M. (2011). The making of Nordic larp: Documenting a tradition of ephemeral co-creative play. In Proceedings of DiGRA 2011 Conference: Think Design Play

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Stenros J, Montola M. The making of Nordic larp: Documenting a tradition of ephemeral co-creative play. In Proceedings of DiGRA 2011 Conference: Think Design Play. 2011

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Stenros, Jaakko ; Montola, Markus. / The making of Nordic larp : Documenting a tradition of ephemeral co-creative play. Proceedings of DiGRA 2011 Conference: Think Design Play. 2011.

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