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The Larp Census

@larpcensus.bsky.social
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The Larp Census is an exciting project to discover how many larpers there are in the world, and to explore the different ways in which people larp. larpcensus.org

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The Larp Census @larpcensus.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
We now have over 600 responses! Thank you to all the #larp players who have taken the time to answer our questions and give feedback. We'll be starting our analysis in the next few days, so if you've been meaning to respond or are just seeing this — last chance: forms.gle/AnzkmhWShXS2...
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Larp Census - Draft Questions - Round 2
Hello and THANK YOU for answering these DRAFT questions for the forthcoming Larp Census. Each question calls for a graded response from 1 to 5, with 5 being “Strongly agree” and 1 being “Strongly dis...
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The Larp Census @larpcensus.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
You can view more results from the 2014 census and break it down by country here: larpcensus.org/results/en
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The Larp Census @larpcensus.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
The census includes all #larp, from vampire and parlor to fantasy campaigns, Nordic, fests, jubensha, battle games and more. E.g. the 2014 census found that 52% of larpers had played in a one-shot in the last year, while 76% had played in a campaign. We hope to get more details in the next census.
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The Larp Census @larpcensus.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Definitely not too late, thanks!
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The Larp Census @larpcensus.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
#larp is varied. Some have few players, others have thousands. Players can make characters or be given them. You may play a character once or in a series. Rules vary from complex to absent. Some use foam weapons. Fantasy, SF and horror popular genres. VtM games like you’re playing are popular too.
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The Larp Census @larpcensus.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Also glad to hear you found our data useful! Is it published online? We’d love to add it to our publications page if it’s not there yet: larpcensus.org/publications...
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Larp Census
We want to count every larper, including you! It only takes 1 minute to answer the main questions.
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The Larp Census @larpcensus.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
We invited larpers in Germany to answer the Round 1 questions. If you didn’t answer Round 1 you’re welcome to answer Round 2 and just select a nearby country like Austria. We just want each larper to only answer a single round.
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The Larp Census @larpcensus.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Why are we gathering answers to a 2nd round of #larp preference questions? It's an exploratory factor analysis, to fine-tune our model of the various aspects of larp that people enjoy. The final questions will be used in the next Larp Census. Please answer here: forms.gle/AnzkmhWShXS2...
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The Larp Census @larpcensus.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
What is the LARP scene like in South Korea? Are there many other LARPS besides this V:tM game?
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The Larp Census @larpcensus.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
The results of our 2014 global survey showed that about half of people larping are over 30. larpcensus.org/results/en
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Larp Census
We want to count every larper, including you! It only takes 1 minute to answer the main questions.
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The Larp Census @larpcensus.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
We have 550 responses, another 100 would be great. If you're in one of these countries, or if you missed Round 1 and live in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Norway, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden or UK then please answer and select a nearby country.
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The Larp Census @larpcensus.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
This translation of our round 2 pilot survey is in Mandarin. If you know of any larpers and jubensha players in Taiwan please share.
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The Larp Census @larpcensus.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
你好!我們是Larp Census,是一個研究真人實境角色扮演(LARP)的國際合作團隊。我們好奇玩家為什麼享受LARP活動,並設計了一些問題,很希望可以聽到臺灣LARP和劇本殺玩家的想法。 問卷連結在此: forms.gle/KFisbPnvtN4F... #劇本殺 #台灣 #larp #jubensha #taiwan
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The Larp Census @larpcensus.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
We’re currently doing a pilot study in preparation for our next big poll.
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The Larp Census @larpcensus.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
It’s really no trouble, if you don’t mind. We’re following everyone with any interest in larp, as part of our outreach. Our feed is a secondary concern and it’s full of the whole spectrum of things larpers are interested in anyway, a lot of which is politics right now.
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The Larp Census @larpcensus.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
We appreciate you supporting our larp research hustle. 😉
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The Larp Census @larpcensus.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Nice. In 2014 we did ask how many events larpers had attended in the last year. You can explore the results here: larpcensus.org/results/en
larpcensus.org
Larp Census
We want to count every larper, including you! It only takes 1 minute to answer the main questions.
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The Larp Census @larpcensus.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Interesting idea! If we did have that data, it could perhaps be compared to surveys of the general population, such as this one that found around 16.5% of people to be neurodivergent.
news.gallup.com
The Neurodiverse Survey Experience
Researchers shed light on neurodiverse respondents' experiences participating in public opinion research, employee surveys and personality assessments.
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The Larp Census @larpcensus.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
We specified different countries for each round so that people would only answer one round. If you missed round 1 and are in Canada you can still answer round 2 and just choose a different country like USA. We’re not using country in this analysis.
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The Larp Census @larpcensus.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
The first Larp Census in 2014 was answered by 30,000 larpers from across the globe. We’re now preparing for the second run. If you were surveying the larping world, what questions would you ask? #larp #surveydesign
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The Larp Census @larpcensus.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Thanks!
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The Larp Census @larpcensus.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Yes the UK was in round 1 which has now closed. It was largely advertised on FB but that’s slow going these days, which is why we’re here now too. These surveys are to test some questions. Later we will launch the actual census, and it would be fantastic if you could help spread the word then.
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The Larp Census @larpcensus.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Yes we’ll be doing a full second global census once we finish these pilot surveys.
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The Larp Census @larpcensus.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Are you a larper from Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Slovakia, Taiwan, or the USA? We want to hear from you! You can help us by completing this survey about your larp preferences: forms.gle/AnzkmhWShXS2...
What do you like about larp? The Larp Census is testing some questions! For Round 2 we'd like answers from: Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Slovakia, Taiwan, USA
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