| Week 1 |
| Title: |
An introduction to IL: What is IL? What
we'll cover (syllabus, etc). |
| Exercise: |
"Bell the Cat" a short IL event (in two groups). |
| Discussion: |
Defining roles, and moments. Comparing
notes between the groups. |
| Assignment: |
Complete casting questionaire for Marin County.
Get e-mail accounts. |
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| Week 2 |
| Title: |
Characterization: Acting tools and costuming. |
| Exercise: |
Roleplying examples: improv senarios (magic spoon) |
| Discussion: |
Status roles and interpersonal space |
| Assignment: |
Read and react to an assigned character in Marin
County. Expectations? |
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| Week 3 |
| Title: |
An IL Event |
| Exercise: |
Marin County Event |
| Discussion: |
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| Assignment: |
A reaction to the event. What did you
do?
What were you thinking? |
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| Week 4 |
| Title: |
Wrapping an event |
| Exercise: |
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| Discussion: |
Analysis of character and plot weaving.
Disscussion of participatory wrapping techniques |
| Assignment: |
Read "Morals in Roleplaying?" |
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| Week 5 |
| Title: |
Starting to put together an event |
| Excercise: |
In game plot and subplot concepts; character
workshop |
| Discussion: |
Weaving plot and characters. Solid setting
and genre concepts. |
| Assignment: |
In pairs, write two characters for Plot Pyramid
exercise |
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| Week 6 |
| Title: |
Run of Plot Pyramid |
| Exercise: |
Balancing characters, the game as a "whole",
metagaming issues |
| Discussion: |
Run of the Plot Pyramid |
| Assignment: |
Divide into four groups, prepare preliminary
plot ideas for final plots |
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| Week 7 |
| Title: |
Your Event- The Final Project |
| Exercise: |
Game mechanics, props, costuming |
| Discussion: |
Plot concept discussions, game writing workshop
in groups, creating a casting questionnaire(for later use in class
events) |
| Assignment: |
Finalise Uberplot(s), Begin subplots and preliminary
character outlines |
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| Week 8 |
| Title: |
How to run an event |
| Exercise: |
Group meetings- Plot progress and balancing. |
| Discussion: |
Role of a GM, arbitration, storytelling, floor
GM-ing. Character casting. |
| Assignment: |
Completion of Final Event--- Uberplot, Subplots,
Characters. Fill out Class Casting Questionnaires. |
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| Week 9 |
| Title: |
Large Scale Events (No Class) |
| Exercise: |
field trip to New England Roleplaying Organization
site in Ware, MA. In lieu of class. |
| Discussion: |
Debrief, what are the differences between Live
Action and IL? |
| Assignment: |
Completion of props. Group1- cast characters(e-mail
distrib.) |
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| Week 10 |
| Title: |
RUN 1 |
| Exercise: |
2-hour run of event 1 |
| Discussion: |
Debrief and analysis of run 1 |
| Assignment: |
Group 2- cast characters(e-mail distrib.)
1 page response to run 1 |
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| Week 11 |
| Title: |
RUN 2 |
| Exercise: |
2-hour run of event 2 |
| Discussion: |
Debrief and analysis of run 2 |
| Assignment: |
Group 3- cast characters(e-mail distrib.)
1 page response to run 2 |
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| Week 12 |
| Title: |
RUN 3 |
| Exercise: |
2-hour run of event 3 |
| Discussion: |
Debrief and analysis of run 3 |
| Assignment: |
Group 4- cast characters(e-mail distrib.)
1 page response to run 3 |
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| Week 13 |
| Title: |
RUN 4 |
| Exercise: |
2-hour run of event 4 |
| Discussion: |
Debrief and analysis of run 4 |
| Assignment: |
1 page response to run 4. 5 page analysis
of one IL event, characterization analysis, plot problems and resolutions,
applicability of IL to traditional Drama, storytelling and
fiction writing |
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