Wyrd Con 2014 Companion Book

User summary: This is the companion book to the 2014 Wyrd Con, edited by Sarah Lynne Bowman. It contains articles on RPG theory, including: The State of Amtgard The Theory Game: Nordic LARP, Psychotherapy, and Player Safety Culture Shock: Building a Freeform Scene in Edmonton The Origins of Geek Culture: Perspectives on a Parallel Intellectual milieu Playing with Myth: Applying Mythic Imagination to Live Action Role-Play The Parlor Sandbox: Counter-Players and Ephemera in American Freeform Entering and Leaving the "Magic Circle" as Symbolic Acts: The Case of Russian Field Larps Level Up: Guys, We Need to Talk The Academic Section Pulling the Trigger on Player Agency: How Psychological Intrusions in Larps Affect Game Play Educational Live Action Role-Playing Games: A Secondary Literature Review Larping the Past: Research Lessons Learned from Larp: Promoting Social Realism in Nursing Simulation