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1/15/2005 Montola: Mechanics as symbol-sets (split)
[quote="clehrich"]Okay, I'm going to have to sit down and read this essay carefully. What you describe here, in terms of cultures favoring one type of representation over another, sounds simplistic…
In GNS Model Discussion
Participants: Montola, Ron Edwards, clehrich.

9/2/2005 Montola: CFP: Role-playing seminar at Tampere University
We're hosting a small seminar on role-playing theory at the University of Tampere. Check out the seminar webpage below for practical information and the call for papers; please note that…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Montola.

10/21/2005 Montola: The Invisible Rules of Role-Playing
Ron and Ben were interested, so here's a quote I posted to my blog, Shards, about the three rules that I use to classify role-playing. I'm finalizing my paper proposal…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Montola, matthijs, Mark Johnson, MatrixGamer, Joshua BishopRoby, ewilen, John Kim, JasonPalenske, Mike Holmes.

10/26/2005 Montola: Publishing theory
Okay, as I've bragged already, I'm working with a PhD on role-playing pretty soon. In that effort, and in my real work (researching pervasive games) I have one major pet…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Montola, Eero Tuovinen, Ben Lehman, Ron Edwards, Eirik Fatland, Rorimack, Mike Holmes, matthijs, Arturo G., J. Tuomas Harviainen, M. J. Young, Noon, J B Bell, Mark Johnson, timfire, Thor Olavsrud, pekkok.

10/27/2005 Montola: Role-playing in academia
Okay, I have to clear this up a bit: though Frans Mäyrä looks forward to one in Beyond Role and Play foreword, no faculties of role-playing studies exist yet. But…
In RPG Theory
Participants: Montola, lankoski, Ben Lehman, Matt, Blankshield, Eirik Fatland, pekkok, Mike Holmes.

11/4/2005 Montola: Thesis: The Role of Detection in Rule Enforcement
From Role-playing in academia thread. I didn't this thesis useful. A review in my reading diary. Best, - Markus PS. When was it published?
In RPG Theory
Participants: Montola, Blankshield, Bankuei, Vaxalon, 1of3.

12/5/2005 Montola: Getting a cool real job by making indie games
After reading the pricing discussions, I was left wondering if some of you guys have gotten a games-related real job (a half-time or full-time job with sensible working hours and…
In Publishing
Participants: Montola, Clinton R. Nixon, Jared A. Sorensen, Joshua BishopRoby, LloydBrown, Jake Richmond, gains, Miskatonic, drnuncheon, D. Woolsey, joepub.

12/5/2005 Montola: End of Theory from behind the scenes
I posted the following to www.lumpley.com comments, but abiding Ron's moderatorial request I hereby repost it to where he feels it belongs. One thing I want to ask Ron and…
In Site Discussion
Participants: Montola, Neal, Ron Edwards, woodelf, Clinton R. Nixon.

12/8/2005 Montola: Tampere Seminar on Playing Roles postponed
Hi, Now that the theory forum is closed, I'll put this here. There have been some minor scheduling problems with the Tampere role-playing seminar, and we've been forced to postpone…
In Conventions
Participants: Montola.

5/1/2006 Montola: Prosopopeia -- Playing on the Edge of Reality
Greetings, I guess Actual Play is the appropriate forum to post this paper discussing a pervasive larp Prosopopeia we staged in Sweden: Montola, Markus & Jonsson, Staffan (2006): Prosopopeia. Playing…
In Actual Play
Participants: Montola.

7/19/2006 Montola: Experiment on pervasive role-playing
Hi, There's a (shameless plug) very interesting project coming soon in Sweden, an experiment in technologically enchanced (enchanted?) larping in cityspace. Prosopopeia Bardo 2 will run for weeks, straight, as…
In Connections
Participants: Montola, Kicker, Eero Tuovinen.

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