Strandfall: A Solarpunk Orienteering Larp Blending Digital and Physical Worlds
I'm Making Strandfall, a Solarpunk Orienteering Larp
I am co-creating Strandfall, a physical outdoor larp in Edinburgh that merges Nordic Larp traditions with custom solarpunk hardware. Players will use our McNair-Feldman Devices to navigate storms and connect a radio network, deliberately avoiding smartphones to foster deeper immersion and human connection. This experience aims to blend the exhaustion of movement with the joy of collaborative problem-solving in a site-responsive adventure.
Smartphones are anti-enchantment devices that have no place in an immersive experience seeking to bring participants together to talk, argue, and deliberate.
- adrianhon
Oh hey this is my project I’m making with Alex Macmillan! HNers will likely enjoy his more technical explanation: https://strandfall.com/2026/04/10/an-introduction-to-mfds/
- Triphibian
The whole paragraph that starts with, "Smartphones are anti-enchantment devices" is gold. Love where you are coming from with this.
- amarant
Today I learned the Nordic larp style is not the global default. As a Swede who's only ever participated in 2 larps,I hadn't realised people do it differently elsewhere!
I really don't see how leveling and experience points would work in a larp, but then I'm not exactly a experienced larper!