Finally, larps with supernatural content can at most have partial material indexicality without historical or character indexicality. An extreme example of a larp aiming for indexicality was Parliament of Shadows (Belgium 2017). The larp addressed lobbying for and against the legislation establishing the European Travel Information and Authorization System at the European Parliament. The larp was played in the actual European Parliament building, with members of the European Parliament, lobbyists, and other parliament staff. The ETIAS legislation is also real, and the larp used the actual documents. Indeed, Parliament of Shadows was particularly strongly connected to reality, using the actual contested issues, places of power, and people of influence to stand in for themselves. Yet Parliament of Shadows was also an official Vampire: The Masquerade fifth edition (2018) larp that features all sorts of supernatural beings – who obviously were not indexical. The level of indexicality need not be homogenous through the design of a larp.
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in reply to @things-to-read's post:
I think you forgot to link the article. I assume it's this one?https://nordiclarp.org/2024/06/27/the-general-problem-of-indexicality-in-larp-design/