Larp report in today's iQ magazin!

On the pages 56-59 of the new, 12th issue of the Večernji list's tech magazine called iQ magazin there's a large article featuring larps written by Danijel Lijović.

I have mentioned this in my recent article, and now it's finally here, in print and available at all local kiosks at the reasonable price of 9,90 kn. Article is available in print, not online (online you'll only find this announcement) so go and buy it, display it, show it to your friends, family and neighbors and save it for your grandchildren.

Featuring a selection of five local larp campaigns (Camarilla Agram, Elder Scrolls Chronicles, Terra Nova, Rajski Vrhovi and Star Wars) and with some exclusive photos taken on Camarilla Agram 5, the article is quite comprehensive. It has a few parts which got overly edited and some typos (like mentioning inversion instead of immersion), but overall it's a very cool article, because the journalist larps with us on Camarilla Agram (which got the most love in the article) instead of simply making a report about something they haven't experienced. (The lesson here being: if you're a journalist, go and larp, it's good for you)

The article has pretty good descriptions of what larping is, many good looking photos from various Croatian larps, and has some helpful advice (and links) for those interested in starting in several larp styles. Overall, I'd say it's one of the best and most comprehensive media portrayals of larp that we had in Croatia, not only in printed media but in any Croatian mass media.

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