Two things spring to mind after reading through this debate so far. Firstly, it clearly is possible to make money from (um... see below) LARPs - as others have...
I would, honestly, love to come up with another name for what we do other than LARP. I've always thought it sounded like a rude noise a frog might make if you...
As some of you know, I took a few years off from my real job to try to make NERO into a full time occupation back in 93 or so. I moved to Brooklyn, rented a...
... No, I don't. At an educated guess, since I do play a business journalist in real life, I'd say it was a combination of the market size and that it's a...
... True, but I don't see that happening. As you yourself noted about game systems, no one system can cover everything. The sheer number of different game...
Mike, If I understand you correctly, you're saying that running weekend modules was your bread and butter. Is that correct, or am I just misinterpreting ...
Do the guys who run the cites pocket that money, or is it the paintball gun makers who do? I think it's important to know because if the latter, unless you...
One obvious point about paintball is that it's easy to be bad at it. This may sound like a joke, but it's not: an activity in which it's easy to be bad at it...
... Another thing to note is consistency of experience. If you go out for a day of Paintball, you pretty much know what you're going to get. Sure, there can be...
{snipped} ... Very true... We tend to run and re-run a series of games each year at different cons. Many of the events have repeat players, those die-hards...
There are several major differences, from my point of view, between LARPing and Paintballing that make Paintball a viable business, while LARP is not. First...
In a message dated 2/29/04 10:49:38 PM Eastern Standard Time, phillips@... writes: Here's an interesting approach to a business model for LARP . . . as...
... a ... Which is one of the wonderful strengths of LARP, but also one of the things that makes it difficult for this hobby to really explode. If Stephanie...
{snip} ... To a point I agree. However doing the same thing, in and out is too predictiable. If I wanted to see the same thing, experience the same events then...
Chris wrote; ... Dunno about Amtgard and Dagorhir/Belegarth. Would have to guess no - as thier really is no ownership, and they function off of democratic...
... A) It is viably promotable to the Lowest Common Denominator audience 1) It is extremely easy to do - it requires very little special knowledge or buy in....
The ImprovBoston group was noted in response to my post asking about groups doing anything similar to LA's Dungeonmaster group. Wouldn't you know it . . . the...
We've looked hard at the cost structure and income potential of a LARP, and it seems virtually impossible to make into a viable business. LARPs cannot charge...
... (Michael Palin voice): Bread and butter? Oh, we would have loved to have bread and butter! We had to get our nourishment by licking the stones in the...
In Ware, we ran a full event about 3 out of 4 weekends a month in the warmer weather....maybe a bit less. In the winter, we ran maybe every other weekend. Our...
Hi again. Thanks to everyone who responded. I have tried to write back to each of you -- apologies if I missed anyone. I appreciate the outpouring of...
... Not only consumable, but *upgradeable*. There's always a better gun out there, one that shoots further, jams less, easier to clean. Not just cooler, but...
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... Sure, I'll admit it happens. I'll admit I've done it. Hell, I've *published* articles about how a game sucked. The thing is, before we can have all these...
... Admitedly, this is largely in part because of tradition. Most games start by someone running something for friends, so he's just looking to not go broke. I...
I heard a rumor once that one of NERO's founders opened a new venue in a warehouse, with movable sets and a big production value. I have no idea how true that...
... there, one that shoots further, jams ... sword only gets so functional, then ... something new faster if it actually works ... Take that further....people...
... and try to >improve in the name of customer service. At the very least apologize and soothe, if change >is impossible or not desired. Not badmouth the...
