{"id":1214,"date":"2013-08-21T12:52:08","date_gmt":"2013-08-21T19:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theamericancrawl.com\/?p=1214"},"modified":"2013-08-21T12:52:08","modified_gmt":"2013-08-21T19:52:08","slug":"discussing-live-action-role-playing-schools-and-why-you-should-join-seekers-unlimited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theamericancrawl.com\/?p=1214","title":{"rendered":"Discussing Live Action Role Playing, Schools, and Why You Should Join Seekers Unlimited"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I was thrilled to get to talk with Roz and Aaron of <a href=\"http:\/\/seekersunlimited.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Seekers Unlimited<\/a> this afternoon about their current <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/160286787\/creating-educational-live-action-role-playing-game\" target=\"_blank\">Kickstarter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Our conversation (embedded below) discusses the power of LARPing in educational contexts, the need for roleplaying in schools, and the differences between &#8220;sandboxes&#8221; and &#8220;rails.&#8221; LARPing really isn&#8217;t just for nerds swinging foam swords on the weekend!<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xgIaTYkhHAs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And do please consider Seekers Unlimited\u2019s Kickstarter (currently with just days left for funding)!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"380\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/160286787\/creating-educational-live-action-role-playing-game\/widget\/card.html\" width=\"220\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Tell people this is awesome:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theamericancrawl.com\/?p=1214&amp;share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email this to a friend\"><span>Email<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-1214\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theamericancrawl.com\/?p=1214&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-1214\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theamericancrawl.com\/?p=1214&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theamericancrawl.com\/?p=1214\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span>Print<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-pinterest\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-pinterest-1214\" class=\"share-pinterest sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theamericancrawl.com\/?p=1214&amp;share=pinterest\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Pinterest\"><span>Pinterest<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-tumblr\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-tumblr sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theamericancrawl.com\/?p=1214&amp;share=tumblr\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Tumblr\"><span>Tumblr<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-reddit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-reddit sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theamericancrawl.com\/?p=1214&amp;share=reddit\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Reddit\"><span>Reddit<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-1214\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theamericancrawl.com\/?p=1214&amp;share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\"><span>LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-pocket\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-pocket sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theamericancrawl.com\/?p=1214&amp;share=pocket\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Pocket\"><span>Pocket<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was thrilled to get to talk with Roz and Aaron of Seekers Unlimited this afternoon about their current Kickstarter. 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