2013 WyrdCon Companion Book

Southern California’s Wyrd Con features a range of interactive storytelling and role-playing activities, from tabletop to live action role playing (larp). Since its inception, Wyrd Con has released a book of articles each year. This Companion Book is separated into two sections: journalistic and academic. The journalistic section invites authors to share their experience, expertise, and documentation in Interactive Storytelling with the community. The academic section focuses on scholarly theory and research and, since 2013, has featured full peer-review. As Interactive Storytelling is an experiential medium, practical experience and academic knowledge work hand in hand to advance intellectual work in this evolving field. We hope that the Companion Book will serve as a locus point for the intellectual discussion of Interactive Storytelling for years to come.