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Mikko "Mike" Pohjola (born 15 October 1978) is a Finnish poet, playwright, author, and roleplaying game designer. He is the author of '' Myrskyn aika'', '' Star Wreck Roleplaying Game'', '' Tähti'', ''Kadonneet kyyneleet'', ''Ihmisen poika'', and '' Age of the Tempest''.
In Nordic live action role-playing (LARP) circles, he's known as the author of "the Manifesto of the Turku School" (2000), advocating immersive gaming, as the designer of several experimental LARPs, and as the author of several published roleplaying books. Several of Pohjola's artistic and theoretical articles have been published in journals and magazines in Europe and the United States.
Pohjola's first novel, ''Kadonneet kyyneleet'' was published in the summer of 2008.''Kadonneet kyyneleet'' by Mike Pohjola
, Gummerus Publishing Also in 2008, he released the nonfiction book ''Sanaleikkikirja'', a collection of Finnish
Johnny Kniga PublishingGummerus PublishingMike Pohjola's website
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Mikko "Mike" Pohjola (born 15 October 1978) is a Finnish poet, playwright, author, and roleplaying game designer. He is the author of '' Myrskyn aika'', '' Star Wreck Roleplaying Game'', '' Tähti'', ''Kadonneet kyyneleet'', ''Ihmisen poika'', and '' Age of the Tempest''.
In Nordic live action role-playing (LARP) circles, he's known as the author of "the Manifesto of the Turku School" (2000), advocating immersive gaming, as the designer of several experimental LARPs, and as the author of several published roleplaying books. Several of Pohjola's artistic and theoretical articles have been published in journals and magazines in Europe and the United States.
Pohjola's first novel, ''Kadonneet kyyneleet'' was published in the summer of 2008., Gummerus Publishing Also in 2008, he released the nonfiction book ''Sanaleikkikirja'', a collection of Finnish
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Roleplaying bibliography
As author *'' Myrskyn aika'', 2003, Johnny Kniga Publishing *'' Star Wreck Roleplaying Game'', 2006, Energia Productions *'' Tähti'', 2007, Riimuahjo Publishing *'' Age of the Tempest'', 2013, Tactic As contributor *''Book of LARP'', 2003, Interactivities Ink *'' As Larp Grows Up, 2003'', Projektgruppen KP03 *'' Beyond Role and Play'', 2004, Ropecon ry. *'' Dissecting Larp'', 2005Other books
*''Kadonneet kyyneleet'', 2008,Gummerus Kustannus Oy
Gummerus Oy is a Finnish media group that was founded in Jyväskylä in 1872 by Kaarle Jaakko Gummerus. In 1985, it moved its headquarters from Jyväskylä to Helsinki. In 2008, it had an annual turnover of EUR 26,9 million. Annually, ...
*''Sanaleikkikirja'', 2008, Gummerus Kustannus Oy
*''Ihmisen poika'', 2011, Gummerus Kustannus Oy
References
External links
Johnny Kniga Publishing
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