Jonaya Kemper

Jonaya Kemper
Jonaya Kemper
Occupation(s)	Game designer/writer and academic
Employer	Carnegie Mellon University
Known for	LARP theory of emancipatory bleed
Notable work	Thirsty Sword Lesbians co-writer
Awards	Nebula Award, ENNIE Awards

Jonaya Kemper is an American game design academic and game writer/designer. Kemper's work includes LARP, tabletop role-playing games, and computer games. Kemper coined the term and developed the theory of "emancipatory bleed."^[1]

^ Kemper, Jonaya (2018). “Playing to Create Ourselves: Exploring Larp and Visual Autoethnographic Practice as a Tool of Self Liberation for Marginalized Identities.” Master’s Thesis. New York University.

[1] Kemper, Jonaya (2018). “Playing to Create Ourselves: Exploring Larp and Visual Autoethnographic Practice as a Tool of Self Liberation for Marginalized Identities.” Master’s Thesis. New York University.

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