This week in the interview we talk with the one, the only, Steve Boyle; CEO of Epic Immersive. From immersive hackathons in Paris to swing dancing in Japanese internment camps, we cover a whole lot of ground! We start by discussing steve’s back

RECON & the Room Escape Artists | David and Lisa Spira

Jul 22nd, 2020 1h 2m

This week in the interview, we talk with David and Lisa Sipra; the co-founders of Room Escape Artist, the most prolific publication covering escape rooms and the escape room industry. We start by talking about Lisa and David’s first escape room

Crafting Immersive Performance | Amber Lawson and Erik Abbot-Main

Jul 15th, 2020 59m 59s

This week in the interview, we talk with two seasoned immersive performers, Amber Lawson, and Erik Abbot-Main. One who’s principle experience comes from immersive dance in New York City, and the other from interactive acting in Los Angeles. The

Into the Void | Jorge DeMoya and Julian Rodriguez

Jul 7th, 2020 55m 7s

This week in the interview we get some fresh perspective from outside the immersive community, talking with Jorge Demoya and Julian Rodriguez about the virtual reality experience, The VOID. We explore the delta between the reactions of a gamer

Innovating out of Limitation | Kendra Slack and Jordan Chlapecka

Jun 29th, 2020 53m 56s

This week in the interview, we talk with Kendra Slack and Jordan Chlapecka of Linked Dance Theatre, a group based in New York City that creates immersive experiences that utilize a multitude of mediums in their work, but of course, emphasize da

Finding Hidden Magic | Tommy Honton

Jun 21st, 2020 1h 8m

This week in the interview we talk with experience designer Tommy Honton about finding hidden magic in the world and Tommy's origin story. The creation of Stash House, LA. Why the Los Angeles legislature is confused about immersive entertainmen

2019 Immersion Awards Announcements

Feb 15th, 2020 5m 46s

The results are in!For all of you who voted. Thank you so much for taking the time helping to help support both your favorite immersive experiences, creators, and the immersive community! On January 28th, we reached out to a myriad of wonderful

Roundtable discussion: Immersive Entertainment and Real World Impact • Part 3

Feb 14th, 2020 51m 49s

Welcome to the 3rd and final part of this roundtable discussion on immersive entertainment and it impacts on the real world.Joining us we have Caroline Murphy, Chief Creative Officer of Incantrix Productions. Jessica Creane, founder of IKANTKOA

Roundtable discussion: Immersive Entertainment and Real World Impact • Part 2

Feb 7th, 2020 29m 29s

This is part two of the three-part roundtable discussion on the real-world impact of immersive entertainment. This, in many ways, is the perfect set of episodes to be airing now, because this is the time of year where many so many people, subcu

Roundtable Discussion: Immersive Entertainment and Real World Impact • Part 1

Jan 31st, 2020 30m 22s

This week we have not one but 4 truly phenomenal guests. This is the first part of a round table discussion on immersive entertainment and its relationship to real experiences and the real world. Caroline Murphy of 'Incantrix Productions', Jess

Immersive in 2019 & 2020 • The Value of Play pt. 2 • The 2019 Immersion Awards

Jan 29th, 2020 27m 29s

In this episode, we talk about the 2019 immersion awards and take a look at the big picture of immersive entertainment in 2019. We revisit the concept of play with a few listeners of the podcast joining us to share their thoughts on the importa

#36 Connection is the Secret Sauce with Ross Tipograph

Jan 17th, 2020 31m 50s

By now, we all know, It’s all about connection. So why am I coming back to this topic here? Because connection can be manifested in so many different ways. It struck me when going through the first section of this interview. It seems like the w

#35 Inside the Mind of an Experience Designer with Ross Tipograph

Jan 10th, 2020 31m 7s

We all have our superpowers. The set of unique experiences we have that make us uniquely suited for specific things. Often, our superpowers come from the combination of many different skills. Now, in our world, the world of immersive entertainm

#34 When fiction looks at you with Jeromy Barber of Dinolion

Jan 3rd, 2020 36m 16s

To recap, last week we left off. Jeromy had gotten a call from a local bar/beer garden asking him to produce a Halloween season show for their upstairs space. They had a month to make this show, the rabbit cage, come together. We talk about thi

#33 Designing for Champaign Problems with Jeromy Barber of Dinolion

Dec 26th, 2019 33m 30s

In 2005, Jeromy Barber moved from New York City to a small town in Texas.If Jeromy's life was a screenplay, and I was editing? I would probably advise the writer to make it just a touch less formulaic. It is fantastic. Jeromy has trained with t

#32 Always a challenge but absolutely possible with Immersive Producer Niyia Mack

Dec 20th, 2019 31m 14s

This episode is brimming, overflowing even with tips and techniques for those who like to look behind the curtain. If you didn’t catch last week’s episode, it gives some background on our guest Niyia Mack’s experience producing and consulting o

#31 It's ALL Co-creation with Immersive Producer, Niyia Mack

Dec 14th, 2019 33m 32s

How does it all come together? How does one take a multitude of moving parts; actors, and scripts, and settings, varying degrees of audience agency and assemble them into emotionally evocative experiences? If you are the creator, the producer,

#29 Relearning agency and rehearsal for existence with Noah Nelson of No Proscenium

Nov 30th, 2019 33m

“The art of immersive isn’t about the art of engagement, it isn’t about holding people’s attention... It’s about attachment. It’s about forging a connection.” -NoahYou can consume or you can create. Usually, it’s one or the other. Whether you’r

#28 Most People Think The Medium Matters with Noah Nelson of No Proscenium

Nov 22nd, 2019 31m 25s

What is immersive entertainment? Oh my word, does anybody know?? When someone asks you what you did Saturday night, what is the 2 second explanation? I went to see this movie, I went to dinner at x place, I went to this concert. These work beca

#27 Enabling empathy and cultivating connection with Siobhan O’Loughlin of Broken Bone Bathtub

Nov 15th, 2019 33m 11s

Now this is where things change. One small group of people, one small room, one unexpectedly vulnerable interaction at a time. And it’s not easy. It’s hard to just be present, let alone open up to strangers. And this is where Siobhan comes in.

#26 Social design and Invisible Privilege | Risa Puno of The Privilege of Escape

Nov 8th, 2019 21m 5s

We often think of people as so individual, so removed from their context. As individuals. But try as we might, we are.. the constantly shifting point that sits at the intersection of our internal identity and our external environment. And if

#25 Soundbaths, soundscapes, and flourishing experiments with Andrew Hoepfner of House World

Nov 1st, 2019 24m 10s

The word ‘soundscape’ seems to get lobbed around haphazardly, kind of like a half deflated football picked up out of a sense of obligation around the Thanksgiving season. However, the idea of a ‘soundscape’ seems to have a bit more vigor when a

#24 Possession, Regret, and The Cutting Room Floor with Patrick Mueller of Control Group Productions

Oct 25th, 2019 1h

This is a season of the surreal. On some certain, inexplicable terms we find ourselves drawn to the ethereal, the supernatural, the unknown, and the misunderstood. At the intersection of all these things lies The Cutting Room Floor. The Cuttin