Immersive right down to the core
Hey folks. It’s been another news-filled week in immersive-land.
The Wall Street Journal had a big piece on what Nonny de la Peña’s Emblematic Group has been up to. Josephine Machon dropped news of the upcoming Punchdrunk encyclopedia; meanwhile there’s rumors of Punchdrunk moving into a new facility soon (with a new immersive show to boot). A giant spider and minotaur took over the streets of Toulouse in France. The folks at The Stage took a look inside the Gunpowder Plot in the UK. And students at SCAD have the first ever opportunity to major in augmented, virtual, and mixed reality. WITHIN announced their new AR app, “Wonderscope.” The LA Times visited Evermore Park in Utah. And Niantic announced they’re re-launching “Ingress” as “Ingress Prime” after the success of “Pokémon Go.”
Here NoPro land, our dear leader Noah is currently in Denver, giving the keynote at the Denver Immersive Summit. We interviewed some immersive creators in Pittsburgh and Baltimore, and reviewed some experiences in SF, LA, and NYC and a remote experience.
All those links and so much more, below!
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IMMERSIVE DESIGN SUMMIT NEWS
The Immersive Design Summit is pleased to announce two more luminaries of the immersive world who’ll be joining us in San Francisco in February. Samantha Gorman and Tanya Leal Soto of art/game/tech studio Tender Claws, the company behind experiences like Virtual Virtual Reality, will be part of the 2019 Immersive Design Summit!
Tender Claws (founded by Samantha Gorman and Danny Cannizzaro) walks the line between art/experimentation and entertainment. Their next game is a long-form AR experience in collaboration with Google AR/VR about a virtual pet AI fish that feeds on people’s emotions to learn and grow.
Have you applied yet? Applications to attend the 2019 Immersive Design Summit are open through November 18, 11:59pm Pacific Time! 50% and fully-subsidized tickets are available.
Please help us spread the word about the Immersive Design Summit! We’re looking for a spectrum of creators across the genres of immersive installation, immersive theatre, interactive performance, alternate reality games, augmented reality, virtual reality, escape rooms, and live action role playing. Tell your friends and colleagues to apply!
For a taste of what it’s like, here’s Vince Kadlubek of Meow Wolf giving the closing keynote at January’s event:
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ON THE PODCAST THIS WEEK
You might know Tad as the actor who played the dad, and whose own childhood informed Drycraeft LA and Capital W’s Rochester 1996, or you might know him as a gentle seeker whose life got caught up in The Society and who is now working for the group that is unraveling the mystery of the Wolf Trail.
Tad is all this, and more.
Get ready for a special in-the-field edition of No Proscenium as we join Tad on the Wolf Trail, where we’ve encountered a Moonglow.
This episode is brought to you by listeners like you, with the support of The Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts.
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FROM THE WIRE: SHOWS, EVENTS, & EXPERIENCES
Calgary: Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead
Central New York: Marie and the Nutcracker Prince
Los Angeles: Broken Clocks; The Nutcracker Suite; Bitter Game; 29Rooms
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REVIEWS
From No Proscenium:
Calls in the Night: ‘Crossed Wires’ (The NoPro Review)Candle House Collective’s latest ARX dials up deep feelingsnoproscenium.comBreaking Open ‘The Heart’ (The NoPro Review)LA’s Speakeasy Society brings their ‘Kansas Collection’ to a boilnoproscenium.comEnter the World of a Magician’s Mind with ‘Six Impossible Things’ (The NoPro Review)Joshua Jay’s magic show at Wildrence plays with the possibilities of the formnoproscenium.comEscape From the ’80s with ‘Time Of Your Life’ (A NoPro Adventure)Our writer attempts EMIT’s immersive theatre-escape room fundraising eventnoproscenium.comAugment Reality in the Unreal Garden (The NoPro Review)Step into the “bewilderness” with OneDome’s first mixed reality experience in San Francisco.noproscenium.com
From David & Lisa Spira of Room Escape Artist:
STORIES
From NoProscenium.com and our Twitter feed:
The Secretive ‘Institute of Visionary History’ Comes to Light in Baltimore (Q&A)We ask Submersive Productions about their new episodic seriesnoproscenium.comExpect the Unexpected in the Horror-Filled ‘Hollow Moon’ (Q&A)We talk to Vigilance Theater Group in Pittsburgh about their new immersive shownoproscenium.comHow Nonny de la Peña, the 'Godmother of VR,' Is Changing the MediascapeLong considered a pioneer of virtual and augmented reality, de la Peña unveils her latest breakthrough.www.wsj.comThe Punchdrunk Encyclopaedia by Josephine Machon | WaterstonesBuy The Punchdrunk Encyclopaedia by Josephine Machon from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local…www.waterstones.comIn France, a Giant Spider and a Minotaur Roam, and SleepPARIS - Imagine looking out the window one morning and seeing a gigantic spider perched on the roof of a neighboring…www.nytimes.comWhy The McKittrick Hotel Is The Weirdest And Wildest Venue In New YorkIt's hard to imagine a more appropriate place in New York to spend Halloween than the McKittrick Hotel. For years…www.forbes.comSix Reasons Why Marketers And Brands Need VRBy 2020, a third of global consumers are expected to be using virtual reality (VR). This growing industry offers a…www.forbes.comHow The Crystal Maze Made An Unemployed Actor MillionsAs iconic 90s TV shows go, very little compares to The Crystal Maze. In an effort to collect Swarovski "crystals", the…www.forbes.comImmersive art or ego trip? Instagram-optimized pop-ups come to Canada | CBC NewsImmersive attractions exploring everything from ice cream to M.C. Escher-inspired murals are increasingly turning up in…www.cbc.caImmersive theatre company Punchdrunk 'on cusp' of agreeing move to Woolwich's Royal ArsenalImmersive theatre company Punchdrunk is "on the cusp" of signing up to move into Woolwich, Greenwich Council's…853london.comA Huge Immersive Dirty Dancing Experience Is Coming to MelbourneIf you're crazy for Swayze then get ready for the time of your life. Iconic '80s film Dirty Dancing is coming to life…www.broadsheet.com.auThis $2,000 immersive theatre production starts in a small Canadian city, lasts for 3 days, and…"The Curious Voyage" is a three-day immersive theatre production which starts in Barrie, Canada and ends in London…www.businessinsider.com.auThe Gunpowder Plot | immersive theatre network | focusAs interactive theatre has hit the mainstream in the past 20 years, its success has sometimes been tempered with…www.thestage.co.uk'Scriptum' Is an Escape Room That Takes Place Entirely in Augmented RealityAs we mention basically every time we post about anything to do with augmented reality, it still feels like we're…toucharcade.com6 Immersive Things: Shepard Fairey’s AR app, an AI scripted short, VR horror and more…November edition of our monthly round-up of immersive thingsmedium.comWestworld, Ho! Inside Evermore, where the future of theme parks is not about rides but play - Los…The future of themed entertainment is active. Evermore, like Meow Wolf and Two Bit Circus, emphasizes play, letting the…www.latimes.comA Sense of Wonder: How Within Is Evolving Storytelling in Augmented RealityThe future of storytelling is happening all around us - we just have to look through the right lens to see it. That's…variety.comNiantic's 'Ingress Prime' Brings A Sci-fi Twist To Location-Based AR Gaming - VRScoutShare TweetJoin pick a side and join the battle for control of previous Exotic Matter in this modern revival of the…vrscout.comThis Week In XR: Virtual Reality Day, The Beat Saber Goes On, And More Good News For VRThis was week was rich with VR news in diverse verticals, from games to enterprise, illustrating the continued strength…www.forbes.com
From David & Lisa Spira of Room Escape Artist:
🐈 SAW Escape Room [Meme] - Room Escape ArtistThe oldest conversation in escape rooms.roomescapeartist.com3 FINGER STRENGTH! [Meme] - Room Escape ArtistI think that "2 finger strength" is the funniest of all of the common escape room rules. I'm not saying it's a bad…roomescapeartist.com
From Kent Bye, Voices of VR:
“Monika Bielskyte is my favorite futurist as she’s got her finger on the pulse of what’s happening around the world, and so it’s always interesting to hear about her latest insights, pointers to International innovators, and where she thinks the future is headed.”
From Laura E. Hall, author and escape room/puzzle designer:
“My book on Katamari Damacy was recently released.”
“The podcast Twenty Thousand Hertz has many great episodes, and I especially enjoyed their show on sound in Disney parks. Other relevant eps include Level Up (video games) and Slot Machines.”
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THE BIZ
The Immersive Design SummitApplications to attend the Immersive Design Summit are open until Sunday, November 18! People from underrepresented…immersivedesignsummit.comWriting for VR Experiences: A Hands-On WorkshopThu, Nov 29, 2018, 6:30 PM: Join us for a really fun night with John Bucher, a writer, story consultant and the author…www.meetup.com
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