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New to Immersology<\/em>? Interested in a certain topic? Let this table of contents be your guide. It’s a better way to read than the reverse-chronology of the blog. I will update it with each new post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be sure to subscribe to the mailing list on the home page to never miss a new post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IMMERSIVE THEATRE 101<\/strong>
A hard definition of the genre and its most important features<\/em>
What is Immersive Theatre?<\/a>
Structures<\/a>
The Activity Spectrum<\/a>
Why not Interactive Theatre?<\/a>
Rules in Immersive Theatre<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

IMMERSIVE WRITING<\/strong>
Covers the writing process, conceived of holistically (includes things like set, music, prop design as well as plot and character)<\/em>
The Magic Circle<\/a>
Bookends & Bottlenecks<\/a>: an overview
Bookends: Inciting Incidents<\/a>
Bottlenecks: Designing for Focus Mid-Experience<\/a>
Bookends: Fulfilling Finales<\/a>
Mapping Your Experience<\/a>
Scene: a definition<\/a>
Backstory is not story<\/a>
Emotion is the Goal<\/a>
When You’re the Star…<\/a><\/a><\/a>
In Praise of Found Space<\/a>
On-theme vs. Immersive Design<\/a>
Bandersnatch and the challenges of choice<\/a>
Do’s and Don’ts of Virtual Experiences<\/a>
Adapted vs. Original Immersives<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

AUDIENCE PSYCHOLOGY<\/strong>
Focused on audience behavior and how to encourage or discourage certain responses<\/em>
Discovery & Replayability<\/a>
Relocating a Site-Specific Show<\/a>
Meisner for the Immersive Audience<\/a>
Breaking the Rules: Sleep No More<\/a>
Breaking the Rules: Third Rail Projects<\/a>
The Unspoken Rule: Respect the Actor<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

IMMERSIVE ACTING
<\/strong>Articles for actors and directors of actors<\/em>
Meisner for the Immersive Actor<\/a>
Eyes before Engagement<\/a>
Immersive Theatre\u2019s Superpower: Responding, or You Don\u2019t Have To Pretend Like That Didn\u2019t Just Happen, Part 1<\/a>
Immersive Theatre’s Superpower, Part 2: Improv, and Not Improv<\/a>
Immersive Theatre’s Superpower, Part 3: The Primacy of Text<\/a>
Immersive Theatre’s Superpower, Part 4: Tales from Man From Beyond<\/a>
Answering the Smart-Ass<\/a>
100 S\u00e9ances Later…<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BUSINESS PRACTICALS<\/strong>
Tips on running an immersive business<\/em>
The Magic Circle<\/a>
In Praise of Found Space<\/a>
Know What Motivates You<\/a>
Life and (No) Trust, or how to be a better manager than Emursive<\/a>
Tail Risks: Escape Rooms vs. ERCOT<\/a>
Safety Rant<\/a>
On Reviews and Hosting Reviewers<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ESCAPE ROOMS<\/strong>
While I often discuss escape rooms, these posts bear the most fruit for escape room designers. (Most of these are cross-listed in other categories.)<\/em>
The Magic Circle<\/a>
Bookends & Bottlenecks<\/a>: an overview
Bookends: Inciting Incidents<\/a>
Bottlenecks: Designing for Focus Mid-Experience<\/a>
Bookends: Fulfilling Finales<\/a>
Backstory is not story<\/a>
Mapping Your Experience<\/a>
In Praise of Found Space<\/a>
Discovery & Replayability<\/a>
Room Escape Conference 2018: Strange Bird’s Take-Aways<\/a>
On-theme vs. Immersive Design<\/a>
When You’re the Star…<\/a>
Tail Risks: Escape Rooms vs. ERCOT<\/a>
Hints are not Clues<\/a>
Hard Mode: Making an Immersive Theatre Escape Room<\/a>
100 S\u00e9ances Later…<\/a>
Escape Rooms Will Save the World!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

META-MUSINGS<\/strong>
These articles are more philosophic in nature, often grappling with why immersive theatre matters<\/em>
The Situated Self: Immersive Theatre’s Gift<\/a>
Tarot Wisdom for the Coronavirus Crisis<\/a>
Meditations on Relevance<\/a> (post-Hurricane Harvey article)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IMMERSIVE COMPANIES<\/strong>
Spotlight on immersive companies<\/em>
A Tribute to Sleep No More<\/em>
<\/a>Odyssey Works: Transformative Experiences for an Audience of One<\/a>
Life and (No) Trust, or how to be a better manager than Emursive<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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