A week of surprises from Meow Wolf’s documentary, a scavenger hunt, and an alternate reality experience for one, all at SXSW
It’s been another jam-packed week in immersive-land. Perry Farrell announced plans for an enomorous, music-focused immersive playground in Las Vegas. Bryan Bishop of The Verge took part in an interactive, sci-fi immersive experience which took part over the course of four days at SXSW and wrote an eight part series about his experience. Team NoPro caught the premiere of Meow Wolf: Origin Story as well as participating in a wild and crazy scavenger hunt organized by Meow Wolf, which involved nighttime hikes and mysterious backyard trailers. Thanks again to our team on the ground in Austin: Cara Mandel, Amanda Schuckman, and Rachel Walker. 👏👏👏
And we’re still obssessing over the Westworld experience that popped up at SXSW. ICYMI, here’s the 15 minute walk-through our team put together:
What else? We also sent out another issue of our new North America newsletter, interviewed our friends over at Broken Bone Bathtub, and reviewed Windy City Playhouse’s Southern Gothic in Chicago as well as E3W Productions’ Bitter at the End in LA.
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SHOWS, EVENTS, & EXPERIENCES (NEWSWIRE)
Austin/Online: The Minds Behind OpenMind: Hear from the Creators & Participants
London: The White Plague; For King & Country; The White Plague; Ruckus
New Orleans: The Stranger Disease
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REVIEWS
Both our own, and from around the web!
Remembrance Roulette: A View of Life as ‘Bitter At The End’ (The NoPro Review)LA’s E3W Productions tackles grief in their second show.noproscenium.comMEOW WOLF: ORIGIN STORY (Film Review)The Santa Fe art collective’s story is told in a new feature-length doc, which premiered at SXSW.noproscenium.comThe Walls Have Ears in Windy City Playhouse’s ‘Southern Gothic’ (Review)“Mad Men” meets “Desperate Housewives” in this vouyeristic delight in Chicago.noproscenium.comThe Grift Review - A Breathless Immersive Theatre AdventureAt The Grift, the time just flies and if you go with the right attitude and a sense of adventure, you'll be guaranteed…www.ldnlife.comLife Isn't a Beach in "Einstein in the Carpark" | The Theatre TimesIf the avant garde director Robert Wilson died and went to purgatory, Einstein in the Carpark is probably where he'd…thetheatretimes.comWalk Like Natives review - 'A flash-mob blending into the crowd'Standing on the concourse of London's busiest train stations, as late-night commuters sprint to their platforms, may…cherwell.org
STORIES
Meow Wolf Origins SXSW 2018 Press ConferenceThe team behind the movie, and the art collective, meet the press.noproscenium.comThe Immersive 5 with ‘Broken Bone Bathtub’ Star Siobhan O’LoughlinWe splash around with an old friendnoproscenium.comThe SimuLife Diaries: a four-day immersive story adventureDuring this year’s South by Southwest Festival, The Verge’s Bryan Bishop was invited to take part in a SimuLife: a…www.theverge.comThe Wallace Foundation Releases Accounts of Denver Center Theatre Company's Efforts to Attract…The Wallace Foundation today released the third installment in its Building Audiences for Sustainability (BAS) Stories…www.broadwayworld.comNew Orleans, Lousiana: Escape Room Recommendations - Room Escape ArtistWe were spoiled in Louisiana. The escapes rooms in this region are a cut above. In 2017, we gave 3 Golden Lock-In…roomescapeartist.comTribeca Film Festival Sets 2018 Slate of VR and Interactive Titles (Full List)A new virtual-reality take on "War Games" and interactive and immersive projects that feature Rosario Dawson, Lupita…variety.comHunt Down Wild Dinosaurs in This Jurassic World AR Experience - VRScoutShare TweetBuild your own collection of massive prehistoric beasts when this Pokemon Go-style app hits iOS & Android in…vrscout.comIntroducing The Stream from the Rathskeller ClubWelcome to the first edition of The Stream, a newsletter from the Rathskeller Club. As we enter our third year we have…mailchi.mpWestworld - Westworld Live Without Limits Weekend at SXSWRead more at HBO.com.www.hbo.comInside HBO and Giant Spoon's Massive Immersive Westworld Activation at SXSWIn HBO's Westworld, people come from all over to experience what it's like to "live without limits." This weekend at…www.adweek.comWhat I’ve Learned from Turning People’s Hopes and Fears into Private Immersive PerformancesMy art is an exercise in paying close attention, and it’s taught me the importance of empathy in writing and lifeelectricliterature.comAlbany Park Theater Project to present world premiere 'Ofrenda'Albany Park Theater Project has announced its next production: a world premiere about creating a home.www.chicagotribune.comHere's What the Future of Virtual Reality Looks LikeDreamscape Immersive, the virtual reality startup backed by Hollywood's elite including Steven Spielberg, made a splash…la-confidential-magazine.comChicago Children's Theatre set for 'Epic' interactive productionWhen Chicago Children's Theatre renovated a former police station into it's new home, little did the company know they…chicago.suntimes.comNickelodeon Launches Slimezone VR at IMAX VR Centers - VRScoutShare TweetNow available at Los Angeles, New York and Toronto VR centers. Nickelodeon launched its SlimeZone…vrscout.comOculus Artist's 'Quill' Shorts Show the Incredible Potential of Illustrating & Animating in VRQuill, Oculus' VR painting and drawing tool, recently saw a major update which added animation tools to the software…www.roadtovr.comPlaying With the Past, Part Two: Magic Circles and Interaction AlibisGiven what we know about play, games, and learning, what can we pull out of the mass of research? For me, the two…thinkingaboutmuseums.comMicrosoft Shows New Research in Haptics With 'CLAW' VR Controller PrototypeAs VR display resolutions become more packed with pixels and new controller types such as Valve's Knuckles dangle…www.roadtovr.comA Little Light Music: The Arensky Chamber Orchestra - Bailes + LightIn 'In Night's Darkling Glory - Tristan and Isolde', The Arensky Chamber Orchestra set out to create an immersive…bailesandlight.comDigital Jam Sessions: Live from @BVExpo discussing #museums in the 21st century #4DLive from the @BVExpo 2018 storytellers stage we talk with @V_and_A @AMVltd and @curious_space to explore the use of…digitaljamsessions.comStreet Fighter II is a weirdly perfect match for ARLast year, I played Super Mario in AR on a Hololens. The maker of that game, Abhishek Singh, told me he would be…www.cnet.comLas Vegas' New $100M Kind Heaven Project Has Hollywood TouchA group headed by Walden Media founder and Miramax president Cary Granat, Star Wars visual effects pioneer Ed Jones…deadline.comGoogle's Experiment With Light Fields Show Potential of VR - VRScoutShare TweetThe stunning seven-minute guided tour is now available on Steam VR. Google is working on ways to create the…vrscout.comThe Walking Dead: Our World to Integrate Real World Locations From Google MapsThe Walking Dead TV series is still very popular, sprouting all sorts of additional content including several…www.vrfocus.comThere's No Better Metaphor For SXSW Than WestworldThe premise of Westworld rests on an uneasy relationship between a town's residents and the "newcomers": wealthy…www.wired.comLollapalooza Founder Perry Farrell Ready To Change Live Music Again With 'Kind Heaven'Perry Farrell changed live music once with Lollapalooza. Now he is teaming with Caesars and Immersive Artistry to do it…www.forbes.comGoogle's Experiment With Light Fields Show Potential of VR - VRScoutShare TweetThe stunning seven-minute guided tour is now available on Steam VR. Google is working on ways to create the…vrscout.comEscape Immerse Explore: New Orleans - Expansion Update - Room Escape ArtistThe original 24 tickets to this escape room tour are officially sold out. We made jambalaya to celebrate! More tickets…roomescapeartist.comTomb Raider, Lisa Halliday, Immersive theatre, Front Row - BBC Radio 4The verdict on the return of video game heroine Lara Croft to the big screen.www.bbc.co.ukCan immersive theatre be accessible? My review of Theatr Clwyd and Guild of Misrule's co-production…When I heard that my local theatre (Theatr Clwyd) was doing a production of The Great Gatsby I got really excited but…sians-silver-linings.comFootpaths, food and fablesThe setting sun's glow fading in the distance, the wafting aroma of spices and masalas and the ebbing tide of people…www.thehindu.comMovers & Shapers: Tom Pearson - The Moving ArchitectsMOVERS & SHAPERS: PODCAST No.58 - Tom Pearson Release Date: 3.13.18 TO DOWNLOAD PODCAST OR LISTEN: iTunes: Subscribe…themovingarchitects.orgSXSW Tips: How to Take Your VR Experience to the Next LevelIn 1977, the Voyager spacecraft departed for the deepest reaches of outer space, carrying two golden records that…www.premiumbeat.comCHORUS Proves that the Future of VR is Shared Experiences - VRScoutShare TweetShared VR experiences seem to be the hot trend making rounds at film festivals this year. It wasn't long ago…vrscout.comCNN VR App Brings News to Oculus Rift - VRScoutShare TweetWolf Blitzer introduces us to the future of news in VR. Just over a year ago CNN dove head first into VR…vrscout.comStorytelling and the Myth of Diminishing Attention SpansFor some time now, we've heard that in marketing, shorter is better. From video to copy, snackable is now the preferred…www.adweek.comThe VR Concept opens Arcade in London's Elephant & CastleVirtual reality (VR) continues to grow in the public consciousness thanks not only to the endeavours of big global…www.vrfocus.comIt's All in the Game at VORTEX's 'Performance Park'Bonnie Cullum, The idea came in a dream. VORTEX Repertory Company's producing artistic director, had been looking for a…www.americantheatre.orgOur Co-Artistic Director on the violence of SMOKED!Dear friends and fans of Nordo, I want to offer a pull-no-punches couple of words about SMOKED!, opening this April…mailchi.mpScareHouse unleashes new "Pittsburgh Zombies" haunt for 50th anniversary of "Night of the Living…Known as one of America's "Scariest Halloween Attractions," ScareHouse is Pittsburgh's premier haunted attraction…bit.lyAudience gets on board in San Diego Rep's interactive world premiere of 'Beachtown'Tearing down the fourth wall, torching the script, tossing theatrical convention both hither and (quite possibly) yon…www.sandiegouniontribune.comThey Talk About Porn in This Show. Audience Participation Is Encouraged."So much immersive theater is afraid of entertainment, which is a shame," Mr. Green said on a recent afternoon in the…www.nytimes.com
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