Immersive rumblings getting louder and louder in the distance
Leap Motion announced plans for a $100 AR headset with hand-tracking. The Stage took a thoughtful look at the growing pains immersive is experiencing right now, especially in the UK. And in Star Wars news (because it always comes back to Star Wars), The VOID announced that their next location going to be in Las Vegas… and Disney filed some intriguing patent applications for an immersive hotel room experience (consider our eyebrows raised). Things are heating up — can’t you feel it?
Here at NoPro, we also caught up with our friends at Odyssey Works with the Immersive 5. They’ve also announced a call for participants for their next Odyssey in Mexico this summer (link below). Very exciting stuff as they haven’t done so in five years. And our friends Derek Spencer and Meredith Treinen of Ceaseless Fun dropped by for a very special episode of the NoPro podcast.
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ON THE PODCAST THIS WEEK
Derek Spencer and Meredith Treinen of Ceaseless Fun drop in with beer and pecan pie to talk about their most recent show — Agnosia — and the upcoming They Who Saw The Deep in Los Angeles.
Don’t worry, we save the pie for afterwards. But it is one of THOSE episodes thanks to the beer. In fact, it’s officially an NoPro After Dark.
We get into process in this one, so you know I love it.
FROM THE WIRE: SHOWS, EVENTS, & EXPERIENCES
Ann Arbor: At the Illusionist’s Table
Baja, Mexico: Odyssey Works Call for Participants + Workshop
Charlotte, NC: The Sherlock Project
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Chicago: Creating Authenticity and Meaningful Interactivity in XR
LA: Lights Out; Beach Play; LEIA Office Hours; Marbles; Leaves of Grass/On Paper
Las Vegas: The VOID: Secrets of the Empire
Maine: Improvisational, Immersive & Interactive Performance Workshop
NYC: Everything Immersive Community Meetup; The Oddly Satisfying Spa; Casting the Audience
San Jose: Japantown Immersive
SF: Lights Out
REVIEWS
STORIES
The Immersive 5 with Ayden LeRoux of Odyssey WorksImagine waking up to find yourself in a performance that is all about younoproscenium.comThe NoPro WALL O’ THANKSApril 2018 Editionnoproscenium.comIs immersive theatre growing up or growing too big, too quickly? | Carousel, Features | The StageImmersive theatre hit the mainstream in the past decade with audiences flocking to work by companies such as…www.thestage.co.ukLeap Motion Announces Open-Source AR Dev Kit 'Project North Star' - VRScoutShare TweetThe company reveals plans to release their prototype design for a $100 hand-tracking AR headset. If you're…vrscout.comCall For ParticipantsWould you rather help make an Odyssey from the beginning? This is also an extraordinary opportunity for you to apply to…www.odysseyworks.orgDisney Files Patent for Immersive Multimedia Hotel Room ShowsWith a fully immersive Star Wars hotel on the horizon which promises to tie directly into the new Star Wars: Galaxy's…www.wdwinfo.com
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