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It’s been a busy week here at NoPro. Our own Anthony Robinson wrote about his family’s love for Knott’s Berry Farm’s Ghost Town Alive. Senior AV Producer Cara Mandel took us deep into The Count’s Den in Los Angeles. Managing Editor Kathryn Yu succeeded in escaping the room in The Order in New York City. And Juliet Bennet Rylah took us into the selfie palace that is Porn Hub Nation in LA. Founder/Publisher of NoPro Noah Nelson had an amazing conversation with Sean Stewart on the podcast, one of the principal designers of the very first alternate reality game back in the day, The Beast. And we had another jam-packed issue of the North America newsletter. And new issues of the LA/NYC newsletters are on their way. Dang!
Many, many thanks to everybody who came to the NYC No Proscenium/Room Escape Artist/Everything Immersive meetup at the Marlton Hotel on Monday. It was so wonderful seeing the co-mingling of folks from the immersive theatre, LARP, escape room, and AR/VR/MR communities. If you couldn’t make it, don’t worry, we’ll have more soon.
What have you been seeing lately? We wanna know your faves! Tweet us with the hashtag #NoProLove on Twitter or Instagram!
And there’s so much more to come. We’re very excited to bring you coverage of the various upcoming San Diego Comic Con immersive activations. So stay tuned!
ON THE PODCAST THIS WEEK
Once upon a time Sean Stewart was a science fiction novelist. Then, one day, he got a call asking if he wanted to take part in a little world-building project. One based around a Steven Spielberg movie.
That movie was A.I. and that project would become known as “The Beast,” the first Alternate Reality Game. Now Sean works for Magic Leap, the secretive company in Florida that is working on augmented reality. But we’re not here to talk about that. We’re here to talk about making participatory stories.
Sean plays Jedi Master to Noah’s padawan learner. This is a very, very good episode.
FROM THE WIRE: SHOWS, EVENTS, & EXPERIENCES
Asheville: half-light
Chicago: Where We Go Together or The Flashlight Play
Minneapolis: GARAGE
Kingston, Ontario: Kick and Push Festival
LA: Captivated: Act One: Justine (Remount)
NYC: The Color Factory; Six Impossible Things; The Girl Who Handcuffed Houdini; Knights of the Raj; Candytopia; This is Not a Torture or an Engine; Nine Cases; Unmoored/Wake; Whisperlodge
Pittsburgh: intimate subjects
San Diego: DC Comic Universe at San Diego Comic Con
Toronto: Fairland Funhouse
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REVIEWS
Both our own, and from around the web!
The Museum of Futuresex: ‘Pornhub Nation’ Lands In LA (The NoPro Review)The world’s biggest porn site travels to Uranus and back again to whip their selfie palace into shapenoproscenium.comWill We Join ‘The Order’ Or Try to Destroy It? (A NoPro Escape)I Survived the Room brings a branching narrative, theatrical set elements, and a live performer together in Long Island…noproscenium.com
STORIES
One Dad’s Love Note to the Kid-Friendly ‘Ghost Town Alive!’Knott’s Berry Farm’s immersive experience returns to the streets of Caliconoproscenium.comThe Count’s Den ’Remember Me Germaine’ — A NoPro Video FeatureSomething wicked is brewing at The Count’s Den in Downtown LAnoproscenium.com'Ingress' Anime Series to Air on Netflix in OctoberThe animated series based on augmented reality mobile game Ingress from Pokemon Go developer Niantic will screen…www.hollywoodreporter.comThe Future Of Virtual Reality Isn't Your Living Room - It's The MallWhere else you gonna go? Part 2 in a 3-part series on VR hitting the mainstream. (See Part 1: Why 'Ghostbusters' Is The…www.forbes.comInteractive Exhibit FOMO Factory Rolls into Austin this FallBy Darcie Duttweiler | Photos by Jana Cantua If you're one of the millions of folks who follows Beyoncé on Instagram…www.austinmonthly.comSummer in Times Square is a really bad way to experience HoloLens artIt's 95 degrees Fahrenheit -- 35 Celsius -- or at least it feels like it. I'm standing in the middle of Times Square…www.cnet.com'Beat Saber Arcade' Coming Soon for Sanctioned Use in VR Arcades - Road to VRBeat Saber, the acclaimed VR rhythm game, is soon to get a special version, Beat Saber Arcade, which will offer…www.roadtovr.comPlaylines needs a developer!We're looking for a Unity/mobile developer who's excited about the possibilities of immersive AR, with experience…playlines.tumblr.com'Mario Kart VR' to Take First Steps Out of Japan, Coming to London in August - Road to VRMario Kart Arcade GP VR, the location-based VR game first launched at Bandai Namco's Shinjuku-based VR Zone arcade last…www.roadtovr.comMemorable Moments - Elevating Moments Into Lasting Memories At Your AttractionI wrote this article about creating memorable moments for the June 2018 edition of Create Memorable Moments - Elevate…bradjashinsky.comWhat Happens When an Art Critic Reviews an Instagram Trap? Turns Out, That's a Trick Question |…Over the past year, those phenomena I have come to call "Instagram Traps"-installation art-ish environments built for…news.artnet.comHow virtual reality is altering interviewsDid your last job interview involve climbing a steep, snowy mountain, navigating a maze or visiting an ancient Greek…www.theguardian.comInteractive, Digital Art Museum Opens in Tokyosmithsonian.com A new art museum has opened in Tokyo, and visitors are invited to touch the art. The creators say the…www.smithsonianmag.comExperience Park concept: rise of the immersive, themed world | blooloopOver the decades we have seen the business of amusement evolve from small fun fairs and carnivals into amusement parks…blooloop.com
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