THE IMMERSION AWARDS
2019 Nominations
People's Choice Award Categories
Innovative Immersive
Experiences that have uniquely and creatively pushed the boundaries of immersive entertainment as an artistic medium.
Transformative Immersive
Experiences that have had profound, perspective-shifting, and or transformative effects on those who attend/participate.
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2019 Immersion Awards Categories
Best Environmental Immersion
Experiences that use the setting of the show as a -or the- pivotal mechanic in accomplishing the goal of the piece.
Best Social Immersion
Experiences that highlight social interaction and agency with actors and/or other guests as the core of the experience
Best Immersive Narrative
Experiences that are storyline focused and use the tenets and techniques of immersive entertainment to convey that story.
Best Immersive Set Design
Experiences that use exceptionally detailed and/or highly-designed environments fabricated to define the world of the experience.
Best Site-Specific Immersive
Experiences that are typically both set heavy and anchored to the place in which they are performed, often using the site itself to help construct a narrative.
Best Immersive Game
Experiences that tactfully fuse gameplay, narrative, and (often) social immersive dynamics.
Best Intimate Immersive
Experiences designed for a small audience to actor ratio and the prioritization of social dynamics and interaction as a foundation of the experience.
Best Immersive for the Family
Experiences that are conducive for all ages, enabling an introduction to immersive for younger audiences
Best Sensory Immersive
Experiences that utilize multi-sensory communication in unique and innovative ways
Best Single Guest Immersive
Immersive experiences that involve only a single guest or participant.
Least Enjoyable Immersive
Immersive experiences that just shouldn’t
- The Mckamey Manor – Russ Mckamey
Best for immersive beginners
Experiences that recognize the fact that every experience is potentially someone’s first in a way that showcases the potential of the medium while simultaneously maintaining a digestible level of accessibility for the uninitiated.
Best Immersive Realism
Experiences that have a contemporary setting and/or are topically relevant to the real world.
- User Not Found – Dante or Die and BAM Theater New York
- Red Flags – Capital W
- The Privilege of Escape – Creative Time & Risa Puno
Best Immersive Dinner Theater
Experiences that are designed to incorporate a dining experience as a part of the event.
Best Holiday Immersive
Immersive experiences based on themes attached to the November and December holiday season.
Best Immersive Haunt
Experiences that fall outside of the traditional definition of a haunted house but are still based in a world of haunting, creepy, or spooky intent.