#32 Always a Challenge But Absolutely Possible

This episode is brimming, overflowing even with tips and techniques for those who like to look behind the curtain. If you didn’t catch last week’s episode, it gives some background on our guest Niyia Mack’s experience producing and consulting on immersive experience design. 

This week, Niyia answers questions about creating immersive experiences when you’re not based in LA, New York, or Chicago, what she’s excited about in the changing world of immersive, and how it’s possible to make more intimate immersive productions financially viable. 

Whether or not you’re a creative in immersive entertainment, getting a window into the world of those who carefully craft experiences for others can be incredibly eye-opening to the end of understanding the ways in which the world around you might be changeable, designable, and resoundingly story-worthy. Enjoy

Selected Links:

Niyia Mack
Niyia Mack’s projects
Janell Langford’s Obsidiopolis
SXSW panel

Some of Niyia Mack’s work and collaborations:

Meow Wolf Denver
Delusion
Spy Brunch’s “Safehouse’
Speakeasy Society’s ‘Johnny cycle’
CoAct Production’s ‘Sideshow’
LEIA
Pasadena Playhouse

Show Notes:

Creating a space of safety [2:41]
Creating when you’re not in LA, NY, or Chicago [7:46]
Finding the community [11:17]
What Niyia is excited about in immersive? [12:48]
LARPing and immersive rookies [16:47]
Financially viable small shows [18:31]
Surprised by the effects of immersive [24:18]