#11 Game VS. Story, A love tale: Haley and Cameron Cooper of Strange Bird Immersive.
“Living in these imaginary worlds, not just seeing them … But living in them, gives you such a deeper sense of who you could be”
-Haley Cooper
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It’s rare that you find an actor in an escape room. It’s even more rare to discover that the actor doesn’t detract from you an experience, but helps create it. Cameron and Haley, are masters of this very thing. Madame Daphne guides you through a seance in attempt to contact the ghost of Harry Houdini.
While many escape rooms warship at the altar of the clock, Strange Bird laughs in the face of convention; stopping the clock entirely to ensure that the story has your complete and undivided attention. Strange Bird’s loyalty lies with the hero’s journey.
In the Episode: We discuss what makes an escape room shine, how immersion gives you a space to practice your emotions, and how Immersive entertainment opens the door to creativity to any with an idea, and a drive to create. Truly, the frame in which we view the world of entertainment is changing. The way in which we interact with one another could be shifted and reshaped, as we learn how to see each other and the world around us with new eyes.
Make it immersive:
Star Trek: The Next Generation [22:19]
Selected links:
Strange Bird Immersive
Immersology
The Man From Beyond
Klingon culture?
Myst
Walter the Falcon!
They have a trailer?
Strange Bird on:
Show Notes:
Introduction & context [1:19]
Favorite fictional world [2:20]
An inspiring and beautiful game [5:13]
When escape rooms shine[7:49]
What is strange bird? [9:29]
Why is Strange Bird so unique? [11:09]
Avoiding distractions and building story [13:28]
Directing the attention of an audience [15:18]
Escape Room VS. Storyline [17:19]
What is the ‘Why’ behind ‘The Man From Beyond’? [18:19]
How Strange bird creates immersion [22:10]
Make it immersive [22:19]
Setting the stage [31:15]
The coopers on the value of Play [34:05]
Why you should be dancing around a fire [40:35]
Where did the name “Strange Bird” come from? [42:20]
Where’s walter?? [46:19]
Explaining immersion [48:55]
Strange Bird’s here and now [51:23]