Fictional Reality

Sep 29 2020 33 ep. 34 mins 44
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FICTIONAL REALITY IS A PODCAST SERIES LOOKING AT NARRATIVE WORLDS, IMMERSIVE THEATRE, PUZZLE ADVENTURES, ESCAPE ROOMS, TREASURE HUNTS AND GAMIFIED STORIES. Join us as we explore the depths of what it means to create a Fictional Reality.
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Ephemera and Discipline in Puzzle Design

Sep 29 2020 34 mins  
A lively discussion with Flatpak and Full Deck creator Stephen Lockyer about his history of designing puzzle books, his discipline of creating content, and how the every day and mundane inspires his process.Stephen has a dry sense of humour and I could have chatted with him for hours about his puzzle making process. His is an enthusiastic creator and very helpful and open contribut

Meaningful Experience Design

Sep 15 2020 67 mins  
LA based experience designer Tommy Honton joins me as we discuss his journey from a film and tv writer in the wild and wacky world of experience design.This is the 10 episode of season 2 of Fictional Reality. In this season I talk to experience designers from around the world about how they design puzzle experiences, mysteries, immersive theatre, and escape rooms. Today I chat

The Wild Optimists - New Ways To Play

Sep 01 2020 53 mins  
The Wild Optimists are the creative duo behind the first mass markte escape room in a box game and work as puzzle designers whose goal is to discover new ways to play.This week I chat with two very clever, generous, and creative puzzle designers Ariel and Juliana. Together the are The Wild Optimists, two women who are constantly pushing themselves to discover new ways to play. They

Outdoor Historical Puzzle Mysteries

Aug 25 2020 58 mins  
A chat with experience designer Ben from Mystery City Games, an outdoor puzzle adventure company who specialise in "puzzlefying" historical stories.EPISODE NOTES: Ben and his business partner decided to make use of all the great history, stories, and mysteries that lay hidden within the bricks mortar of Amsterdam by creating a puzzle led narrative adventure that would take visitors

Board Game Design - Half Monster Games

Aug 11 2020 51 mins  
Jack Ford Morgan is the founder and game designer for Half-Monster Games, an independent Australian board game producer. We talk about his latest game Animal World War, the question of "what is good", and designing player experience.EPISODE NOTES: Jack and I talk about the importance of designing the player experience in our latest episode. We discuss how immersive approaches to ga

Designing the Customer Experience

Jul 28 2020 55 mins  
Paul Adams is a multi-modal creator specialising in theatre production and business development. He is a true renaissance man, and believes in surprising the customer with value.EPISODE NOTES: This is the sixth episode of season 2 of Fictional Reality. This season I will be interviewing experience designers, puzzle developers, and escape room enthusiasts to find out how they design

Percieved Co-Creation - Dr Cameron Cliff

Jul 14 2020 53 mins  
This week I chat with Doctor Cameron Cliff. He develops multi-platform experiences and uses storytelling to solve strategy problems.EPISODE NOTES: This is the fourth episode of the new season of Fictional Reality. This season I will be interviewing experience designers, puzzle developers, and escape room enthusiasts to find out how they design experiences as well as tips and tricks

Novelty, Narrative, and Surprise

Jul 07 2020 39 mins  
This week I chat with Michelle and Yacine from Society of Curiosities and Kauai Escape rooms. In the COVID business pivot they released a play at home adventure subscription service.EPISODE NOTES: This is the third episode of the new season of Fictional Reality. This season I will be interviewing experience designers, puzzle developers, and escape room enthusiasts to find out how t

Narrative Puzzle Adventures

Jun 23 2020 54 mins  
Today I chat with Rita Orlov, the creator behind the mail-out mystery website PostCurious. She is a narrative puzzle adventure designer, illustrator, creator, maker extraordinaire.EPISODE NOTES: This is the third episode of the new season of Fictional Reality. This season I will be interviewing experience designers, puzzle developers, and escape room enthusiasts to find out how the

Start With An Ending

Jun 16 2020 53 mins  
This week I chat with Chris Waters aka The Architect and owner of Constructed Adventures, an individualized treasure hunt experience designer from Portland, Oregan USAEPISODE NOTES: This is the second episode of the new season of Fictional Reality. This season I will be interviewing experience designers, puzzle developers, and escape room enthusiasts to find out how they design exp