Immersive 101

Non Plus Ultra Sports Castle
1000 Broadway
Denver, CO 80203

5-6pm

What do caves, cathedrals, cafes and carnivals all have in common? They’re immersive entertainment, a category that seems only recently defined, but can be traced back to the earliest stages of human evolution. Join Jake Rosenberg, the Producer of Special Projects at American Lore Theater, as we discuss and debate the past and present of leading immersive theories, and explore how mighty historical trends of building, dwelling and thinking have delivered us to the first Denver Immersive Gathering, the next chapter in immersive media. We will explore an overview of human survival and adaptation, and its relationship to the emergence of entertainment. From there, we will explore how world religions have adapted space to tell multi-media stories, and how the march of world cultures across the Wild West proved to be the seminal turning point in immersive’s history. Who knows, perhaps we’ll get as far as 2022…and beyond! Won’t you join us, bring your best ideas, and speak with your fellow DIGGERS?

Jake Rosenberg is the Producer of Special Projects at American Lore Theater (ALT), America’s Public Program Producer. Through pioneering research and rolled up sleeves, ALT has developed immersive experiences rooted in the principles of folklore for The American Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Magazine, The US Forest Service, The Mothman Festival, Escape Virtuality, History Colorado, the Brooklyn Arts Council, Factory Obscura Oklahoma City, and more. If you’ve read this far, please visit www.altxyou.com and share your email and that you’re at DIG. You never know what might show up in your inbox…