Myself and Helena have the absolute pleasure of heading down to London for the Immersive Experience Summit later this month. This year the Immersive Experience Network (IEN) have partnered up with Escape Room Industry Conference (ERIC) to bring together some of the most creative and influential minds in both the immersive and escape room fields, in this post we'd like to introduce you to some of the incredible speakers at the event.
Laura Langrish - https://www.thekeyofdreams.co.uk/
Laura is the co-founder and lead writer for the company Lemon Difficult, the company behind Key of Dreams a 24 hour interactive experience merging immersive theatre, narrative, puzzles and fine dining in a 17th century manor house full of dark history. Laura will be delivering a talk about the lessons learnt over the past few years delivering a 24 hour immersive experience.
Gijs Geers - https://www.darkpark.com/
Gijs is the founder of Dark Park the Holland based Escape Room company pioneering some of the largest and most creative escape rooms in Europe with infamous experiences such as "Stay in the dark" the 2.5 hour immersive escape experience within a 4000 m² multi-story warehouse. Gijs will be delivering a talk about the secrets behind creating a lasting experience for guests.
Eric Spring in ‘t Veld - https://escaperoom.nl/
Eric is the CEO and creative director of Mama Bazooka the Netherlands based escape company behind the TERPECA award winning room "The Dome" which ranked at the top spot for several years. In his interview with Sarah Dodd he will discuss the creative process behind designing rooms like the dome.
Jeroen van Hasselt - https://entered.be/
Jeroen is an an award-winning game designer behind a variety of videogames, reality game tv-shows & escape experiences. As well as the creative director of Entered - the Belgian escape game company pushing the boundaries of conventional game design with 200 minute long experiences that drop you into a real life horror game. Jeroen will be discussing how to get from concept to creation with a focus on high tech and narratively rich open world escape experiences.
Francine Boon & Victor van Doorn - https://www.sherlocked.nl/
2 of the co-founders and creative minds behind Sherlocked escape rooms in Amsterdam with rooms like "The Alchemist" Sherlocked are known to have some of the most notoriously stunning escape rooms in Europe. In their discussion Francine and Victor will be covering the lessons they learned putting together a project like The Alchemist.
Dan Wiseman - https://thedetectivesociety.com/
Dan is one of the creators of The Detective Society; a hybrid games company that delivers at home immersive tabletop escapes / murder mysteries. With a huge focus on originality and engaging narratives Dans discussion will cover the thought process that goes into episodic storytelling.
Lukas Rauscher - https://crimerunners.at/
Lukas Rauscher is the Co-Founder and Creative Director of Crime Runners; the Vienna based escape room company with a high focus on story driven immersion. Unlike conventional escape rooms, Crime runners games are episodic in nature and link into some of their other rooms. Lukas will also be discussing the topic of episodic storytelling but from an in person game perspective.
Robert and Nicola Kimber - https://hysteriaescaperooms.com/
Bob and Nikki are 2 of the minds behind Hysteria Escape Rooms and Untold Mysteries; episodic escape experiences within the Redoubt Guardhouse at Fort Amherst. In their discussion they will also be talking about the creation process of episodic escape rooms.
Mairi Nolan - https://www.mairispaceship.com/
Mairi is an award-winning freelance puzzle game designer who with escape rooms, tabletop games, and video games. Also one of the writers for the Escape Industry Newsletter, The Escape Roomer and more. Mairi's discussion is Q&A regarding Entrepreneurship and freelancing within the escape and immersive industry.
With this not even being half of the speakers at the event, we honestly cannot wait to network and learn from some of the most notable creators from around the world. If this has piqued your interest or you'd like to know more information you can check out the event page here - https://immersiveexperience.network/huddle-events/live-immersive-experience-summit-24/