CMU School of Drama


Sunday, August 23, 2020

Do’s and Don’ts of Virtual Experiences

Immersology: In the face of an ongoing pandemic, Strange Bird Immersive has elected to keep our doors closed. To help us make rent, we’ve pivoted to creating virtual experiences.

I am eager to report that Zoom can indeed deliver the thrill of immersive theatre.

1 comment:

Annika Evens said...

I don’t have any immediate plans to work on a virtual escape room or tarot card readings but this article was really interesting and helpful to all virtual experiences. I really like that this company learned a lot about online events and performances because they have been doing it and decided to share what they have learned with everyone. A lot of smaller companies are probably struggling with some of the things laid out in this article so I think it is really nice and with a good heart for this company to openly share what they have learned. I think something really important they said was to charge people for the experience. People at first might be annoyed that they have to pay for a virtual event but in the world right now virtual events are the only events and like this article said the company is putting in time and money to produce it so charging for tickets makes sense. Also, I think if they charge people for tickets the audience will be more engaged and less likely to have the zoom on in the background while they are making dinner or something.