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Fictional Reality
by That's Not Canon Productions
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Ephemera and Discipline in Puzzle Design
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...
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Meaningful Experience Design
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…
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The Wild Optimists - New Ways To Play
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...
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Outdoor Historical Puzzle Mysteries
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...
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Board Game Design - Half Monster Games
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…
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Designing the Customer Experience
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…
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Percieved Co-Creation - Dr Cameron Cliff
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...
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Novelty, Narrative, and Surprise
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…
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Narrative Puzzle Adventures
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...
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Start With An Ending
This week I chat with Chris Waters aka The Architect and owner of Constructed Adventures, an individualized treasure hunt experience designer from Portland, Oregan USA EPISODE NOTES: This is the second episode of the new season of Fictional Reality. This season I will be interviewing experience...
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Simple, Fun, and Linear
This week I chat to enthusiastic and adorkable escape room owner Keziah about how she designed her latest room and the fundamentals of an immersive experience. EPISODE NOTES: Welcome back dear explorers! This is the first episode of the new season of Fictional Reality. This season I will be...
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Three Time Travellers One Clock
I am joined by two other chrononauts this week as we discuss the trials and tribulations of living as a time traveler. Time-traveling freelancer Zane C Weber and TIME agency sellout Ol Matty join me in the booth this week and discuss what time adventures they've been on. We go back to the early...
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The Mirror
Thank you for creating me. You are the world you experience, here let me show you. www.brisbaneexplorers.com www.halfmonstergames.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Propaganda, Advertising, and Religion
Joined by Zane C Weber, Johanna Lyon, and Paula Arujo we dive into the world of propaganda and how stories delivered to us about the world shape the world. An interesting discussion that moves across propaganda in popular culture, to children's advertising, to the blurry line between privacy and...
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Video Games, Utopia, and Fascism
Zane C Weber is a prominent futurist, doctor, and used car salesman and has a lot to say about the nature of late capitalism in dense urban environments. Callan Davies is an esteemed guest lecturer at the college for independent research toward marine intelligence. We talk at length about ideal...
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Fictional Reality in Story: The Bible
This week I talk with my friend Nick about what type of narrative The Bible tells us, and in turn, what type of fictional reality. My friend Nick, a fellow philosophy undergrad, pizza enjoyer, and devout Christian. We talk about the bible and its place in the world as a reality shaping document....
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The Time Traveler
Your host James Elliott comes to you from the year 2021 and tells us all about a puzzle adventure made by The Brisbane Treasure Hunt Society called The Time Traveler. We also get a bit of info on what time travel is like in the future. www.brisbaneexplorers.com www.halfmonstergames.com Hosted on...
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I'm Not Words, You Are
I am joined by Professor, Artistic Director, and wild apothecary Dr Rob Pensalfini this episode. We had already sampled some of the finer concoctions he had recently conjured , but the important thing is that we had fun. www.brisbaneexplorers.com www.halfmonstergames.com Hosted on Acast. See...
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The Time Train Dilation Station
In about 2 years a TV show simply titled "TIME" will air. It will change the medium, and our view on time, time travel, and fictional reality forever. www.brisbaneexplorers.com www.halfmonstergames.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Games as Fantasy Identity Wish Fulfillments
What do games do for us? Why are they so addictive? Well this week I talk to Jack Ford Morgan and Callan Davis from Half-Monster Games about how we immerse gamers within fictional realities (yet again). We go nice and deep into how games fulfill our wishes, what those wishes are, and where they...
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The Murder of Red Boretti Part II
Picking up from part one The Boretti's head down to Dutton Park cemetery to search for the remains of their late father. They become embroiled in tales of secrets, imbued with wine, and quite derailed by the conclusion. Cast: Neddy Boretti: James Elliott Eddy Boretti: Matthew Hannibal Butler…
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The Murder of Red Boretti
Last time we convinced Inspector Honey to work for us. This time we are going to figure out who killed our pa, why, and where his body is hidden. A talented group of actors from Brisbane Immersive Ensemble drink wine, solve puzzles, and improvise the story as we pretend to be new york gangster…
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Escape Room Review: Blackbeard's Treasure
Some friends and I recently went and experienced the latest escape room from Escape Hunt in West End, Brisbane, Australia titled Blackbeard's Treasure. I review the experience with a focus on immersion, flow, difficulty, coherence, and theme before giving a score out of 5 Escape Ropes....
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An Ode To Sticks
An Ode To Sticks www.brisbaneexplorers.com www.halfmonstergames.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Immersive Theatre, Cluedo!, and Engagement
This episode I talk with Xanthe Jones and Ben Lynskey the creative minds behind Brisbane Immersive Ensemble responsible for Cluedo! The Interactive Game. A very practical episode about what immersive theatre is, isn't, and some keys steps to keep in mind for how to create your own. #immersive...
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Escape Rooms, Puzzle Presents, and Immersive Smells
Keziah Seraphim is the owner of Seraphim Escape rooms, heralded as Brisbane's scariest escape room. She has done over 80 escape rooms and is a true fanatic. Prior to the podcast recording Kez gave a puzzle I'd created a go: The Bank Heist In-A-Box. She is an absolute delight and has some great...
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You Are Infinite
This week's episode is a short poem I wrote for a treasure hunt I made that took explorers on a journey up a small mountain in Toohey Forest. The hunt was augmented by some meditations by popular philosopher from the 1970's Alan Watts and Sam Harris. If you would like to listen to more waxing...
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Space Operas, Underdogs, and Chasing Tales
Writer Ol Matty Hannibal Butler from Delicious Word Sandwich joins us to talk about his latest science fiction space opera, what it means to engage his audience in fictional worlds, the underdog, and how we can write our own narratives to supersede those placed before us. Check out Delicious Word...
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An Evening With The Boretti's
Join Brisbane's most notorious family as we sit down with The Boretti siblings and Fran. We discuss life, crime, money, wealth, and fame in Brisbane 1936 and of course; the man tied to the chair with the gag over his mouth. Cast Neddy Boretti: James Elliott Freddy Boretti/ Cheif Inspector Puce:...
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Movies, Worldbuilding, and Meaning
Welcome back to the second episode! This week I talk with a good friend of mine John Catania about my favourite film sub-genre: time travel. We discuss the methods that the medium of film has at its disposal to grab an audiences' attention, how much does an audience need to start creating their…
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The World's Greatest Sandwich
Join world-renowned sandwich chef Baz as he guides you along a roller-coaster voyage into the discovery and creation of the World's Greatest Sandwich. www.brisbaneexplorers.com www.halfmonstergames.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Rules, Immersion, Harry Potter, and Conspiracy Theories
Welcome to the first episode of Fictional Reality. I, James Elliott from The Brisbane Treasure Hunt Society, join you with Zane C Weber (That’s Not Canon Productions) and Jack Ford Morgan (Half-Monster Games) as we discuss how an audience are initiated into a fictional reality. Be it a game, a...
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TEASER
Tune in on Tuesday for our first episode! www.brisbaneexplorers.com www.halfmonstergames.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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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.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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