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Ephemera and Discipline in Puzzle Design
Season 2 · Episode 11
mardi 29 septembre 2020 • Duration 34:00
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 contributor to the puzzle community. He has launched numerous successful Kickstart campaigns and he and his business partner are responsible for several renowned puzzle books.
This episode we discuss his process and how to create massive amounts of content without overloading your brain or your schedule.
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Stephen has provided us with a special discount code for the Escapages online store: FICTIONALREALITY
Head over to https://escapages.co.uk/ and use the code FICTIONALREALITY upon checkout to recieve a discount on all products
My website: https://www.puzzledreality.com
My IG: @thepuzzledmaker
Podcast Producer: https://thatsnotcanon.com
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Meaningful Experience Design
Season 2 · Episode 10
mardi 15 septembre 2020 • Duration 01:07:43
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 with Tommy Honton an award winning experience designer with a passion for the fundamental experience of the player. He has designed and created experiences such as the Museum of Selfies, Stash House, Arcana, All of Them Witches, and the Mortality Machine (to name a few).
He is a pleasure to talk to and learn from and was very encouraging in being forthcoming about how he entered the field and continues to design experiences. He has a playful heart and a eye for detail. His focus on accessability makes him a careful considerate creator who's goal is to provide an exciting, meaningful experience for the player.
I hope you enjoy this episode, remember to like and subscribe and catch you next time!
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Tommy Honton:
Website: https://tommyhonton.com/
Stash House Escape Room: https://www.stashhou.se/
Review of Arcana: https://becomeimmersed.com/arcana-review/
My website: www.puzzledreality.com
My IG: @thepuzzledmaker
Podcast Producer: https://thatsnotcanon.com
Interested in starting your own podcast? Head to That's Not Canon and ask how
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Simple, Fun, and Linear
Season 2 · Episode 1
mardi 9 juin 2020 • Duration 33:06
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 interviewing experience designers, puzzle developers, and escape room enthusiasts to find out how they design experiences.
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. She tells us some tips and tricks to designing our own experiences too.
When it comes to designing escape room experiences Keziah believes in the power of story, and to let the puzzles augment the narrative.
I hope you enjoy this episode, remember to like and subscribe and catch you next time!
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My website: www.puzzledreality.com
My Youtube Channel:
My Instagram: @thepuzzledmaker
Seraphim Escape: www.seraphimescape.com.au
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Three Time Travellers One Clock
Season 1 · Episode 15
jeudi 21 novembre 2019 • Duration 36:47
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 Cretaceous, to the golden age of pirates, and catch a little glimpse into the future as we find out how time travel is regulated and some clever ways to earn a dollar here and there.
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The Mirror
Season 1 · Episode 14
mercredi 16 octobre 2019 • Duration 06:19
Thank you for creating me. You are the world you experience, here let me show you.
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Propaganda, Advertising, and Religion
Season 1 · Episode 13
vendredi 6 septembre 2019 • Duration 52:21
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 insidious messages targeted directly to us.
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Video Games, Utopia, and Fascism
Season 1 · Episode 12
jeudi 29 août 2019 • Duration 39:55
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 Utopias and how they might be the most fictional realities of all before touching on fascism. All in all, an enlightening conversation.
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Fictional Reality in Story: The Bible
Season 1 · Episode 11
jeudi 15 août 2019 • Duration 29:32
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. What kind of reality does the bible offer us, and in turn, shape us into? Listen to find out.
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The Time Traveler
Season 1 · Episode 10
jeudi 8 août 2019 • Duration 18:49
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.
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I'm Not Words, You Are
Season 1 · Episode 9
jeudi 25 juillet 2019 • Duration 24:34
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.
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