Reviewing 7 Immersive Experiences in London: Twist, Frameless, Dali, Dopamine Land...

Mistakes and successes in immersive experience design. As someone designing their own, I take a research trip to London in Feb 2023 to learn from what's out there. I visit and review Dopamine Land, Frameless, Flippers Roller Rink, Twist, The Outernet, Richard Mosse at 180 The Strand and Dali Cybernetics
0:00 Overview
0:26 Intro and analysis criteria
1:53 Dopamine Land
3:57 Frameless
6:27 Flippers
7:06 Twist
9:04 The Outernet
11:11 Dali Cybernetics
14:03 Richard Mosse
14:54 Takeaways for good design

[@drewd9985]

Thanks for this well-put-together review of these experiences. Very digestible review format.

[@JackDaltonJFD]

This was just great! Including all of the negatives & positives really is such a nice change of pace (most people just say EVERYTHING IS AMAZING). I'm going to check out Twist for sure off of you're review!

[@backgroundmusicorg6960]

give this woman some more views very helpful

[@ExplorewithSarahlouise]

Yeah the vr was what did it for me too I would have been disappointed without that

[@FavouriteSunrise]

This is great. Thank you. I was planning on taking my sons to Dopamine Land. It was wonderful seeing other options. My boys are autistic and I would love them to experience the type of well thought out, immersive experience, you describe. We would definitely visit one you design because I can tell a great deal of thought would go into it.

[@siobhan_lawson]

Thank you and I hope you had a good time on your day out, wherever you went!

[@mannsmint2859]

Thanks for this. Trying to take my girlfriend on interesting dates and this saved me some disappointment I recon haha. Twist it is. More videos like this would be a treat. Maybe escape room style experiences, Just a thought. Thanks again

[@bertiebassat5545]

Thanks, that was quite illuminating, I’ve never been to any light 💡 installation. Some seemed no more than vacuous novelty, a day out with the kids ? The more outside one, seemed to create very high quality fractal type visuals, but once you pass through it and admire such, it seemed to have fulfilled its limited purpose. The art install that took 7 years, looks like it could have been compelling. The Dali seemed a shame, I imagine his art could work well with some sort of light/graphical installation, but the projection looked very poor. It must be exceptionally expensive to create a really worthwhile install, it must be difficult also to not fall down a rabbit hole of novelty. Because of how much I appreciate, playing some music and submerging myself in visuals, I can imagine some amazing things could be created though, but I feel it would need to be submersive and flow in some continuum, an emotional journey. Maybe something like the simple journey from nothing via life through to death into nothing. Or something a bit like the quatsi trilogy/ baraka where there is a transition from the natural world into the world industrial world. Or Maybe a journey of the 20th century from basic industry to technology. Even an install playing with Kubricks 2001 a space odyssey. I feel the installs need a narrative a concept!

[@siobhan_lawson]

Yes there is a lot to think about! A little at a time. I'd visit a Space Odyssey themed one, nice idea

[@mikesimons4984]

Nice work

[@Bl12zard]

I'm interested to know what you are creating?

[@siobhan_lawson]

Thanks for your curiosity, it's coming together slowly and I'm aiming for it to be ready by October. I will certainly post more when the time comes.

[@saunamallorca8938]

Hello, is it possible to get contacts from you?

[@siobhan_lawson]

Hi that's not something I give out but am on LinkedIn if it's something of a professional nature

[@socialwork63]

The worst immersive experience to date was Stranger Things so overpriced, short and generally rubbish on all accounts! As a fan I was hugely disappointed!

[@siobhan_lawson]

Interesting, from youtube reviews I thought people seemed to enjoy that one. Hard to tell