Kathryn Yu #OpenToWork
@kathrynyu.com
@immersiveexperience.org co-founder. Former Sr. Technical Game Designer at Twisted Pixel. @noproscenium.com Senior LA Reviewer & former Executive Editor.
The Psychgeist of Sleep No More: out now!
Los Angeles. She/her.
https://linktr.ee/kathrynyu
The Psychgeist of Sleep No More: out now!
Los Angeles. She/her.
https://linktr.ee/kathrynyu
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The Psychgeist of Pop Culture – Sleep No More – Play Story Press
playstorypress.org
The Psychgeist Of Pop Culture – Sleep No More is out today!
I'm honored to have a chapter alongside folks like Punchdrunk founder Felix Barrett and SNM's Chief Storyteller Ilana Gilovich.
Many thanks to our editors Betsy Sullivan and Rachel Kowert.
Free PDF here: playstorypress.org/books/the-..
I'm honored to have a chapter alongside folks like Punchdrunk founder Felix Barrett and SNM's Chief Storyteller Ilana Gilovich.
Many thanks to our editors Betsy Sullivan and Rachel Kowert.
Free PDF here: playstorypress.org/books/the-..
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Witness are bringing their “all-around spectacular” riff on the classical Oresteia to London's COLAB Tower this month and we get the lowdown on the 8-hour durational immersive theatrical installation from playwright Michael Bontatibus in our latest Coming Soon.
www.noproscenium.com/coming-soon-...
www.noproscenium.com/coming-soon-...
COMING SOON: Ritual
Witness brings their “all-around spectacular” riff on the classical Oresteia to London.
www.noproscenium.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Witness are bringing their “all-around spectacular” riff on the classical Oresteia to London's COLAB Tower this month and we get the lowdown on the 8-hour durational immersive theatrical installation from playwright Michael Bontatibus in our latest Coming Soon.
www.noproscenium.com/coming-soon-...
www.noproscenium.com/coming-soon-...
Tokyo-based immersive theatre company DAZZLE has posted a FREE livestream of their show Anemoia, which closes next month.
This Vimeo link will be active until 09:30 GMT (4:30am ET / 1:30am PT) February 13:
vimeo.com/event/5695199/ac732...
This Vimeo link will be active until 09:30 GMT (4:30am ET / 1:30am PT) February 13:
vimeo.com/event/5695199/ac732...
Anemoia Tokyo ONLINE 2026-02-11 18:30
VIMEOアプリでご視聴いただけない場合は、ブラウザでのご視聴をお試しください。
vimeo.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Tokyo-based immersive theatre company DAZZLE has posted a FREE livestream of their show Anemoia, which closes next month.
This Vimeo link will be active until 09:30 GMT (4:30am ET / 1:30am PT) February 13:
vimeo.com/event/5695199/ac732...
This Vimeo link will be active until 09:30 GMT (4:30am ET / 1:30am PT) February 13:
vimeo.com/event/5695199/ac732...
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In 2023, I managed to slip out before the layoffs hit me, and landed a new role in 2 business days.
In 2024, I managed to secure a new role in 31 days, leaving 3 weeks before those layoffs hit.
Unfortunately, I couldn't keep dancing through the lightning strikes.
I'm now looking for work.
In 2024, I managed to secure a new role in 31 days, leaving 3 weeks before those layoffs hit.
Unfortunately, I couldn't keep dancing through the lightning strikes.
I'm now looking for work.
February 10, 2026 at 11:23 PM
In 2023, I managed to slip out before the layoffs hit me, and landed a new role in 2 business days.
In 2024, I managed to secure a new role in 31 days, leaving 3 weeks before those layoffs hit.
Unfortunately, I couldn't keep dancing through the lightning strikes.
I'm now looking for work.
In 2024, I managed to secure a new role in 31 days, leaving 3 weeks before those layoffs hit.
Unfortunately, I couldn't keep dancing through the lightning strikes.
I'm now looking for work.
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NEW LISTING
Laudanum and Ink: an Immersive Frankenstein Story
Sip a cocktail as you wander through a hazy tavern of artists, explorers, and men of science.
Part of Immerse 2026
Orlando. Feb 20 & 21.
everythingimmersive.com/events/lauda...
Laudanum and Ink: an Immersive Frankenstein Story
Sip a cocktail as you wander through a hazy tavern of artists, explorers, and men of science.
Part of Immerse 2026
Orlando. Feb 20 & 21.
everythingimmersive.com/events/lauda...
Laudanum and Ink: an Immersive Frankenstein Story
Sip a cocktail as you wander through a hazy tavern of artists, explorers, and men of science.
everythingimmersive.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:45 PM
NEW LISTING
Laudanum and Ink: an Immersive Frankenstein Story
Sip a cocktail as you wander through a hazy tavern of artists, explorers, and men of science.
Part of Immerse 2026
Orlando. Feb 20 & 21.
everythingimmersive.com/events/lauda...
Laudanum and Ink: an Immersive Frankenstein Story
Sip a cocktail as you wander through a hazy tavern of artists, explorers, and men of science.
Part of Immerse 2026
Orlando. Feb 20 & 21.
everythingimmersive.com/events/lauda...
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What the puppet?
Birch House Immersive's annual Valentine's Day show returns to #Chicago with a very puppet forward brew.
Learn more in our latest Coming Soon!
www.noproscenium.com/coming-soon-...
Birch House Immersive's annual Valentine's Day show returns to #Chicago with a very puppet forward brew.
Learn more in our latest Coming Soon!
www.noproscenium.com/coming-soon-...
Coming Soon: Lonely Hops
What the puppet?
Birch House Immersive's annual Valentine's Day show returns to Chicago with a very puppet forward brew.
www.noproscenium.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:24 PM
What the puppet?
Birch House Immersive's annual Valentine's Day show returns to #Chicago with a very puppet forward brew.
Learn more in our latest Coming Soon!
www.noproscenium.com/coming-soon-...
Birch House Immersive's annual Valentine's Day show returns to #Chicago with a very puppet forward brew.
Learn more in our latest Coming Soon!
www.noproscenium.com/coming-soon-...
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NEW LISTING
Neotropolis 2026
Neotropolis is a fully immersive sci-fi & cyberpunk-themed event that is part mission role play, part interactive theater, part festival, part desert campout, and part user-generated.
N. Edwards, CA. April 29 - May 2.
everythingimmersive.com/events/neotr...
Neotropolis 2026
Neotropolis is a fully immersive sci-fi & cyberpunk-themed event that is part mission role play, part interactive theater, part festival, part desert campout, and part user-generated.
N. Edwards, CA. April 29 - May 2.
everythingimmersive.com/events/neotr...
Neotropolis 2026
A multi-day cyberpunk immersive in Southern CA
everythingimmersive.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:09 PM
NEW LISTING
Neotropolis 2026
Neotropolis is a fully immersive sci-fi & cyberpunk-themed event that is part mission role play, part interactive theater, part festival, part desert campout, and part user-generated.
N. Edwards, CA. April 29 - May 2.
everythingimmersive.com/events/neotr...
Neotropolis 2026
Neotropolis is a fully immersive sci-fi & cyberpunk-themed event that is part mission role play, part interactive theater, part festival, part desert campout, and part user-generated.
N. Edwards, CA. April 29 - May 2.
everythingimmersive.com/events/neotr...
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Last Call!
Today is the last day to enter to win a copy of The Future of Storytelling.
Read an exclusive excerpt here:
www.noproscenium.com/book-excerpt...
Today is the last day to enter to win a copy of The Future of Storytelling.
Read an exclusive excerpt here:
www.noproscenium.com/book-excerpt...
Book Excerpt: The Future of Storytelling (Plus Giveaway)
Read an excerpt from The Future of Storytelling: How Immersive Experiences Are Transforming Our World and get a chance to win a copy of the book!
www.noproscenium.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Last Call!
Today is the last day to enter to win a copy of The Future of Storytelling.
Read an exclusive excerpt here:
www.noproscenium.com/book-excerpt...
Today is the last day to enter to win a copy of The Future of Storytelling.
Read an exclusive excerpt here:
www.noproscenium.com/book-excerpt...
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Grateful to @noproscenium.com for this lovely write up about The Psychgeist of Pop Culture: Sleep No More
www.noproscenium.com/psychgeist-s...
www.noproscenium.com/psychgeist-s...
Felix Barrett Unveils the Origins and (Possible Future) of 'Sleep No More' (Book Excerpt)
An exclusive excerpt from 'The Psychgeist Of Pop Culture - Sleep No More,' a new critical book delving into the “various psychological underpinnings of the aesthetics, fandoms, and experience of 'Slee...
www.noproscenium.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Grateful to @noproscenium.com for this lovely write up about The Psychgeist of Pop Culture: Sleep No More
www.noproscenium.com/psychgeist-s...
www.noproscenium.com/psychgeist-s...
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Read an exclusive excerpt from 'The Psychgeist Of Pop Culture - Sleep No More,' a new critical book delving into the “various psychological underpinnings of 'Sleep No More.'”
In this selection, Punchdrunk's Felix Barrett reveals the earliest origins of the show.
In this selection, Punchdrunk's Felix Barrett reveals the earliest origins of the show.
Felix Barrett Unveils the Origins and (Possible Future) of 'Sleep No More' (Book Excerpt)
An exclusive excerpt from 'The Psychgeist Of Pop Culture - Sleep No More,' a new critical book delving into the “various psychological underpinnings of the aesthetics, fandoms, and experience of 'Slee...
www.noproscenium.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Read an exclusive excerpt from 'The Psychgeist Of Pop Culture - Sleep No More,' a new critical book delving into the “various psychological underpinnings of 'Sleep No More.'”
In this selection, Punchdrunk's Felix Barrett reveals the earliest origins of the show.
In this selection, Punchdrunk's Felix Barrett reveals the earliest origins of the show.
Reposted by Kathryn Yu #OpenToWork
NEWS: The four pieces of work shortlisted for the inaugural Annwn Prize, which celebrates excellence in immersive storytelling, will be exhibited at Wales Millennium Centre from 27th May to 26th June 2026. www.immersiverumours.com/post/wales-m...
Wales Millennium Centre announces dates for the first ever ANNWN Prize exhibition - Immersive Rumours
Some of the world’s most innovative and ambitious artworks will go on show at the Wales Millennium Centre as part of the first-ever ANNWN Prize exhibition, running from 27th May to 26th June 2026. The...
www.immersiverumours.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:57 AM
NEWS: The four pieces of work shortlisted for the inaugural Annwn Prize, which celebrates excellence in immersive storytelling, will be exhibited at Wales Millennium Centre from 27th May to 26th June 2026. www.immersiverumours.com/post/wales-m...
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We're almost half way through, and need your (YES YOU!) support to make this a reality. Six episodes, three hours of immersive folk horror, wherever and whenever you are.
(Reposts very welcome. We're all in)
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom...
Ask me anything about it, and I'll respond...
(Reposts very welcome. We're all in)
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom...
Ask me anything about it, and I'll respond...
The Devil’s Sound
A 6 episode immersive audio folk horror experience, set in David Barnett's Withered Hill universe.
www.kickstarter.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:08 PM
We're almost half way through, and need your (YES YOU!) support to make this a reality. Six episodes, three hours of immersive folk horror, wherever and whenever you are.
(Reposts very welcome. We're all in)
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom...
Ask me anything about it, and I'll respond...
(Reposts very welcome. We're all in)
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom...
Ask me anything about it, and I'll respond...
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@lizziestark.bsky.social and I wrote a game about grinding the gears of oppression in the most annoying, deniable ways, inspired by the 1944 Simple Sabotage Field manual of the OSS. It's cozy! You play cute forest animals who work in a trap factory for predators! sixofhounds.itch.io/slow-walk
Slow Walk by Six of Hounds
Cute animals sabotage a mousetrap factory. A serious larp.
sixofhounds.itch.io
February 5, 2026 at 8:31 PM
@lizziestark.bsky.social and I wrote a game about grinding the gears of oppression in the most annoying, deniable ways, inspired by the 1944 Simple Sabotage Field manual of the OSS. It's cozy! You play cute forest animals who work in a trap factory for predators! sixofhounds.itch.io/slow-walk
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The sequel to 'Brassroots District: Live in the Lot Summer ’73' finds the band grooving at LA's historic Catch One through March in a new story testing the lead singers' partnership.
Learn more in our latest Coming Soon.
www.noproscenium.com/coming-soon-...
Learn more in our latest Coming Soon.
www.noproscenium.com/coming-soon-...
COMING SOON: Brassroots District '74
The sequel to 'Brassroots District: Live in the Lot Summer ’73' finds the band grooving at LA's historic Catch One through March in a new story testing the lead singers' partnership.
www.noproscenium.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:00 PM
The sequel to 'Brassroots District: Live in the Lot Summer ’73' finds the band grooving at LA's historic Catch One through March in a new story testing the lead singers' partnership.
Learn more in our latest Coming Soon.
www.noproscenium.com/coming-soon-...
Learn more in our latest Coming Soon.
www.noproscenium.com/coming-soon-...
Reposted by Kathryn Yu #OpenToWork
NEW LISTING
Wayne McGregor: Infinite Bodies
What does the human body mean in the age of AI?
London. Feb. 22 - Aug. 22
everythingimmersive.com/events/wayne...
Wayne McGregor: Infinite Bodies
What does the human body mean in the age of AI?
London. Feb. 22 - Aug. 22
everythingimmersive.com/events/wayne...
Wayne McGregor: Infinite Bodies
What does the human body mean in the age of AI?
everythingimmersive.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:51 PM
NEW LISTING
Wayne McGregor: Infinite Bodies
What does the human body mean in the age of AI?
London. Feb. 22 - Aug. 22
everythingimmersive.com/events/wayne...
Wayne McGregor: Infinite Bodies
What does the human body mean in the age of AI?
London. Feb. 22 - Aug. 22
everythingimmersive.com/events/wayne...
Our February 9 event in North Hollywood with Yannick Trapman-O'Brien (Undersigned, The Telelibrary), Morgan Taylor (The Queen's Fools), Graham Wetternhan (After Hours), Lyra Levin (Enemies of Time), Parker Sela & Anthony Robinson (No Proscenium) is almost sold out!
everythingimmersive.com/event...
everythingimmersive.com/event...
Spotlight Series: Yannick Trapman-O'Brien
Join us for a dynamic conversation between the artist behind Undersigned & The Telelibrary and LA's immersive luminaries.
everythingimmersive.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Our February 9 event in North Hollywood with Yannick Trapman-O'Brien (Undersigned, The Telelibrary), Morgan Taylor (The Queen's Fools), Graham Wetternhan (After Hours), Lyra Levin (Enemies of Time), Parker Sela & Anthony Robinson (No Proscenium) is almost sold out!
everythingimmersive.com/event...
everythingimmersive.com/event...
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Just finished updating the wishlists of our network of 3D printers who print & ship safety whistles all over the country to folks who look out for their neighbors.
Wanna help? We have 2 printers who are running low and an entire network who always needs more support: linktr.ee/WhistleWishL...
Wanna help? We have 2 printers who are running low and an entire network who always needs more support: linktr.ee/WhistleWishL...
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We're the Whistle Avengers. We turn each spool of filament into 400-700 whistles which we send out into the world. Sponsor whistles in your favorite colors!
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February 4, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Just finished updating the wishlists of our network of 3D printers who print & ship safety whistles all over the country to folks who look out for their neighbors.
Wanna help? We have 2 printers who are running low and an entire network who always needs more support: linktr.ee/WhistleWishL...
Wanna help? We have 2 printers who are running low and an entire network who always needs more support: linktr.ee/WhistleWishL...
Reposted by Kathryn Yu #OpenToWork
You Are Jeff Bezos by Kris Lorischild
A Billionaire Simulator
direkris.itch.io
February 4, 2026 at 10:45 PM
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Happy Black History Month! Today my students learned about Jerry Lawson, an engineer who helped pioneer the video game cartridge. They also designed their own games!
doodles.google/doodle/geral...
doodles.google/doodle/geral...
February 4, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Happy Black History Month! Today my students learned about Jerry Lawson, an engineer who helped pioneer the video game cartridge. They also designed their own games!
doodles.google/doodle/geral...
doodles.google/doodle/geral...
(These are good beans btw)
February 5, 2026 at 5:11 AM
(These are good beans btw)
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if you get a chance to experience @parkersela.bsky.social 's Remote Retrocheiromancy, I strongly recommend it. A really unique and moving phone show that I'm definitely going to be thinking about for a while.
February 5, 2026 at 3:02 AM
if you get a chance to experience @parkersela.bsky.social 's Remote Retrocheiromancy, I strongly recommend it. A really unique and moving phone show that I'm definitely going to be thinking about for a while.
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Provenance, opening at the cell in NYC this month, invites two guests to follow the voice of a girl who finds a mysterious artifact stolen by birds, and join her adventure as she sets out to discover its true home in an experience that takes place in darkness.
Learn more in our latest Coming Soon.
Learn more in our latest Coming Soon.
COMING SOON: Provenance
Provenance, opening at the cell in Manhattan this month, invites two guests to follow the voice of a girl who finds a mysterious artifact stolen by birds, and join her adventure as she sets out to dis...
www.noproscenium.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Provenance, opening at the cell in NYC this month, invites two guests to follow the voice of a girl who finds a mysterious artifact stolen by birds, and join her adventure as she sets out to discover its true home in an experience that takes place in darkness.
Learn more in our latest Coming Soon.
Learn more in our latest Coming Soon.
Reposted by Kathryn Yu #OpenToWork
Talks are just ten minutes long so you don’t need to do too much prep, and while the atmosphere is a bit more academic/professional, it’s not stuffy.
Share what you’re thinking and doing about participatory art, durational experience, narrative co-creation and more!
Share what you’re thinking and doing about participatory art, durational experience, narrative co-creation and more!
February 4, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Talks are just ten minutes long so you don’t need to do too much prep, and while the atmosphere is a bit more academic/professional, it’s not stuffy.
Share what you’re thinking and doing about participatory art, durational experience, narrative co-creation and more!
Share what you’re thinking and doing about participatory art, durational experience, narrative co-creation and more!
Reposted by Kathryn Yu #OpenToWork
Going to the Knutpunkt Nordic Larp conference this year? Consider pitching a talk for Sublime Pretense, a satellite event about larp and art!
I did a quick talk about the current state of British immersive theatre last time, and really enjoyed the feedback and the other talks. It’s a good crowd!
I did a quick talk about the current state of British immersive theatre last time, and really enjoyed the feedback and the other talks. It’s a good crowd!
Sublime Pretense 3: Author/Audience/Awkward
What: A symposium on larp and art
When: 10:00 - 14:00 on April 16th, 2026
Where: Skogen, Masthuggsterrassen 3, 41318, Gothenburg, Sweden
Larps and larp-adjacent works use participation as material, o...
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February 4, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Going to the Knutpunkt Nordic Larp conference this year? Consider pitching a talk for Sublime Pretense, a satellite event about larp and art!
I did a quick talk about the current state of British immersive theatre last time, and really enjoyed the feedback and the other talks. It’s a good crowd!
I did a quick talk about the current state of British immersive theatre last time, and really enjoyed the feedback and the other talks. It’s a good crowd!
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Do I know any South Asian game writers/narrative designers looking for a full-time contract?
a woman wearing a wig is singing holla !
Alt: a woman wearing a wig is singing holla !
media.tenor.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Do I know any South Asian game writers/narrative designers looking for a full-time contract?