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Kathryn Yu
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@immersiveexperience.org co-founder. VR Gameplay Designer at Twisted Pixel Games. @noproscenium.com Senior LA Reviewer & former Executive Editor. USC Games MFA. The Game Awards Future Class. LA-based. She/her. Takes are my own. https://linktr.ee/kathrynyu
Well, well, well.

The Loud Environment alert went off on my Apple Watch while watching Make Some Noise tonight.
November 11, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Perfect timing.
November 4, 2025 at 4:13 PM
This is my new favorite gif because of how the dog checks behind them to make sure it’s actually hell
September 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Southern California: if you see these chocolate-covered Dubai-style pistachios at your Costco, buy them out.
September 21, 2025 at 10:34 PM
It's Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers
September 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
This might be the best pie in Los Angeles.

(Passion fruit pie from Doubting Thomas: macadamia graham crust, passion fruit custard, house whipped cream, fresh passion fruit.)
September 1, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Yes, my Apple Watch's loud environment alert went off during this week's Game Changer. (AGAIN.)

What an amazing season finale.
August 12, 2025 at 3:32 AM
In ONE WEEK, we'll be gathering 70+ leaders in the immersive entertainment industry at the Next Stage Immersive Summit.

Folks from Disney, Gensler, Meow Wolf, Netflix, Niantic Spatial, Secret Cinema, Wasteland Weekend, and more.

2- and 3-Day badges on sale now:
July 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The best damn California roll in all of Los Angeles

(Yama Sushi Marketplace)
July 20, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Happy 70th birthday, Disneyland!

Anybody else always take a photo of this plaque when entering?

"Here you leave today and enter the world of yesterday, tomorrow, and fantasy"
July 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Just added to the Next Stage Immersive Summit: a session with Stephen Smith of Meow Wolf and Mike Stein of Niantic Spatial to talk about the newly announced collab between the two companies! It's happening August 1-3 in Pasadena & badges are on sale now: www.immersiveexperience.org/the-next-sta...
July 12, 2025 at 1:18 AM
In a world
full of Marios,
be a Luigi
July 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
We've added Alexis Scalice, VP of Business Development & Entertainment at Cosm, and Jay Rinsky, Founder & Creative Director of Little Cinema, to the Next Stage Immersive Summit lineup!
July 1, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Just announced: Mallory Gracenin (John Wick Experience, The Burnt City, Sleep No More) & Jack Aldisert (The Manikins) will join the speaker lineup at the 2025 Next Stage Immersive Summit taking place August 1-3 in Pasadena, CA. 2- and 3-Day badges are on sale now.
June 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Hot! New! Fresh! Reviews from me in this week's Immersive Review Rundown, included two immersive experiences I really enjoyed, Ghost Town Alive! at Knott's Berry Farm and The Matrix in Shared Reality at Cosm.
June 24, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Setting Expectations vs. Maintaining Mystery in Immersive Entertainment Experiences

Did you know that nearly two-thirds of the respondents (62%) in our audience survey said that they felt marketing for immersive experiences was either "very frequently," "frequently," or "sometimes" misrepresented?
June 20, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Secret Cinema founder Fabien Riggall has a new venture Lost which is presenting an event in London in June named Something Beautiful.

https://www.lost.org

From the background image being used, this event seems to be linked to Miley Cyrus's new album of the same name (but isn't explicitly stated).
June 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
My real time reaction to Rainbow Road in Mario Kart World:

June 10, 2025 at 3:59 AM
My husband has given our Switch 2 a nickname of "Resting Switch Face" in the settings
June 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Excuse me
I asked for a normal dog
They sent me this Muppet instead??
June 4, 2025 at 2:56 PM
It happened again during Game Changer
June 3, 2025 at 2:46 AM
About a year and a half ago a friend gifted us some preserved lemon peel for Christmas and now I've become obsessed with making my own. So easy and so delicious. 🤤
June 1, 2025 at 3:05 AM
My husband Dan figured out how to rig up a video camera beneath a clear glass water bowl so we can take a video whenever Miles takes a drink of water. 🐶
May 27, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Once again, the Loud Environment alert went off on my Apple Watch while watching Game Changer.

Apparently I screamed 5 dB louder compared to last time.
May 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Caught Universal Studios Hollywood's Fan Fest Nights this weekend. Star Trek: Red Alert and Dungeons & Dragons: The Secrets of Waterdeep were walkthrough attractions while Back to the Future: Destination Hill Valley was an open world; all three had live actors interacting with the guests.
May 19, 2025 at 3:56 PM