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

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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

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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 Optimists, two women who are constantly pushing themselves to discover new ways to play. They have created in home experiences, online puzzle quests, are the minds behind Vampire Pizza (a quarantine solution), and have also launched a puzzle workshop among many many other projects. Their laundry list is as long as their testimonials page and they were very generous in giving me an evening of their time.

We discuss how they came to be, their passion for creating new experiences, their process, what they have been doing during quarantine, and how others can create their own puzzle narrative experiences.

I hope you enjoy this episode, remember to like and subscribe and catch you next time!

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My website: https://www.puzzledreality.com

My IG: @thepuzzledmaker

Podcast Producer: https://thatsnotcanon.com

Wild Optimists

https://www.wildoptimists.com/

Rita Orlov

https://www.getpostcurious.com/

Vampire Pizza

https://www.vampire.pizza/

Renegade Games

https://www.renegadegamestudios.com/

Escape Room in-a-box

http://www.escaperoominabox.com/en-us

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