Experience Imagination: A Themed Entertainment Podcast by Falcon's Creative Group

Creating the Vision A look into the inspiration behind Dragon’s Treasure™, a 360-degree multi-sensory media experience at the renowned City of Dreams Casino in Macau. This groundbreaking show combines 360-degree 3D CG media and audio, theatrical lighting, state of the art show action elements, and special effects to create a fantastical guest experience.

#010 - Foot in the Door: Career Beginnings

Welcome to Season 2 of Experience Imagination! In 2018, our President and Chief Creative Officer attended the Fast Forward Conference, an exclusive conference held in Nashville which brought together some of the industry drivers in the world of hospitality. This episode gives an inside look at Fast Forward with two of the hosts of the conference Ron Swidler from Getty’s Group and Adam Kubryk from Global Allies.

Explore the research process behind creating themed experiences that are honest to their origins. Whether it’s a fictional or historical storytelling experience, extensive cultural and factual references are used to expand the experience’s universe and ensure the authenticity of every detail.

An engineer's perspective of the theme park and experience design process. Members of the Falcon’s team discuss how their engineering expertise is used to translate imagination into real-life themed experiences during the design process.

A look at how interactive technology such as virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR) is used in the storytelling and design of themed experiences and how it could shape the future of immersive experiences.

Special Event | IMMERSE 2018

Falcon’s Director of Technology Saham Ali sat down with Greg Leuenberger of pixelfondue to break down some of the exciting announcements made at Siggraph and what the introduction of this new technology could mean for the future of themed entertainment. The interview also takes a look at the technology processes currently being used by Falcon’s to create immersive experiences.

Join us on a behind the scenes look at the design of Atlantis Sanya, China’s premiere ‘Underwater World’ inspired entertainment destination resort, located on Hainan Island. This conversation explores the creation of the fundamental story that drove the overarching design theme of both the Aquaventure Waterpark and the Lost Chambers Aquarium and the intricacies of how the “Atlantean Regal” style was brought to life.

From music and dialogue, to sound effects and ambiance, sound plays a critical role in the impact and emotion of an experience. On this episode, we turned our mics around on the sound experts of our studio, both of whom are usually working behind the scenes on the podcast! Falcon’s audio experts were also joined by renowned composers Penka Kouneva and Mike Brassell to discuss the particular power that music plays in the storytelling of themed entertainment experiences.

Artistic thoughts from behind the brush… …Or from behind the pencil. Or digital pen. No matter the medium, concept artists working in Themed Entertainment play a crucial role in the conceptual process of any project. On this episode of Experience Imagination, we sat down with two of our Concept Artists and our Creative Director to discuss the unique challenges of being an artist in this industry and what new talent can do to rise above the competition.

The way we experience entertainment is always evolving… And at the heart of that evolution is new technology. On this episode of Experience Imagination, we sat down with our own Tech Developers and Coordinators to find out more about what the latest science and gadgets are capable of and where they’ll transport us to next.

How do big dreams become big realities? On the first episode of Experience Imagination, we sat down with our panel of Creative Directors and Project Managers to learn about what goes into creating the cutting-edge attractions and theme park spaces of the modern world. From concept to construction, it’s certainly a challenging process!