Who is Zac?
A professional immersive artist for nearly 20 years, Zac began with guerilla theater and happenings all around upstate New York, before working with storied brands such as Scooby Doo and Warner Bros on massive immersive activations.
After moving to New York to pursue new projects, Zac worked on a number of small scale original immersive events, became a cited expert in the form, and eventually took over as creative director at the storied Jekyll & Hyde Pub in Manhattan. After 2020, with his collaborator Christian Vernon, Zac mounted the work he’s most know for, Doors of Divergence. After the successful run in New York, Zac began consulting for a number of creators and companies on how best to mount and gamify immersive shows and escape rooms.
Awards, References and Accolades
TERPECA TOP ESCAPEROOMS 2023 - Madness: 1917
NO PROSCENIUM 2024, SPECIAL RECOGNITION IN IMMERSIVE GAMING - Madness: 1917
GOLDEN LOCK AWARDS 2023 - Heresy, 1897 & Madness: 1917
BULLSEYE AWARD 2023 - Heresy, 1897 & Madness: 1917
A review of interactive narrative systems and technologies, L. Luo,et. all University of Amsterdam - Cited as an expert on interactive narrative