Experiences

 I have just returned from a fragrant, pungent and occasionally odiferous trip to the Netherlands. Having recently started helping out at AromaPrime, creators of themed smells for the likes of Alton Towers, I was eager to sniff out new and imaginative ways to tell stories using scent.

Efteling

 First on my itinerary was Efteling, famed for its detailed fantasy world. This theme park truly understands the...

The Crooked Lantern Tavern at Evermore Park

 Evermore is not a theme park. Its founder Ken Bretschneider describes the brand new attraction as an interactive 'theatrical experience', where the land is a set and you are the star. Imagine the video game Skyrim, where the orcs and elves are not on a screen but right in front of you. You don't press buttons to complete a quest- you get up and you do it yourself! Dressed a...

 Since 1996, the Tomb Raider video games have been famous for their high levels of immersion, intensity and, most of all, their puzzles. Players will spend hours at a time as the isolated Lara Croft, pushing giant stone columns and yanking at every fixture with a grappling hook, often leading to a wondrous finale that defies the laws of mechanics and physics. Other times, the puzzles are much closer to something us mortals cou...