People have experiences that are hard to explain all the time. But when do they actually reveal a deeper meaning? The game Mysterium plays with the idea of messages from the beyond—something its co-designer, Oleksandr Nevskiy, has reasons for thinking about. And Kathy Kelly, owner of The Paranormal Museum, pulls back the curtain on her approach to the unexplained. Some believe; some don’t.

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Immersed is produced by Cardboard Edison.

Special thanks to Kathy Kelly, Oleksandr Nevskiy, Sharon Hurley and LilyAnne Zinsli.

Production assistance by James Meyers.

Music:

Waltz to Death by Sir Cubworth.

Zoinks Scoob by R.LUM.R.

The Jewel and Me by Little Glass Men is licensed under a Attribution License.

Clobber by Silent Partner.

Fresno Alley by Josh Lippi & The Overtimers.

Ghost Processional by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Happy Haunts by Aaron Kenny.

Cloud Launching by Little Glass Men is licensed under a Attribution License.

Epilog - Ghostpocalypse by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

Distance by Anno Domini Beats.

Bouncy Gypsy Beats by John Bartmann is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License.

Voodoo Like You Do by Huma-Huma.

Evil Streets by MK2.

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ADVISERS: Justin Gibbs, Peter C. Hayward, Robin Kay, Loot & Lute

SENIOR INVENTORS: Steven Cole (Escape Velocity Games), Thomas Hornemann, Calvin Johns, Chris and Kathy Keane (The Drs. Keane), Karl Lange, Joshua J. Mills, Marcel Perro, Behrooz "Bez" Shahriari, Shoot Again Games

JUNIOR INVENTORS: Ryan Abrams, Neil Roberts

ASSOCIATES: Stephen B. Davies, Thiago Jabuonski, Nathan Miller, Matt Wolfe