For over a decade, our team members helped bring to life blockbuster movies including Avengers, X-Men, Avatar, The Hobbit, and more.
Immersive now uses those incredible skills, in collaboration with faith leaders, historians, and scholars to bring the Bible to life like never before with in-depth Mobile Apps, Virtual Reality, and Augmented Reality.
Our mission is to support Christian families and faith organizations help those in their care be more connected to Christ through wholesome biblically-based experiences, activities, and games at home, in church, and on the go.
Meet Our Advisors
We have a team of renowned scholars and religious leaders who partner with us to make your experience authentic and meaningful. Read more below about these individuals and the positive impact they have had in both the historical and religious fields.
Joseph Good has pioneered the awakening of the Christian faith to its Hebraic foundations in the history and stories of the Hebrew Bible since the 1980’s. His consequent ongoing research into the Temple of Jerusalem is highly respected and he has been honored to present his findings to the prestigious Temple Institute of Jerusalem, for which he consulted and contributed to their in depth research for many years. He continues this day to lead groups on scholarly tours to the Holy Land.
Joe and his wife Debbie are the founders of Hatikva.org, a teaching ministry, as well as Jerusalemtemplestudy.com, which serves the purpose of educating people about the Temple itself and Temple-related context of Scripture. Good travels the country to teach and is frequently found on the Trinity Broadcast Network, Christian radio programs, and he continues to write and spread the good news through his teachings and numerous books and articles.
Good’s most recent work is "Measure the Pattern, Vol. I," which includes color illustrations, maps, sketches and decade’s worth of research about the Temple. Additional books between Good and his wife, and sometimes in collaboration are "Prophecies in the Book of Esther," "Discovering the Locations of the Temple Complex," "A Concise Guide to the Mishnah and the Tosefta: An Exploration of Jewish Oral Law," and "Rosh HaShanah and the Messianic Kingdom to Come."
Dr. Leen Ritmeyer is an architect and even casual followers of Biblical Archaeology have probably heard of Leen Ritmeyer. Leen has served as conservator or architect at dozens of excavations in Israel “from Dan to Beersheva,” including sites as prominent as Arad, Bet Shean, Ashdod, and Banias. Leen’s most important contribution, and that which brought him worldwide acclaim, was in Jerusalem where he worked with renowned archaeologists Benjamin Mazar (Temple Mount) and Naaman Avigad (Jewish Quarter). Other Jerusalem projects included the Byzantine Cardo and the Herodian/Roman villas.
While responsible for numerous publications, his opus magnum was The Quest (2006). This comprehensive history of the Temple Mount has become standard required reading for all archaeologists and archaeological students. In 1983, Leen and his wife Kathleen founded Ritmeyer Architectural Design, an archaeological architecture firm providing expertise on numerous and varied projects.
Leen currently serves on the editorial board of Biblical Archaeology Review and on the archaeology faculty of the Cardiff University; he has provided all of the excellent architectural renderings for Khirbet el-Maqatir, and will do the same at Shiloh.
https://biblearchaeology.org/staffdig/4270-dr-leen-ritmeyer
Klaus Issler holds degrees in education, theology and philosophy, and specializes in Christian formation and discipleship, Christian Spirituality and relationship with God, life and teachings of Jesus the Messiah, theology of work and stewardship, the teaching-learning processes, philosophy and theology of education. He teaches primarily in the Ph.D. and Ed.D. in Educational Studies program.
Issler has authored, co-edited or contributed chapters to twelve books, including Living Into the Life of Jesus: The Formation of Christian Character, Trinitarian Perspective: an Introductory Christology and Wasting Time with God: A Christian Spirituality of Friendship with God. He has published eight dictionary articles and eleven articles in journals such as Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Journal of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care, and the Christian Education Journal.
Issler has been an associate pastor, an instructor for Walk Thru the Bible, a board member with BEE International and a member of the Institute for Spiritual Formation’s executive committee.
Highlighted Projects
Working with The Chosen
We really enjoyed working with Dallas, Will, Chris, and The Chosen team and are thankful for the opportunity to use our VFX skills to play a small part in helping bring The Chosen to life.
Tomb of Christ Exhibition
We loved creating a 3-D model/replica of Jerusalem for the National Geographic that gave visitors the chance to visit this site virtually while learning about its history in a way never experienced before.
Written in Stone: Secrets of the Temple
Our team created renders of Old Jerusalem to be used in CBN’s film documentary “Written in Stone: Secrets of the Temple”.
Our Statement of Faith
”Immersive is not affiliated with any particular religious group. The individuals, families, and organizations we serve have diverse backgrounds, needs, traditions, and denominational affiliations within the Body of Christ. As such, we seek to work in harmony, anchored in God’s unifying word, the Bible.
Clients & Partners
FAQ’s
Can I license Immersive's footage?
Yes! Read the licensing policy HERE.
Can Immersive's Bible Experience help engage the youth?
Today’s youth have grown up in the digital age. We leverage today’s technology to connect, teach, and speak to the youth in ways they are familiar with and have already embraced in various aspects of their lives. By combining this incredible technology with the positive aspects of gamification we can bring education and learning to life in ways that younger generations instinctively want to engage in and be a part of. Our Immersive Bible Experience in the Full VR and Mobile App allows youth to explore the world of the Bible in fun, interactive and engaging ways never before possible. They’ll learn biblical lessons, historical facts, interact with important characters, events, artifacts, and objects while engaging with the scriptures, history, and other information related to those things. These experiences will provide the kind of context and personal connection to the Bible that will keep them coming back for more!
I'm a faith leader, how can I use Immersive's Bible Experience?
There are many ways you can use Immersive’s Bible Experience. Here are a few general ideas to get you started:
– Individuals w our Mobile App: Share our in-depth Mobile App with your people to help enhance their biblical learning and fun at home, at church, in youth groups, at events, with family and friends. We continually add content to the Mobile App so there is always something new to explore, learn, and play.
– Individuals w our Full VR Experience: Get our high-end Full VR Experience and create set times that individuals can sign up to come in and experience it for themselves. We recommend 10-30 min sessions per user and multiple sessions per user over time for an optimal learning experience. We continually add content to the Full VR Experience so there is always something new to explore, learn, and play.
– Pastors & Teachers: Provide your pastors, teachers, and other leaders with our Full VR Experience and/or Mobile App as additional tools to aid in their teaching, engaging, educating, and ministering efforts.
– Small Groups: Use our Full VR Experience and/or Mobile App in small group settings and focus on certain biblical aspects or elements with corresponding scriptures and discussion. Explore together with the Mobile App or give each individual a few minutes in the Full VR Experience to explore that specific element for themselves and then discuss as a group.
– Large Groups: Use our Full VR Experience and/or Mobile App with large groups, from hundreds to thousands depending on your facility or event. Everyone can follow along with the experience that an individual is having in the Full VR Experience or Mobile App by connecting to a TV or projector. For example, we took the Full VR Immersive Bible Experience to a faith-based convention in Florida and a rabbi gave a wonderful presentation to nearly 1000 people by guiding a user in the VR headset to various locations throughout our digital re-creation of Ancient Jerusalem, projecting what that user was seeing and experiencing onto a large screen so the rest of the audience could follow along.
– Use Immersive’s Bible Experience with your youth groups, in your schools, at special events, and to engage with your community. – The Full VR Experience is portable so you can easily take the experience on the road for a variety of uses like; engaging with people in their homes or sharing it at your special events, conferences, retreats, etc.
– Get creative!
Do I need to buy any hardware?
Hardware is included with each of our VR software licenses. Immersive provides a mid-range gaming laptop specifically suited and tested for the Virtual Reality experience to function optimally. Immersive also provides an Oculus Rift headset and controllers with each software license. As long as you have an active software license, you can continue to use the hardware provided by Immersive. Depending on your situation and use cases, we recommend you purchase an adapter that allows you to hook up the laptop to a TV or large projector screen so that others can engage in the experience along with the person in the headset.
(If you already have the necessary hardware then no problem. We will confirm your setup is compatible with our software and reduce the software license fees.)
How do Immersive's products compare to other educational formats?
Immersive uses state of the art technology and world-class visual effects to enhance the learning process like never before. Our immersive worlds, experiences, content, and games leverage virtual reality, augmented reality and mobile apps to provide interactive, infinitely explorable experiences. People are able to absorb and connect with the information in a more meaningful and relevant way because they are engaging with the material through in-depth interactions, written and spoken words, other visual and auditory content, and additional detailed educational elements.
Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and in-depth Mobile Apps provide a variety of educational benefits along with new ways of teaching and learning. Here are a few of the many areas that research has shown are positively impacted through educational Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and Mobile App experiences: – Increased content understanding
– Increased student motivation – Increased student engagement – Increased student participation
– Faster learning of the material
– Improved and increased memory retention
– Increased sensory development
– Increased focus on material
– Increased internalization of material
– Learning spatial structure and function
– Learning language associations
– Improved physical task performance
– Improved collaboration
– and More
What kind of setup is required to use the full VR Immersive Bible Experience?
Our VR experiences are some of the most immersive and in-depth available and we will always strive to keep it that way. As such, the hardware currently needed to power our software requires a mid-range laptop computer and an Oculus Rift headset and controllers, all of which Immersive will provide with each software license purchase. Oculus recommends a 15’ x 15’ empty square space to allow people to explore and interact without running into real-world objects. This can either be a space you specifically setup/dedicate for this purpose or it can be a space you use for other things and then just clear out a bit of room whenever you want to utilize Immersive’s VR experiences. When you first put on the headset, we’ve created a simple tutorial to help you navigate the controls more easily.
Is there a time limit on how long I should spend in Immersive's VR experiences?
Generally, we recommend 10-30 min sessions per user and multiple sessions per user over time for an optimal learning experience, but people have spent up to 2 hours at a time exploring our virtual worlds. It is up to you, but be sure to share the fun!
How can I get the most out of the Immersive bible Mobile App?
Our Mobile App includes biblical experiences, content, and games great for kids, youth, young adults, individuals, families, small groups, Sunday school, homeschooling, classrooms, research, and more.
– Use the Mobile App in conjunction with your Bible study or research
– Enjoy countless hours of educational, fun, and interactive biblical experiences, content, and games (Great for kids & adults)
– Connect your mobile device to a TV or Projector via cable or screencasting to share with a class or other larger audience
– Get creative and immersive yourself and others in the Bible anytime, anywhere with our in-depth Mobile App
Learn More about the app HERE.
What other virtual worlds is Immersive planning to recreate?
Our Immersive Bible Experience is only the beginning. Next we plan on recreating epic scenes, locations, and experiences from US history as well as other immersive learning tools.
