Series synopsis
Immersion is an American comedy reality television series that premiered on Rooster Teeth on November 29, 2010. It ended on August 3, 2019. It was created by Burnie Burns. It stars Burnie Burns, Gavin Free, Gustavo Sorola and Michael Jones.
Immersion is an ongoing American Rooster Teeth Live action production Sci-Fi Comedy TV Web series by Rooster Teeth Productions about how well video gaming material works in real life. During each episode, several Rooster Teeth staff members try to recreate the elements of popular video games to see weather or not and how well the video game material indeed works in real life. Like the show Mythbusters, Rooster Teeth takes all sorts of video game conventions, ideas, abilities and tests them in re ...
Premise
Immersion is an ongoing American Rooster Teeth Live action production Sci-Fi Comedy TV Web series by Rooster Teeth Productions about how well video gaming material works in real life. During each episode, several Rooster Teeth staff members try to recreate the elements of popular video games to see weather or not and how well the video game material indeed works in real life. Like the show Mythbusters, Rooster Teeth takes all sorts of video game conventions, ideas, abilities and tests them in real life on real people.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Burnie Burns as Host
- Gavin Free
- Gustavo Sorola as Lab Rat
- Michael Jones
- Geoff Ramsey as Lab Rat
- Jack Pattillo
- Barbara Dunkelman
- Monty Oum
Supporting cast
- Griffon Ramsey as Herself
- Lindsay Jones as Herself
Episodes
This series spans 7 seasons with 60 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 31 | April 6, 2010 | June 16, 2023 |
| Season 1 | 8 | November 29, 2010 | June 17, 2011 |
| Season 2 | 6 | May 22, 2013 | May 29, 2014 |
| Season 3 | 6 | November 3, 2015 | February 8, 2016 |
| Season 4 | 5 | November 10, 2016 | December 8, 2016 |
| Season 5 | 3 | March 21, 2017 | August 3, 2017 |
| Season 6 | 1 | August 3, 2019 | August 3, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot The team tries to make their lives more like video games. |
April 6, 2010 |
| 2 |
Video Game Foods - Director Commentary Burnie Geoff and Gus give you their first hand thoughts on Video Game Foods. |
April 1, 2011 |
| 3 |
Horde Mode: Behind the Scenes Go behind the scenes with Rooster Teeth community member BlawnDee! |
June 24, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Video Game Car | November 29, 2010 |
| 2 |
Online Gaming Distractions Ever wonder what effect other players have on your online gaming skills? |
December 2, 2010 |
| 3 |
Fighting Girl Clothes Ever wonder what effect other players have on your online gaming skills? |
December 9, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Simulation Racer Burnie Burns is back with a new crew of scientists and lab-rats in Immersion! Gavin and Michael are thrown behind the wheel to figure out if a video game car can beat its real life equivalent with a professional race car driver. |
May 22, 2013 |
| 2 |
Split Screen On the latest episode of Immersion, we test whether a split screen view gives advantages in a real life FPS game. |
April 1, 2014 |
| 3 |
Fruit Ninja This week on Immersion, we test if training for Fruit Ninja using real martial arts skills will make our lab rats better samurais! |
April 17, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fallout 4 in Real Life Gavin and Michael are stranded in an open world wasteland and their only hope is to find the code to Vault 619. |
November 3, 2015 |
| 2 |
Fallout 4 in Real Life: The Finale Can Gavin and Michael complete Coe's mission? Will they ever make it safely to Vault 619? Find out in the second installment of Immersion - Open World! |
November 5, 2015 |
| 3 |
Five Nights at Freddy's in Real Life Would being trapped inside a tiny room, watching lovable characters roaming dimly lit hallways actually be scary? Watch to find out how many nights Michael and Gavin can survive. |
November 19, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hitman in Real Life On the Season Premiere of Immersion, Michael and Gavin must take on multiple disguises to sneak through a crowded ballroom and assassinate Congressman Mike Hawk. Thanks to all our RTX attendees for making this episode possible! |
November 10, 2016 |
| 2 |
Resident Evil in Real Life In this episode of Immersion, our Lab Rats must survive a gauntlet of zombies and dark corridors as they test the many camera perspectives from the Resident Evil franchise. |
November 17, 2016 |
| 3 |
Destructibles in Real Life Real world objects vs video game objects. Gavin and Michael must smash, crash and demolish their way through famous props from games like Half Life 2, Zelda and Rainbow Six: Siege. |
November 24, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Last of Us in Real Life Things get topsy-turvy when our Lab Rats are hung upside down and have to fight off a horde of zombies. Will Michael and Gavin be able to work together and keep the undead at bay? Find out! |
March 21, 2017 |
| 2 |
Mass Effect in Real Life In this episode, we test whether or not biotic abilities like "Charge" are practical in a real life combat simulation. Will the Lab Rats succeed or will they be Charging towards their doom? Find out! |
April 18, 2017 |
| 3 |
Fortnite in Real Life Bruce and Lawrence find out if the fortress they designed in a video game can protect them from wave after wave of enemies in real life. Thanks to Epic for sponsoring - check out the game at www.fortnite.com |
August 3, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Shark Week Immersion Internet stars take on Shark Week; testing out some of the biggest shark-related concepts in pop culture. |
August 3, 2019 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Rooster Teeth |
|---|---|
| First aired | November 29, 2010 |
| Last aired | August 3, 2019 |
| Status | canceled |