Carolyn Collins Petersen is a member of the IMERSA Board of Directors, and CEO of Loch Ness Productions, a unique multimedia company that produces and distributes fulldome and immersive content.  She has written 60+ astronomy and space-science documentaries for planetarium facilities. She has also created content for observatories, science centers, and Web portals. Carolyn has authored several books on astronomy, planetary science, and space exploration. She also currently writes for UniverseToday.com as a correspondent.

As a consultant, she has written for or consulted on seven major astronomy and space science exhibitions, including the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, NASA/JPL (Pasadena), the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, and the Shanghai Astronomical Museum in China.

She has been a member of IMERSA since its founding and is a Fellow of the International Planetarium Society. (Full bio at https://www.lochnessproductions.com/lnpages/ccp.html)

Immersive storytelling is almost as old as human history. From paintings on the walls of caves to explorations of other worlds on domes, in VR, and through live performance, immersive has grown and expanded its reach.  IMERSA has existed since 2008 as a nexus of support for all things immersive. In this personal retrospective, Carolyn places us squarely in that nexus and explores what working in immersive content has meant for her. 

Carolyn is one of the founding members of IMERSA, serves on the board of IMERSA, and through Loch Ness Productions, is a long-time immersive producer and distributor.