Jury Games | Joe Ball & Tom Black

Immersion Nation Podcast

Immersion Nation Podcast
Jury Games | Joe Ball & Tom Black
Sep 11, 2025 Season 3 Episode 7
Immersion Nation

Emma Sheridan and Scott Cramton talk with Joe Ball and Tom Black of Jury Games about crafting live, interactive trials where participants interrogate a real-time defendant, wrestle with evidence, and race a ticking clock to a declare a verdict. 

They trace Jury Games’ evolution from lockdown Zoom shows to in-person experiences in London. In this episode, they discuss designing for every play style, share lessons on stakes, empathy, and group dynamics, and offers insights as to why smaller, human-scale design can deliver the biggest dramatic punch. 

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