The Institute for the Exploration of Virtual Realities (i.e.VR) is a project group at the University of Kansas dedicated to exploring the uses of computer technology in performance and computer-generated images as a scenographic medium. Three recent productions are described which aimed to use VR technologies not to simulate reality but to achieve 'engagement' of the audience. This is described as immersing the participant through engaging storytelling. The three plays were The Adding Machine, Wings and Tesla Electric, and they have provided a wealth of information on the art and practice of immersing a theatre audience within a fictive world.