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Category: Room Design

Tasks Help Players Connect With Characters In Escape Rooms

Room Design•by Richard Burns•Posted 19 February 2023

I bet you have played an escape room that began with a lengthy introduction from a game host, a video,…

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Temporary Total Darkness In Escape Rooms

Business, Room Design•by Richard Burns•Posted 23 October 2022

A few seconds of complete darkness can be used as a form of misdirection that allows magic to happen in…

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A Case For Designing More Solo Player Moments Into Escape Rooms

Room Design•by Richard Burns•Posted 2 October 2022

Solo moments are an underutilized mechanic for pushing the boundaries of escape room design. Solo moments are some portion of…

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Actors as Puzzles in Escape Rooms

Room Design•by Richard Burns•Posted 25 September 2022

Actors can be implemented as puzzles or gates in an escape room. In this way, they become an obstacle that…

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Available Now: The Discontinued Directional Locks Are Cheap On Amazon

Lock, Products, Room Design•by David Spira•Posted 9 September 2022

Love it or hate it, Master Lock 1500iD, commonly known as the “directional lock,” has been discontinued. I have a…

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