The Science Behind the Scream: How Psychology and Physics Conspire to Create the Perfect Escape Room Puzzle

There is a specific sound that escape room operators live for. It’s not the celebratory bell when a team escapes with thirty seconds to spare. It’s not the nervous laughter at the beginning when everyone’s pretending they’re totally fine being locked in a room. It’s something quieter and more electric than either of those. ItContinue reading “The Science Behind the Scream: How Psychology and Physics Conspire to Create the Perfect Escape Room Puzzle”

The Pinball Principle: The Magic Is Real. Just Not What You Think.

Every week people walk out of my escape rooms and use the
same word. Magic. I never correct them. What they experienced
was real. I built it. And I can tell you exactly how every
piece of it works.