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Eric Spring in ‘t Veld, the CEO and creative director of Mama Bazooka, is interviewed by Sarah Dodd (Co-Founder, Escape Room Industry Conference), one of the world’s most renowned escape enthusiasts. In this interview, Eric will share his insights on escape room design, the journey of creating The Dome, and

Gijs Geers, founder of DarkPark, is a pioneering force in the escape room industry. In an inspiring presentation, he unveils the secret ingredient behind DarkPark’s unforgettable experiences, revealing for the first time how an invisible layer leaves a lasting impact on players. This talk was recorded at the Immersive Experience

Take a deep dive with Jeroen van Hasselt (Co-Founder, Entered), into the trials and triumphs of producing a unique, 200-minute-long game experience such as Demise of the Gricers, that pushes the boundaries of conventional escape game design. Explore the intricacies of world-building, next-level player equipment, narrative & system design, player

Join Lukas Rauscher (Crime Runners), Dan Wiseman (The Detective Society), Bob & Nikki Kimber (Hysteria Escape Rooms), and Andrew Preble (Escape My Room) as they explore the advantages of episodic storytelling and how each approaches it differently. The panel will discuss why they choose this format, how it fosters player

Join Creative Director Ivan Carić and performer Emily Carding as they share the challenges and lessons from running a 24-hour interactive experience set in the eerie world of horror and weird fiction. Discover how they blended immersive theatre, deconstructed storytelling, puzzles, and hospitality within the atmospheric setting of a 17th-century

“First you need the story, what you want to tell, and then choose the appropriate method or format to tell that story.” Pulling on academic articles by Dai-In Danny Han and Wim Strijbosch, Chris Lattner (The Room Laboratories) talks through the elements that make an escape room fully immersive including

What is an escape room? An escape room is an interactive group challenge in which all players are locked in a room, or multiple rooms, and need to work together to get out within a set amount of time.  While virtual escape rooms do exist, live immersive escape rooms are