learning Locks

Escape Rooms 101↗︎
An introductory talk on Escape Rooms by Scott Nicholson, game design professor at Wilfrid Laurier University. After explaining, what an Escape Room is, he adresses what makes Escape Rooms fun, Escape Room Gamedesign and what happens when the game is over.

What are Educational Escape Rooms?

Educational escape rooms are immersive and engaging learning experiences that combine the excitement of escape games with educational content. In these interactive environments, participants are presented with puzzles, challenges, and tasks that are not only fun to solve but also designed to enhance their knowledge and critical thinking skills. Participants work as a team to decipher codes, uncover hidden clues, and complete various educational objectives. These unique settings offer a dynamic way to promote active learning, problem-solving, and teamwork, making them an innovative and effective tool for educators seeking to create memorable and impactful learning experiences. Whether used in schools, museums, or corporate training programs, educational escape rooms provide a fresh and captivating approach to learning that leaves participants both informed and entertained.

Podcast (German)

In this episode of Lektorin Lizzy‘s podcast I talk about digital media and game-based learning in foreign language education using digital escape rooms.

Why a framework?

Using a framework to design an educational escape room helps ensure that learning objectives, game mechanics, and assessment are meaningfully aligned. A structured approach supports pedagogical coherence, reduces cognitive overload, and makes the design process more transparent and transferable. Frameworks also facilitate reflection and evaluation, allowing escape rooms to be adapted to different learning contexts while maintaining educational quality.