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Introduction
Escape Rooms: Everything You Need To Know
A quick introduction to Escape Rooms. If you are totally new to Escape Rooms, this is where you should start.
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.
Research on Commercial Escape Rooms
A Survey of Commercial Escape Rooms
In this paper, Nicholson presents the results from a survey answered by 175 escape room facilities from around the world about their facilities.
Educational Escape Rooms in Various Disciplines
Experiential Entrepreneurship Education
In this paper, Martina and Göksen evaluate Educational Escape Rooms for Experiential Entrepreneurship Education.
Analyzing Learning Effectiveness in Programming
In this paper, Lopez-Pernas et al. provide empirical evidence that educational escape rooms are an effective and engaging way of teaching programming.
Promote Teamwork in Dentistry
In this paper, Zaug et al. evaluate the effectiveness of an educational escape room aimed at the cultivation of team spirit and group cohesion in dentistry students.
A Paediatric Radiology Escape Room
In this paper, Liu et al. o developed a paediatric radiology themed escape room session for undergraduate education and determined participant satisfaction and improvement in knowledge.
Frameworks for Creating Educational Escape Rooms
A Framework for Creating Educational Escape Rooms Based on Design Thinking Principles
In this paper, Fotaris and Mastoras propose a learner-centred framework for EER design that follows Design Thinking principles.
escapED: A Framework for Creating Educational Escape Rooms and Interactive Games For Higher/Further Education
In this paper, Clarke et al. present their escapED programme, which aids the design and creation of educational Escape Rooms and Interactive Gaming Experiences for staff and students in further/ higher education settings.
Case Studies & Reviews
UNLOCK Case Study Report
This handbook compiles key takeaways from the landscape of Educational Escape Rooms: How to design, set up and facilitate EERs in a pedagogical context.
A Systematic Review on Escape Rooms in Education
A review of Educational Escape Rooms from various disciplines.
(Free) Self-Study Courses
UNLOCK MOOC
Learn how to design and implement Educational Escape Rooms! The UNLOCK course is available in English, Danish, German, Dutch, Lithuanian, Portuguese and Spanish.
UNLOCK Handbook
This handbook compiles key takeaways from the landscape of Educational Escape Rooms: How to design, set up and facilitate EERs in a pedagogical context.
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