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SUMMARY:Why Escape Rooms Are More Than You Realize (And How Everyone Needs To Learn From Them)
DESCRIPTION:Escape rooms have come a long way from the days of being locked in a room filled with padlocks and riddles.\nSo says David Spira\, co-founder of RoomEscapeArtist.com and the escape room industry’s most prolific voice. \nThese live action\, site-specific adventures are defying genres by cross pollinating with immersive theater\, haunts\, board games\, and video games. \nJoin David for an exploration of the breadth and depth of escape rooms and a breakdown of the core lessons that creators across the immersive arts are ignoring at their own peril. \nWho should attend\n\nExperience creators and designers\nExperience business owners\nAspiring business owners in the immersive industry\n\n  \nWhat you’ll learn\n\nThe lay of the land of the global escape room market\nAn understanding of the underlying business models of escape rooms\nExploration of the difference between art and product design\nTips for how to suck less as an immersive creator!\n\n  \n\n  \nAbout David Spira\nDavid is the co-founder of RoomEscapeArtist.com and the escape room industry’s most prolific voice. For over a decade\, he has been shaping the immersive games ecosystem through his writing\, event production\, and podcasting. \nHe co-hosts the Reality Escape Pod and leads the Reality Escape Convention\, a gathering for immersive creators. David’s work spans humanitarian design for the UN\, to puzzle-led branding campaigns for tech companies\, and designing educational escape rooms. \nKnown for his clarity of thinking and his deep respect for both creators and players\, David brings expertise in the psychology\, business\, and mechanics of real-world games. \n  \n\n  \n\n \n  \n\n  \nHow to watch this Campfire:\n\nCampfires are available for WXO members only\nTo join the WXO\, please head to our Application page\nThe WXO is a global home for the leaders\, shapers and doers in the Experience Economy\nAs a member\, you’ll get live access to Campfires like this one plus unlock an on demand library of over 100 Campfire recordings\n\n  \n\n  \nTimings:\nCampfire #2 is suitable for those in the US or Europe\, but everyone is welcome! Here’s when we kick off in your time zone: \n\nLondon: 17:55 – 19:25\nParis: 18:55 – 20:25\nLos Angeles: 09:55 – 11:25\nSanta Fe: 10:55 – 12:25\nChicago: 11:55 – 13:25\nNew York: 12:55 – 14:25\nSão Paulo\, Santiago & Buenos Aires: 13:55 – 15:25
URL:https://worldxo.org/event/why-escape-rooms-are-more-than-you-realize-and-how-everyone-needs-to-learn-from-them/
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