The theatrical escape room design course is running again in Fall 2023. This is a good elective for those students who are interested in experience design within immersive entertainment settings. It also counts towards the Game Studies and Design minors.
In this course, students will take a player-centered approach to developing an escape room theme and narrative, determining major obstacles, writing a script, designing and installing the environment, designing social puzzles, and acting as non-player characters. While students enrolled in INFO 418-ERG design and fabricate individual puzzles that fit within the framework of the theme and major obstacles, THEA students collaborate with them through playtesting and feedback to ensure the player experience will be cohesive, immersive, and adventurous. The course will culminate in an in-person escape room for UIUC students, staff, and faculty.
Course details for the fall semester:
THEA 399-ESC/591-ESC
3 Credits
Meets Mondays, 1p-4:50p, at UIUC’s Fab Lab
Open to all sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduate students
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