{"id":1,"date":"2014-09-27T19:51:58","date_gmt":"2014-09-27T19:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/?page_id=1"},"modified":"2024-02-12T13:38:41","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T18:38:41","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-full wp-image-8928\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" data-attachment-id=\"8928\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/about\/team-room-escape-artist-high-contrast\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/team-room-escape-artist-high-contrast.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,666\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Team Room Escape Artist-High Contrast\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo by Michael Zawadzki&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo by Michael Zawadzki&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/team-room-escape-artist-high-contrast.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/team-room-escape-artist-high-contrast.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Lisa and David of Room Escape Artist in their wedding clothes dramatically escaping a bank vault.\" class=\"wp-image-8928\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo by Michael Zawadzki<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Created by an experience designer and a predictive data expert in 2014, Room Escape Artist publishes daily well-researched, rational, and reasonably humorous escape room reviews, design tips, player tips, and industry commentary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our mission is to share our love of exploring giant puzzles and to push the makers of those giant puzzles to create the best experiences they can. We strive to grow the community of amazing people who love solving the puzzles together.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To that end, REA produces the leading industry event <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realityescapecon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RECON<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Escape Immerse Explore Tours<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l2TLUIddKik?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Team<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>From our daily content to our escape room tours and convention, so many people contribute in so many ways. Take a moment and <a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/contributors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">read everyone&#8217;s bios<\/a>. The team is a truly impressive bunch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you want to know more about us, how we work, and why we maintain this website?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2016\/07\/08\/faq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Checkout our FAQ<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other Escape Game Bloggers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We aren&#8217;t the only show in town:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewtheroom.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Review The Room<\/a> (United Kingdom)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.escaperumors.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Escape Rumors<\/a> (San Francisco, CA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/liveescaperoomreviews.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Live Escape Room &amp; Haunt Reviews<\/a> (Los Angeles, CA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.escaperoomers.de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Escape Roomers DE<\/a> (Germany)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Created by an experience designer and a predictive data expert in 2014, Room Escape Artist publishes daily well-researched, rational, and reasonably humorous escape room reviews, design tips, player tips, and industry commentary. 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