{"id":92465,"date":"2021-03-23T10:01:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T14:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/?p=92465"},"modified":"2024-11-18T18:21:24","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T23:21:24","slug":"repod-episode-4-escape-room-storytelling-through-spectacle-cu-adventures-chris-anne-lukeman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2021\/03\/23\/repod-episode-4-escape-room-storytelling-through-spectacle-cu-adventures-chris-anne-lukeman\/","title":{"rendered":"REPOD Episode 4: Escape Room Storytelling Through Spectacle, CU Adventures Anne &#038; Chris Lukeman"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In episode 4, we chat with Chris and Anne, owners of the escape room company CU Adventures in Time &amp; Space in Urbana, Illinois. Chris and Anne&#8217;s game design has a very thoughtful cinematic quality to it, full of spectacle, surprise reveals, and smooth narrative flow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After learning about their background in indie filmmaking and their love of kitsch, horror, roadside attractions, and fantasy scavenger hunts, all the pieces fell into place. Chris and Anne have a strong aesthetic vision that becomes apparent the minute you play any one of their wonderful games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We really loved rummaging around in their brains, and we hope you&#8217;ll enjoy all the stories and tidbits we discovered. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/CU-Adventures-Twitter.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"585\" data-attachment-id=\"92781\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/cu-adventures-twitter\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/CU-Adventures-Twitter.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1100,628\" 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;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"CU Adventures Twitter\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/CU-Adventures-Twitter-1024x585.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/CU-Adventures-Twitter-1024x585.jpg\" alt=\"man and woman posing next to a sign that says CU Adventures in Time and Space\" class=\"wp-image-92781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/CU-Adventures-Twitter-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/CU-Adventures-Twitter-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/CU-Adventures-Twitter-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/CU-Adventures-Twitter-685x391.jpg 685w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/CU-Adventures-Twitter.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Episode 4 <\/h2>\n\n\n<p><iframe title=\"S1E4: Escape Room Storytelling Through Spectacle, CU Adventures Anne &amp; Chris Lukeman\" allowtransparency=\"true\" height=\"150\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none;\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=xqrzj-fe8fd0-pb&amp;from=pb6admin&amp;download=1&amp;share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Verdana&amp;skin=2&amp;btn-skin=4\"><\/iframe><\/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\/EiX2XyzcM5Y?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\">Episode Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In this episode, David and Peih-Gee chat with Chris and Anne Lukeman, owners of the escape room company <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cuadventures.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CU Adventures<\/a> and the escape room shirt company<em> <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.solveourshirts.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Solve Our Shirts<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We talk about how a trip to Wisconsin and to two attractions in particular &#8220;opened their eyes to a level of weird that became a commercial business.&#8221; Those attractions were <em>Wizard Quest<\/em>, a fantasy-themed scavenger hunt and <em>House on the Rock<\/em>, which Anne describes as a &#8220;skyscraper hobbit-hole of kitsch.&#8221; We learn about their background in indie filmmaking and how it has influenced their escape room design process. As part of his design philosophy, Chris says that anywhere in one of their escape rooms, \u201cit should feel like a picturesque, lived-in space, and either tell part of the story, inform part of the puzzle, or be weird, or be funny. It HAS to do one of those things.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They talk to us about the pros and cons of operating in a smaller community. We find out why they decided to release their remote game <em>Lost Temple<\/em> as a print-and-play. David and Peih-Gee gush over Solve Our Shirts, their latest project, which is an escape room in a t-shirt. Chris and Anne tell us about their plans to expand with a fantasy-themed mini-golf course with additional gamification, a bar, and gaming rooms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/reality-escape-pod_round-web.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"91709\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/reality-escape-pod_round-web\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/reality-escape-pod_round-web.png\" data-orig-size=\"600,600\" 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;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"reality-escape-pod_round-web\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/reality-escape-pod_round-web.png\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/reality-escape-pod_round-web.png\" alt=\"Reality Escape Pod mission patch logo depicts a spaceship puncturing through the walls of reality.\" class=\"wp-image-91709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/reality-escape-pod_round-web.png 600w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/reality-escape-pod_round-web-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/reality-escape-pod_round-web-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/reality-escape-pod_round-web-100x100.png?crop=1 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Topics Discussed in this Episode<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Anne and Chris tell us how a trip to Wisconsin in 2012, and visits to two different attractions in particular \u201copened their eyes to a level of weird that became a commercial business.\u201d [1:09]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>One of the attractions was <a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2019\/12\/27\/escape-goat-quest-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Wizard Quest<\/em><\/a>, a scavenger hunt that takes place in a large immersive fantasy-themed space. [1:40]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/wizard-quest.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" data-attachment-id=\"92782\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wizard-quest\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/wizard-quest.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1053,700\" 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;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"wizard quest\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Wizard Quest&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/wizard-quest-1024x681.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/wizard-quest-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"Indoor playground with fantasy themes including a castle, unicorn and slides.\" class=\"wp-image-92782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/wizard-quest-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/wizard-quest-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/wizard-quest-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/wizard-quest-685x455.jpg 685w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/wizard-quest-342x228.jpg 342w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/wizard-quest.jpg 1053w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Wizard Quest<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The second attraction was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehouseontherock.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The House on the Rock<\/em><\/a>, which Anne describes as a \u201cskyscraper hobbit-hole of kitsch.\u201d [4:55]&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/House-Rock-3.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"599\" data-attachment-id=\"92808\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/house-rock-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/House-Rock-3.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"800,599\" 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;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"House-Rock-3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Animatronic(?) Musical Instruments &amp;#8211; Image via Atlas Obscura&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/House-Rock-3.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/House-Rock-3.jpeg\" alt=\"An assortment of strange animatronic musical instruments.\" class=\"wp-image-92808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/House-Rock-3.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/House-Rock-3-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/House-Rock-3-768x575.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/House-Rock-3-400x300.jpeg?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/House-Rock-3-200x150.jpeg?crop=1 200w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/House-Rock-3-685x513.jpeg 685w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Animatronic(?) Musical Instruments &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlasobscura.com\/places\/house-rock\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Image via Atlas Obscura<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/House-Rock-2.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"592\" data-attachment-id=\"92807\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/house-rock-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/House-Rock-2.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"800,592\" 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;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"House-Rock-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Giant Sperm Whale &amp;#8211; Image via Atlas Obscura&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/House-Rock-2.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/House-Rock-2.jpeg\" alt=\"The gaping maw of a giant sperm whale sculpture.\" class=\"wp-image-92807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/House-Rock-2.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/House-Rock-2-300x222.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/House-Rock-2-768x568.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/House-Rock-2-685x507.jpeg 685w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Giant Sperm Whale &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlasobscura.com\/places\/house-rock\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Image via Atlas Obscura<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/House-Rock-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"453\" data-attachment-id=\"92806\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/house-rock-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/House-Rock-1.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"604,453\" 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;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"House-Rock-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Infinity Mirror Illusion &amp;#8211; Image via Atlas Obscura&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/House-Rock-1.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/House-Rock-1.jpeg\" alt=\"A massive infinity mirror illusion.\" class=\"wp-image-92806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/House-Rock-1.jpeg 604w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/House-Rock-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/House-Rock-1-400x300.jpeg?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/House-Rock-1-200x150.jpeg?crop=1 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Infinity Mirror Illusion &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlasobscura.com\/places\/house-rock\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Image via Atlas Obscura<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We learn about Anne and Chris\u2019 background in spectacle-based, indie filmmaking, and how they met in college. [9:30]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They tell us about how they actually crossed paths at a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bruce_Campbell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bruce Campbell<\/a> book-signing event 6 years before they officially met. [10:30]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chris talks about how his background in production and set design has influenced his escape rooms [12:20]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As part of his design philosophy, Chris says that if a player stands in any part of his escape rooms, \u201cit should feel like a picturesque, lived-in space, and either tell part of the story, inform part of the puzzle, or be weird, or be funny. It HAS to do one of those things.\u201d [13:11]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anne talks about how their games typically follow a three-act structure similar to a play or a movie, and how it typically corresponds to three different spaces. [14:10]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>One of the things that CU Adventures takes pride in doing well is accommodating both newcomers and experienced players. [15:40]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They don\u2019t create rooms of varying difficulty. Instead, they prefer to adjust difficulty level on the fly via the hint system, gamemaster interaction, or by swapping out a puzzle. [16:16]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We talk about the length of escape room games and discuss unsatisfying conclusions to escape rooms. [17:15]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anne and Chris tell us that none of their games end with unlocking a door. They discuss why their games don\u2019t end with an \u201cescape back to reality.\u201d [19:13]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anne and Chris discuss the pros and cons of operating in a smaller community. [20:50]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anne and Chris tell us about their traveling rooms, which are mobile, large-scale escape rooms that they created for special events like <a href=\"http:\/\/gencon.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GenCon.<\/a> [23:25]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We talk about their digital games, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2020\/11\/27\/cu-adventures-floor-13-hivemind-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Floor 13<\/a><\/em> and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2020\/06\/01\/cu-adventures-in-time-space-the-lost-temple-hivemind-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Lost Temple<\/a><\/em>, and their roots in old-school point-and-click adventure games, including <em>Monkey Island<\/em>, 90\u2019s MUDs (multi-user dungeon) and <em>Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time<\/em> [26:45]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anne and Chris talk about their decision to release <em>The Lost Temple<\/em> as a print-and-play digital game instead of as an avatar livestream game. [28:50]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We chat about <a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2021\/02\/01\/cu-adventures-solve-our-shirts-overview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Solve Our Shirts<\/a>, of which David and Peih-Gee are both big fans. [32:35]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anne tells us about how they were able to pivot from an escape room company to manufacturing and fulfillment of a physical product. [34:10]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/cu-adventures-solve-our-shirts-escape-maze-minotaur-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"550\" data-attachment-id=\"91357\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/cu-adventures-solve-our-shirts-escape-maze-minotaur-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/cu-adventures-solve-our-shirts-escape-maze-minotaur-5.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"550,550\" 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;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cu-adventures-solve-our-shirts-escape-maze-minotaur-5\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Image via CU Adventures&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/cu-adventures-solve-our-shirts-escape-maze-minotaur-5.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/cu-adventures-solve-our-shirts-escape-maze-minotaur-5.jpg\" alt=\"Model wearing teal t-shirt with the puzzles removed.\" class=\"wp-image-91357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/cu-adventures-solve-our-shirts-escape-maze-minotaur-5.jpg 550w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/cu-adventures-solve-our-shirts-escape-maze-minotaur-5-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/cu-adventures-solve-our-shirts-escape-maze-minotaur-5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/cu-adventures-solve-our-shirts-escape-maze-minotaur-5-100x100.jpg?crop=1 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Solve Our Shirts &#8211; Image via CU Adventures<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We talk about the hint system in Solve Our Shirts and how hinting and cluing is an art form when done well. [36:30]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anne and Chris talk about their plans for expanding, which included a fantasy themed mini-golf course with additional gamification, a bar, escape rooms, and gaming rooms. 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Special thanks to our generous sponsors of the giveaway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/explodingkittens.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Elan Lee of Exploding Kittens<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wildoptimists.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wild Optimists<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/PerplexorsPuzzles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Perplexor\u2019s Puzzles<\/a>&nbsp;<em>affiliate code \u201cREPOD\u201d for 10% off purchases<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cuadventures.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CU Adventures<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Support REPOD<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/patreon.com\/roomescapeartist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Subscribe to Patreon for bonus content<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Support&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/PerplexorsPuzzles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Perplexor\u2019s Puzzles<\/a>&nbsp;and REPOD by using our affiliate code \u201cREPOD\u201d for 10% off purchases.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Please rate and review our podcast!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks for listening!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Guest Bio<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Chris and Anne Lukeman, owners of CU Adventures in Time &amp; Space and Solve Our Shirts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chris &amp; Anne Lukeman are owners of CU Adventures, an escape room company located in Urbana, IL. 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