{"id":95056,"date":"2021-06-22T10:01:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T14:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/?p=95056"},"modified":"2024-11-18T18:27:24","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T23:27:24","slug":"repod-s2e2-nick-moran-escape-games-structures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2021\/06\/22\/repod-s2e2-nick-moran-escape-games-structures\/","title":{"rendered":"REPOD S2E2 &#8211; Nick Moran: Reinventing Escape Games with Innovative Structures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"S2E2: Nick Moran: Reinventing Escape Games with Innovative Structures\" allowtransparency=\"true\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=ut2ia-106e5bd-pb&amp;from=pb6admin&amp;share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Tahoma&amp;skin=2&amp;btn-skin=4\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\"><\/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\/2_OklrsSwhY?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<p>In season 2, episode 2, we have a lovely chat with Nick Moran, who was creative director for <a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/category\/company\/time-run\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Time Run<\/a>, one of the most influential escape room companies. He has created ambitious games with innovative formats, and he\u2019s now focused his creative genius on designing <em><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2020\/11\/10\/spectre-vox-kickstarter-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spectre and Vox<\/a><\/em>, a gorgeously crafted tabletop gaming experience with interactive storytelling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nick\u2019s background as a narrative-focused writer becomes apparent when he starts talking about the structure of a game. It was fascinating to hear how he approaches structure from a narrative viewpoint, for example, by considering the \u201cstatus\u201d of the player in an escape room and the importance the player\u2019s status has on immersion. Additionally, Nick approaches game design from a business viewpoint, taking into consideration how to maximize player throughput and increase productivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s rare to find a designer as talented as Nick, who creates not only with an eye for brilliant gameplay and immersive narrative, but also towards optimizing the business model. Nick is charming, hilarious and very opinionated.&nbsp;We think you\u2019ll really enjoy this episode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Nick-Moran-landscape.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"585\" data-attachment-id=\"95220\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/nick-moran-landscape\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Nick-Moran-landscape.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=\"Nick Moran landscape\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Nick-Moran-landscape-1024x585.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Nick-Moran-landscape-1024x585.jpg\" alt=\"Man smiling with curly hair, short beard and grey eyes.\" class=\"wp-image-95220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Nick-Moran-landscape-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Nick-Moran-landscape-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Nick-Moran-landscape-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Nick-Moran-landscape-685x391.jpg 685w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Nick-Moran-landscape.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thank You to Our Sponsors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We are immensely grateful to our sponsors this season, SEO ORB and Buzzshot. We truly appreciate your support of our mission to promote and improve the immersive gaming community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:28% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/seoorb.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"835\" data-attachment-id=\"94996\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/seo-orb-logo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/SEO-ORB-logo.png\" data-orig-size=\"2346,1914\" 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=\"SEO ORB logo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/SEO-ORB-logo-1024x835.png\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/SEO-ORB-logo-1024x835.png\" alt=\"seo orb logo. cartoon man wearing pink sunglasses holding 2 puzzle cubes\" class=\"wp-image-94996 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/SEO-ORB-logo-1024x835.png 1024w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/SEO-ORB-logo-300x245.png 300w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/SEO-ORB-logo-768x627.png 768w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/SEO-ORB-logo-1536x1253.png 1536w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/SEO-ORB-logo-2048x1671.png 2048w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/SEO-ORB-logo-1200x979.png 1200w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/SEO-ORB-logo-685x559.png 685w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/SEO-ORB-logo-2000x1632.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/seoorb.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">SEO ORB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marketing and SEO optimization created specifically for escape rooms by an enthusiast.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:28% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/telescapelive.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"95\" data-attachment-id=\"94983\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/telescape-logo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Telescape-Logo.png\" data-orig-size=\"310,95\" 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=\"Telescape Logo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Telescape-Logo.png\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Telescape-Logo.png\" alt=\"logo for telescape, a tower antenna on a greenish blue and orange square\" class=\"wp-image-94983 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Telescape-Logo.png 310w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Telescape-Logo-300x92.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/telescapelive.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Telescape by Buzzshot<\/a><\/strong><br>Virtual escape room game creation and interface software. Bring increased functionality to your virtual escape rooms.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:27% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miboisland.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"982\" data-attachment-id=\"96839\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/escape-from-mibo-island-logo-big\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Escape-from-Mibo-Island-Logo-big.png\" data-orig-size=\"3840,3682\" 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=\"Escape from Mibo Island Logo (big)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Escape-from-Mibo-Island-Logo-big-1024x982.png\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Escape-from-Mibo-Island-Logo-big-1024x982.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-96839 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Escape-from-Mibo-Island-Logo-big-1024x982.png 1024w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Escape-from-Mibo-Island-Logo-big-300x288.png 300w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Escape-from-Mibo-Island-Logo-big-768x736.png 768w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Escape-from-Mibo-Island-Logo-big-1536x1473.png 1536w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Escape-from-Mibo-Island-Logo-big-2048x1964.png 2048w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Escape-from-Mibo-Island-Logo-big-1200x1151.png 1200w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Escape-from-Mibo-Island-Logo-big-685x657.png 685w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Escape-from-Mibo-Island-Logo-big-2000x1918.png 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miboisland.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Escape from Mibo Island by Sherlocked<\/a><\/strong><br>Virtual escape room played on a uniquely immersive web-based platform. First-person point of view avatar using your own webcam video that is ideal for anyone from families to corporate events. Try out Mibo Island for 20% off with the code MARVINRULES.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\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>David and Nick chat a bit about their friendship, including the time when Nick showed up at David\u2019s door unexpectedly, from an ocean away. [1:39]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>David asks Nick about his seminal game, <em>The<\/em> <em>Lance of Longinus<\/em> at <a href=\"https:\/\/time-run.sketchanet.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Time Run<\/a>, an escape room that David says many creators cite as a major influence. [2:55]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/P4160102flattened.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" data-attachment-id=\"95230\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/p4160102flattened\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/P4160102flattened.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1563\" 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;1523976980&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=\"P4160102+flattened\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Lance of Longinus&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/P4160102flattened-1024x640.jpg\" data-id=\"95230\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/P4160102flattened-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"room with many antique looking roman statues and pedestals\" class=\"wp-image-95230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/P4160102flattened-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/P4160102flattened-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/P4160102flattened-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/P4160102flattened-1536x960.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/P4160102flattened-2048x1280.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/P4160102flattened-1200x750.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/P4160102flattened-685x428.jpg 685w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/P4160102flattened-2000x1250.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lance of Longinus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/P1110423b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-attachment-id=\"95229\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/p1110423b\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/P1110423b.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1407\" 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;1442332767&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=\"P1110423b\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Lance of Longinus&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/P1110423b-1024x576.jpg\" data-id=\"95229\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/P1110423b-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"futuristic looking room, blue walls with monitors and screens on the walls\" class=\"wp-image-95229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/P1110423b-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/P1110423b-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/P1110423b-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/P1110423b-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/P1110423b-2048x1153.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/P1110423b-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/P1110423b-685x386.jpg 685w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/P1110423b-2000x1126.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lance of Longinus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Hub.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"95228\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/hub\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Hub.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1875\" 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=\"Hub\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Lance of Longinus&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Hub-1024x768.jpg\" data-id=\"95228\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Hub-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"old timey looking room with a large map on the wall, bookcases and a table with scientific instruments\" class=\"wp-image-95228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Hub-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Hub-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Hub-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Hub-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Hub-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Hub-1200x900.jpg?crop=1 1200w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Hub-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Hub-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Hub-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Hub-685x514.jpg 685w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Hub-2000x1500.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lance of Longinus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/celestial-chain1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-attachment-id=\"95227\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/celestial-chain1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/celestial-chain1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1407\" 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=\"celestial chain1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Celestial Chain&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/celestial-chain1-1024x576.jpg\" data-id=\"95227\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/celestial-chain1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"futuristic looking room with slits for window\" class=\"wp-image-95227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/celestial-chain1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/celestial-chain1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/celestial-chain1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/celestial-chain1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/celestial-chain1-2048x1153.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/celestial-chain1-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/celestial-chain1-685x386.jpg 685w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/celestial-chain1-2000x1126.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Celestial Chain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/celectia-c-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-attachment-id=\"95226\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/celectia-c-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/celectia-c-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1407\" 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=\"celectia c 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Celestial Chain&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/celectia-c-2-1024x576.jpg\" data-id=\"95226\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/celectia-c-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-95226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/celectia-c-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/celectia-c-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/celectia-c-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/celectia-c-2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/celectia-c-2-2048x1153.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/celectia-c-2-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/celectia-c-2-685x386.jpg 685w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/celectia-c-2-2000x1126.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Celestial Chain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cc5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"95225\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/cc5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cc5.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1875\" 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=\"cc5\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Celestial Chain&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cc5-1024x768.jpg\" data-id=\"95225\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cc5-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"dim room, with what looks like the back end of an off road vehicle.\" class=\"wp-image-95225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cc5-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cc5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cc5-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cc5-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cc5-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cc5-1200x900.jpg?crop=1 1200w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cc5-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cc5-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cc5-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cc5-685x514.jpg 685w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cc5-2000x1500.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Celestial Chain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cc4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"95224\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/cc4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cc4.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1875\" 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=\"cc4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Celestial Chain&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cc4-1024x768.jpg\" data-id=\"95224\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cc4-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"dim room with yellow walls. there is a large cage on one side and table on the other.\" class=\"wp-image-95224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cc4-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cc4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cc4-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cc4-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cc4-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cc4-1200x900.jpg?crop=1 1200w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cc4-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cc4-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cc4-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cc4-685x514.jpg 685w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cc4-2000x1500.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Celestial Chain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cc3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-attachment-id=\"95223\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/cc3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cc3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1407\" 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=\"cc3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Celestial Chain&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cc3-1024x576.jpg\" data-id=\"95223\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cc3-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"room with concrete walls and a photo of a military man on the wall. There is a desk with monitors and equipment.\" class=\"wp-image-95223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cc3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cc3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cc3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cc3-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cc3-2048x1153.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cc3-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cc3-685x386.jpg 685w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/cc3-2000x1126.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Celestial Chain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Nick talks about his background as a writer with a master&#8217;s in narratology, studies in storytelling, and time skip writing. [3:34]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nick talks about how \u201cstructure is content\u201d and says when he first played escape rooms in the early 2010s, he found them to be quite formless. [4:34]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nick describes a basic narrative structure that\u2019s used in Hollywood-style cinematic storytelling and talks about how to apply it in escape room design. [5:03]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nick talks about the importance of player status, and why you should keep in mind the player\u2019s hierarchy within this world that you\u2019ve created. [6:38]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nick says that rather than forcing the players to put in a lot of work convincing themselves to take on a \u201crole,\u201d he prefers to have the players come as themselves, only \u201cI&#8217;m going to make you into something better by giving you an exciting experience where you become a better version of you.\u201d [7:31]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nick talks about the complex and detailed sets at Time Run. [10:53]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nick talks about structuring their rooms with an innovative \u201cpipeline\u201d model.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2018\/09\/05\/escape-room-glossary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pipelining<\/a> is a format where, as players finish a room, it is reset behind them and the players never return to a room once they\u2019ve left it. This allows for more games in a day. [12:15]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nick talks about the experimental structure of <em>The<\/em> <em>Celestial Chain<\/em>, the follow up to <em>The<\/em> <em>Lance of Longinus<\/em>. It was a collection-based game played in 5 sets and you had 12 minutes in each set. This room was also run in the pipeline model. [14:58]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nick discusses the controversy over the format of <em>The<\/em> <em>Celestial Chain<\/em>, how some people were unhappy with the structure. [17:14]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>David discusses the merits of raising throughput, raising quality while also raising profits, especially in an industry that is throttled by capacity. The group discusses the pricing structure of escape rooms. [21:02]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Peih-Gee mentions that they discuss pricing in one of the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/roomescapeartist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Patreon-only bonus shows<\/a>. She talks about a $90 game she recently played, and that while she didn\u2019t think this one was worth the hefty price tag, she agrees that there\u2019s room for higher pricing. [22:30]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nick tells us about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegameisnow.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>The Game is Now<\/em><\/a>, an escape room he created based on the BBC TV show <em>Sherlock<\/em>, starring Benedict Cumberbatch as the eponymous Sherlock Holmes. [26:36]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sherlock-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"95233\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/sherlock-2-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sherlock-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1875\" 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=\"sherlock 2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Filming The Game is Now&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sherlock-2-1024x768.jpg\" data-id=\"95233\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sherlock-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"man being filmed with lights and camera sitting at a desk\" class=\"wp-image-95233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sherlock-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sherlock-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sherlock-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sherlock-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sherlock-2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sherlock-2-1200x900.jpg?crop=1 1200w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sherlock-2-800x600.jpg?crop=1 800w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sherlock-2-400x300.jpg?crop=1 400w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sherlock-2-200x150.jpg?crop=1 200w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sherlock-2-685x514.jpg 685w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sherlock-2-2000x1500.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Filming The Game is Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sherlock-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"95231\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/sherlock-1-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sherlock-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2500,1667\" 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=\"sherlock 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The Game is Now&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sherlock-1-1024x683.jpg\" data-id=\"95231\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sherlock-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Living room decorated like it's from the 1060's. The words &quot;the game is now&quot; is spraypainted on the wallpaper.\" class=\"wp-image-95231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sherlock-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sherlock-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sherlock-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sherlock-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sherlock-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sherlock-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sherlock-1-685x457.jpg 685w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sherlock-1-2000x1334.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/sherlock-1-342x228.jpg 342w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Game is Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Nick talks about some of the benefits and also pitfalls of working with treasured IP (intellectual property) like Harry Potter or Star Wars. [29:58]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nick tells us that it\u2019s not necessary to license IP in order to tap into the fanbase of a market. [33:39]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nick talks about the extraordinary access he had while working on <em>The Game is Now<\/em>, and what it was like working with the actors from the show. [37:58]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nick shares an anecdote about working with Benedict Cumberbatch, filming some scenes for the escape room. [42:30]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nick talks to us about his latest project,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spectreandvox.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> <em>Spectre &amp; Vox<\/em><\/a>, a tabletop escape game, with beautiful laser-cut dollhouses, and augmented with a digital interface and voice acting. [47:38]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/table.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"420\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"95234\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/table\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/table.png\" data-orig-size=\"680,1658\" 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=\"table\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/table-420x1024.png\" src=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/table-420x1024.png\" alt=\"4 photos of a dollhouse, overhead shot, one of the front side, and another of the living room and bathroom.\" class=\"wp-image-95234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/table-420x1024.png 420w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/table-123x300.png 123w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/table-630x1536.png 630w, https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/table.png 680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Nick said that when tasked with creating an at-home escape experience, he wanted to duplicate the feeling of journeying through great set designs. [48:41]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nick tells us that he\u2019s inspired by the late Victorian age because it\u2019s a time of consequential change, and also he is inspired by time travel and ghost stories. [50:18]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We learn that you\u2019ll be able to interact with the game via an app, including issuing commands to a character. [51:28]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>David talks about Locktopus, another company founded by him and his wife Lisa. It\u2019s software for making high quality spoken-word escape games on Amazon Alexa. [52:35]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nick talks about some of the manufacturing difficulties of producing a game of this scope, including machinery that was stuck in the Suez Canal.[53:35]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nick and David discuss their \u201cblood feud\u201d &#8211; their ongoing debate over whether games can be art. [56:17]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nick discusses what format excites him the most for future projects: open-world gaming. [1:00:09]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Peih-Gee compares open-world gaming to being on <em>Survivor<\/em>. [1:01:42]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nick thinks that open-world gaming will solve a lot of the problems in escape rooms and offer something that everyone can enjoy no matter their level of engagement. 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If you&#8217;ve enjoyed this episode, there&#8217;s another conversation with Nick, now available:<\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe title=\"S5E1: Groundbreaking Immersive with Nick Moran, Co-Creator of Phantom Peak\" allowtransparency=\"true\" height=\"150\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=2mjyy-13e37b2-pb&amp;from=pb6admin&amp;share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Tahoma&amp;skin=1b1b1b&amp;font-color=auto&amp;logo_link=episode_page&amp;btn-skin=60a0c8\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Guest Bio<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Nick Moran, Game Director and Founder of Spectre &amp; Vox<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nick Moran is the Game Director and Founder of Spectre &amp; Vox, an exciting 3D table-top adventure game combining lights, sound, and interactive storytelling to solve your own immersive mystery. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was also the Creative Director of Time Run, a live gaming company based in London.&nbsp;At Time Run Nick wrote and led the design of two award-winning games (<em>The Lance Of Longinus <\/em>and <em>The Celestial Chain<\/em>). In early 2019 he designed and launched <em>Sherlock: The Game Is Now<\/em>, which he co-wrote with Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, based on the eponymous BBC TV show. It was voted Best New Tourist attraction from London &amp; Partners.\u2002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Follow Nick Moran<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nickmoran.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nick Moran Website<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nick-moran-550b9a20\/?originalSubdomain=uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Moranfox?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Elinor-the-Dog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" data-attachment-id=\"77185\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/roomescapeartist.com\/2019\/07\/16\/puzzler-guide-amazon-prime-day-deals\/elinor-the-dog\/\" 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