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Does it count if it doesn't FEEEEL like work??? I started an escape room business for fun, and have been enjoying the heck out of writing custom software for t
by dpcan 9y ago
Does it count if it doesn't FEEEEL like work???
I started an escape room business for fun, and have been enjoying the heck out of writing custom software for the rooms. Both in-room and for administration.
My favorite is a javascript "OS" that I use to put imaginary windowed environments in the room, but the players never actually leave a full-screen browser.
It does full window management and all the regular UI stuff so it feels super normal to the players. My favorite part is that I don't use jQuery. That was just a little challenge I created for myself for fun.
Now my rooms have a login prompt of any kind, and I can then create windows with any kind of HTML/JS/CSS content for solving puzzles, extra clues, etc. I can use an RPi and control maglocks from the computer, light up LED's, or even communicate with wireless props.
I run a kiosk add-on for the browser and physically hack the keyboards so certain keys don't even work in the rooms. No F11 or Ctrl-Alt-Del without access to the netbooks or RPi's locked away in hidden compartments.
I also created a lot of room management software for timers, sending hints into the rooms on tablets, etc.
- ipsum2 9y agoNice! If you don't mind me asking, how profitable is the room?
- RepressedEmu 9y agoI'd also like to know this. I'm fascinated by their business model and I see them popping up all over.
- jiri 9y agothis definitely count, and it doesnt feel like work for me too :)
- j_s 9y agoAwesome, not too far away from Spokane, WA! http://www.getlockedaway.com/ http://www.getlockedaway.com/ I wonder if there's a market for re-selling experiences to other locations.
- sigi45 9y agonice. Still dreaming of open my own computer shop or more preferrable something like those japanese gaming/cmputer/anime/movie/manga cafes.