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I can't read the full article but it the preview seems oddly mixed in whether its talking about how there are fire hazards vs. how they're a successful business

I can't read the full article but it the preview seems oddly mixed in whether its talking about how there are fire hazards vs. how they're a successful business model. Either way, I enjoy them. I do, however, think the business model could be a lot more scalable. Content providers should seek to either use the same space for multiple games, or use the same game across multiple scenarios. This would be a great use case for current-tech level VR I think. Plop people into a correctly scaled virtual escape room in and bam, you can provide and deploy new content at the rate you can design it (perhaps physical locations not even needed). Alternatively, build a spaceship, or a dungeon, or something else that can be generalized to different levels in the same basic space. To anyone in the boston area, or, I suppose, Sweden, check out Boda Borg for what I think is a more entertaining take on them involving physical challenges, really abstract puzzles, and rapid feedback of try-fail-repeat.

Invictus0 8y ago
There was a hackathon project I saw a couple years ago where you had to defuse a bomb in VR. Not quite an escape room project but the potential there is clear.
- conickal 8y ago
  There's Keep Talking and No One Explodes http://www.keeptalkinggame.com/ http://www.keeptalkinggame.com/
  - dlhavema 8y ago
    This is an amazing game. I didnt play it in VR, but its fully VR ready. This would be a great party game
jammygit 8y ago
VR interferes with the social aspect of it. Wireless AR could be neat though.
- talltimtom 8y ago
  You should look up “Just keep talking and nobody explodes” which works out quite fantastic social VR Game. One person has a headset and can see a bomb with different contraptions that needs to be solved to defuse it, the other team members have instructions on how to defuse the contraptions but can’t see the bomb. It’s also a great exercise in effective communication.
jpindar 8y ago
I make content for Open Simulator type virtual worlds and I could see this becoming popular there. Definitely in a spaceship, dungeon etc., the possibilities are endless.
- jpindar 8y ago
  Ah, there are some in SL, and I'm told they're popular. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFGZ7UFCYKs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFGZ7UFCYKs

Invictus0 8y ago

There was a hackathon project I saw a couple years ago where you had to defuse a bomb in VR. Not quite an escape room project but the potential there is clear.

conickal 8y ago
There's Keep Talking and No One Explodes http://www.keeptalkinggame.com/ http://www.keeptalkinggame.com/
- dlhavema 8y ago
  This is an amazing game. I didnt play it in VR, but its fully VR ready. This would be a great party game

jammygit 8y ago

VR interferes with the social aspect of it. Wireless AR could be neat though.

talltimtom 8y ago
You should look up “Just keep talking and nobody explodes” which works out quite fantastic social VR Game. One person has a headset and can see a bomb with different contraptions that needs to be solved to defuse it, the other team members have instructions on how to defuse the contraptions but can’t see the bomb. It’s also a great exercise in effective communication.

jpindar 8y ago

I make content for Open Simulator type virtual worlds and I could see this becoming popular there. Definitely in a spaceship, dungeon etc., the possibilities are endless.

jpindar 8y ago
Ah, there are some in SL, and I'm told they're popular. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFGZ7UFCYKs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFGZ7UFCYKs