Managing group flow experiences in escape rooms

Kolar, Tomaž; Čater, Barbara

doi:10.1108/ijchm-03-2017-0152

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“…In the introduction, players are introduced to ER rules, the materials, the gaming tools, and less often, the learning goals. Tutors take on a supervising and game master role to aid in providing clear instructions before the game starts, a finding which is consistent with other studies [10,52,104]. During the gameplay, instructors take on roles related to monitoring, moderating, guiding, facilitating, providing hints, encouraging participants, and debriefing.…”

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Digital Escape Rooms as Innovative Pedagogical Tools in Education: A Systematic Literature Review

2021

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This paper aims to present a systematic literature review on state-of-the-art Educational Escape Rooms (EERs) with the use of digital technologies. More specifically, the focus of the study is to present the current developments and trends concerning Digital Educational Escape Rooms (DEERs) and investigate how they foster learning outcomes for online learners. Additionally, the present study provides insights into the design process of such technology enhanced EERs. This review is attributed to identifying and covering research gaps since the current literature has focused on the pedagogical aspects of Escape Rooms (ERs) in education, but no studies seem to have been conducted in regard to the pedagogical implications of Digital Escape Rooms (DERs) in educational environments. Based on the exhaustive literature review, an agenda for future research is promised and the implications for designing innovative ER approaches have been highlighted. The anatomy of the fundamental components of conducting systematic literature reviews was followed. The results of the review could be addressed to multidisciplinary teams related to education, game researchers, educational researchers, faculty members, scholars, instructors, and protagonists of educational systems to encourage them to thoroughly study the core elements of DEERs and how they can be applied in virtual educational contexts to facilitate students’ learning achievements.

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Digital Escape Rooms as Innovative Pedagogical Tools in Education: A Systematic Literature Review

2021

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“…These contributions both show the remarkable growth of the sector, its major relationships with recreation, and its special impact on the millennial generation. For their part (demandled approaches), Kolar (2017), Kolar and Čater (2018), Dilek andDilek (2018), andStasiak (2019) analyse users' experiences using etnography techniques. In these cases, the study area takes a second place and the phenomenon is contextualised within hospitality research as novelty experiences, post-modern tourism and the management of flows.…”

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Decoding escape rooms from a tourism perspective: A global scale analysis

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Martı́n

2021

Moravian Geographical Reports

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There has been a spectacular growth in the escape game sector over the past decade. The extraordinary global impact of escape rooms, their implications for tourism, and the limited literature provide grounds for this research. This paper examines such phenomena using an empirical methodology based on a geographic analysis of business repositories and a global survey. Tourism plays a significant role in the escape room industry: approximately one of every three customers is a tourist. Escape roomer-tourists have even been detected: people who essentially plan their trips with the sole intention of playing these games. A significant contrast exists between business-owners and countries, however, as to the role given to foreign customers and the opportunities that all the above implies. Indeed, the connection between escape room narratives and the local culture has been shown to be weak in a majority of cases. Thus, this contribution seeks to feed into an emerging and increasingly relevant debate that has been little addressed in tourism geography: linking experiences, creative economies, authenticity and cultural heritage, etc. – through escape rooms.

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“…As interactive entertainment in which individuals work with one another to find clues, solve puzzles, and complete particular tasks in order to "escape," these businesses offered the experiences that millennials craved. They wanted engaging and immersive consumption experiences that focus on shared experiences (Ashworth & Page, 2011;Brunner-Sperdin et al, 2012;Kolar & Čater, 2018;Taheri et al, 2017). Empirical studies confirmed that "shared fun is doubled fun" (Gajadhar et al, 2008).…”

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The Epic Escape Room: Choosing the Best Option for Growth

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Tompson

Papp

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Small Business Institute Journal

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As Mary Smith finished washing the lunch dishes, she looked out the kitchen window and her son and daughter were engaged in a "battle." Her daughter had just begun taking dance lessons and her son, a new karate student, appeared to be practicing his defense karate moves on his sister. Mary wanted to spend more time with them, but she had a lot on her mind. At the beginning of 2020, she was facing an inflection point in the strategy of her small business. The most recent upgrade to her product and service design was still not completed, payroll was going to be a challenge again this month and the kids were growing and demanding more and more of her time. Mary owned and operated Epic Escape Rooms, a single-location escape room in Tampa, Florida. She was also considering how to become a more successful franchisor. At the same time, she had developed a reputation as an excellent designer of escape rooms, and she realized she could sell her designs to other companies in the industry, or, she could focus on owning and operating a chain of her escape rooms. Escape rooms were a growing trend in the entertainment industry. Participants worked in teams to "escape" from a locked room by solving myriad puzzles and problems to obtain clues. Escape rooms were highly suited for team building, leadership development, enhancing communication, and problem solving. They had been successful with corporate groups, professionals such as teachers and nurses, as well as people seeking a fun and challenging experience. The revenue and customer growth over the past four years had been astounding, despite the many challenges to set up a successful location. This case study investigates a local escape room company and the issues facing the owners: expand its number of locations, continue to franchise, or simply offer consulting and advice to prospective and existing businesses. Students are asked to assess each of the options and then develop a strategic plan for the owner.

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Managing group flow experiences in escape rooms

Cited by 29 publications

References 97 publications

Digital Escape Rooms as Innovative Pedagogical Tools in Education: A Systematic Literature Review

Digital Escape Rooms as Innovative Pedagogical Tools in Education: A Systematic Literature Review

Decoding escape rooms from a tourism perspective: A global scale analysis

The Epic Escape Room: Choosing the Best Option for Growth

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