Horror in escape rooms : how to build an atmosphere and design puzzles
Sauerland, Veera (2022)
Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202205139101
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202205139101
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The goal was to gather information to get unique and theme-suitable puzzles into the new escape room game, to create an atmosphere of horror and provide new experiences for the players. Examples were gathered by benchmarking and visiting escape rooms in Finland and evaluating the tasks and puzzles available in them. A new appreciation was gained for the ways that escape room games have evolved over the years from their digital predecessors.
During the thesis process, it was learned how to create a sense of horror subtly and without scaring the players, what are the basic principles involved in creating horror and how important the scent scenery is for building up the atmosphere.
The practical part of the project was to build physical puzzles to an escape game room, and use scents to establish the ambience of the horror story within the game.
During the thesis process, it was learned how to create a sense of horror subtly and without scaring the players, what are the basic principles involved in creating horror and how important the scent scenery is for building up the atmosphere.
The practical part of the project was to build physical puzzles to an escape game room, and use scents to establish the ambience of the horror story within the game.