What is our project about?
Our goal is to create a new type of escape room that is more interactive, more
intuitive, and more autonomous. Using embeded systems and integrated computing would allow for a totally unique
escape room experience, providing a fresh breath of air in an otherwise stale marketplace.
This escape room experience will be themed after the digital scare that was Y2K. All
aspects (other than subjective safety concerns) will be autonomous, using several microcontrollers and
electromechanical devices.
How will the room work?
Puzzles in the room are centered around the player clock which the team can
manipulate for certain events to occur. Past 8:00, a monster will appear outside of windows and occasionally
look into the room. If a player is in line of sight of this monster, the team will incur a penalty to the amount
of time they have to complete the room (game clock). The team will also have less time if they let the player
clock reach midnight.
There are two times that players need to keep track of. The first time is the time players have to complete the
room (game clock). The second time is the clock that drives events in the room and which players can manipulate.
This clock is constantly ticking, and the farther the players get into completing the room, the faster it ticks
(player clock)
