FITC Archives - Reality is a Game

Immersive experiences come in many flavours, my specialty is the delicious world of escape rooms. The most important design within an escape room are the puzzles themselves. Puzzle making can be difficult and challenging even to just think about. In this presentation I cover ways to approach designing puzzles to create an engaging experience. Creating puzzles is just one of many steps. Putting puzzles into the right sequence to create flow is vital to a successful game, just like in a video game.

Beyond puzzle designs I go into ways that designers can get inspiration to make games from video games or other fields they are interested in.

The talk was given at FITC Toronto in the spring of 2017.

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Video edited by (and special thanks to) Wish You Were Here Productions.

FITC just announced their second round of speakers: including yours truly! I can’t wait to be part of the Future of Innovation, Technology and Creativity in Toronto for it’s 16th year. Join me for my talk and be inspired by 75 other amazing presenters.

I’ll present my knowledge about escape room design and how we can learn from designing them. The intersections between designing escape rooms and making experiences worthwhile are strong and plentiful. I hope to talk about as many connections as I can! Get your tickets now and I’ll see you in April.

More about FITC according to their website:

What is it all about?
It starts with the presentations that are both technical and creative in nature and led by hand-picked experts from around the world who are eager to share and meet you. For our larger events, there are often multiple tracks to choose from which include content catered to a specific audience. It’s also about the networking. FITC provides the platform for people who share a passion to meet and interact, whether it’s at the presentations, in the exhibitor hall or at one of the evening parties.
Who goes to an FITC event?
Digital Creators of all kinds…designers, developers, motion graphics artists, digital artists and everyone and anyone who creates things in the digital space. From technical to inspirational sessions, there’s always something to choose from, regardless of what stage of your career you’re in.