Resources and More Information

Are there additional resources that would be helpful?

Yes! Grab some friends, find a commercial escape room near you, and try it. That will give you the best idea of what they are like.

Below are some references and further reading. They represent just the tip of the iceberg as there are scored of books on puzzles, ciphers and codes. The internet is teaming with articles, videos and blog posts on escape rooms. Be inspired rather than limited by what you see others do. Look at the world with a game master's mind; everything is potentially a puzzle or a clue. The best puzzles will come from your students’ own imaginations!

Escape Room Directory: http://escaperoomdirectory.com/

Gardner, Martin. Codes, Ciphers, and Secret Writing. New York: Dover, 1984. Print.

Janeczko, Paul B., and Jenna LaReau. Top Secret: A Handbook of Codes, Ciphers, and Secret Writing. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick, 2006. Print.

Jenkins, Henry. Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide. New York: New York UP, 2008. Print.

Nicholson,S.(2015). Peeking Behind the Locked Door: A Survey of Escape Room Facilities. http://scottnicholson.com/pubs/erfacwhite.pdf

Rose, Frank. The Art of Immersion: How the Digital Generation Is Remaking Hollywood, Madison Avenue, and the Way We Tell Stories. New York: New York, 2012. Print.

Sutherland, Denise, and Mark E. Koltko-Rivera. Cracking Codes & Cryptograms for Dummies. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2010. Print.

USC Annenberg Innovation Lab, T is for Transmedia: Learning through Transmedia Play by Becky Herr-Stephenson, Meryl Alper with Erin Reilly USC Annenberg Innovation Lab