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Overview
Overview
Bo$$BabyKoin Challenge is a live, interactive event, played by teams of 4-6 players with a game host. There are two parts to the escape room game experience:
Gameplay (45-60 minutes): Escape room game facilitated by a game host.
Debrief (15-30 minutes): Post-game discussion and activities (this is where the learning magic happens!)
Background
Background
Bo$$BabyKoin Challenge was designed to explore how persuasive messaging, influencer culture, manipulative techniques, and human biases shape how we interpret information. In this game, the subject is the lure of financial opportunities and the ways minority communities are frequently targeted. The game was co-designed with a group of BIPOC scholars.
Takeaways:
We are all vulnerable to believing certain information because biases and emotions make us susceptible
Persuasive messaging, influencers, and online trends can make financial opportunities appear more credible than they are.
Charts, headlines, and visuals can shape how people interpret information.
Social media activity (likes, shares, bots, fake accounts) can create the illusion of popularity or trust.
Deepfakes and AI-generated media can make false claims appear convincing
Requirements
Requirements
Game host: The game host starts the game, provides hints and encouragement, and facilitates the post-game debrief discussion. Game hosts should become familiar with the game beforehand.
Technology: Each team will need at least one device (laptop, tablet, phone) with internet, as there are moments in the game where players need to get information from a website to proceed.
Room set up: The room should have tables for teams of 4-6 players. Each team needs its own table and set of pencils.
Game materials: Print all game materials and prepare the kits. You only need to supply envelopes and pencils.
Projector: Useful (but not required) for displaying a timer during the game and running the debrief.
Promoting the Event
Promoting the Event
Here’s some text to use when promoting the escape room. Note: we recommend avoiding terms like "misinformation" or "fake news"
Short version
Bo$$BabyKoin puts players in the middle of a compelling opportunity to make fast money. With a famous financial influencer promoting a new digital currency, teams must piece together clues, evaluate what they find, and decide whether your friend's parents should invest their life savings.
You may also want to add the mission
For the past decade Galen Terry has amassed a considerable fortune by pitching a variety of products to his millions of followers. His latest is a new digital currency, Bo$$BabyKoin. Your friend is a huge fan of Terry, and he has convinced his parents to convert their savings into Bo$$BabyKoin, but he’s starting to have second thoughts. Track down whatever information you can to uncover the truth and spread the word!
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