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Overview
Overview
Gallaxy 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
Galaxy Challenge was designed to explore how persuasive messaging, social influence, and human biases shape the way information spreads online--including in fandom communities. In the game, you encountered compelling claims, data visualizations, social reactions, and a deepfake video about a Planet5 band member. Each element illustrates how information can feel credible, especially when it aligns with emotions, time pressure, or group dynamics. By the end, you experienced how easily misinformation can spread, and how difficult it can be to fully correct once it gains momentum.
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
The GALAXY Escape Room puts players in the middle of a high-pressure fan campaign. With rumors spreading and the clock ticking, teams must piece together clues, evaluate what they find, and decide what deserves to be shared.
You may also want to add the mission
PLANET5 is a popular new K-pop group. You’ve just become a new fan and a friend is passing along lots of information about the mistreatment of your favorite band member, and with a new fan campaign to protest launching in less than an hour, you have to track down whatever information you can to uncover the truth and spread the word!
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