February 1st, 2021 | RESEARCH
‘Escape rooms’ are a recent cultural phenomena, whereby a group of ‘players’, often friends or colleagues, are ‘locked’ in a room and must solve a series of clues, puzzles, or mysteries in order to ‘escape’. Escape rooms are increasingly appearing in a range of settings, including science centres and museums, libraries and university programmes, but what role can an escape room play in science communication? In this commentary, we explore the emerging literature on escape rooms as well as thoughts from a small number of escape room creators in the U.S. and U.K.
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Clare Wilkinson, Author, University of the West of England BristolHannah Little, Author, University of the West of England Bristol
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Identifier Type: issn
Identifier: 1824-2049
Identifier Type: doi
Identifier: 10.22323/2.20010307
Publication: Journal of Science Communication
Volume: 20
Number: 1
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Audience: General Public | Learning Researchers | Museum | ISE Professionals | Scientists
Discipline: General STEM | Nature of science
Resource Type: Peer-reviewed article | Research Products
Environment Type: Library Programs | Museum and Science Center Programs | Public Programs