A Must for Modern Escape Rooms
Created, assembled, and coded by an expert in electronics
Escape rooms have a high degree of automation and interaction required to make them immersive and enjoyable for participants. Modern escape rooms also involve more intricate props, lighting, and technologies. After all, who wants to just open a few locks to escape a room?
I have worked extensively in lighting (such as LED strips, rings, and other fully-customizable options), circuits (including custom circuits and the Arduino), wiring (non-industrial contexts that are perfect for escape room controls) and input/output devices, such as sensors, lights, sounds, switches and digital logic elements. We can work together to get you exactly what you want in your room, be it an electronic puzzle, a custom-coded project on the Arduino or similar interface, or simply some lighting options to spruce up an existing room, as many of my offerings could be added to a room that’s already complete! Users love effects that accompany their progress in the room, so this is such an easy way to increase the appeal of the experience.
Get in touch with me to discuss whatever you need for your electronics project. There are so many amazing and impressive technological options made possible with the Arduino and similar electronics interfaces, as well as countless input/output devices; sound modules, magnetic sensors, motion sensors, capacitive (touch) sensors, switches, light beams, sonic sensors, pattern recognition, and more than I could hope to list! If you can think it up, it can probably be accomplished and we can work together to get it done.
How it Works
I’ll work with you directly in getting everything you want for your project, including your desired specs, documentation, and service help!
- Decide on some of the basics that you want in your electronics project, including input/output devices, lighting, sound, and other deliverables
- Contact me so we can begin. Include the aspects you know you want, or ask about other options available
- We’ll collaborate to form a final plan and product
- You get the deliverables, documentation, and anything else relevant to your build! Shipping performed for non-local requests.
Consultation for what you need on the project
Collaboration to clarify design specs
Clear pricing on a per-item or per-project basis
Arduino, assembly, code, and devices included
Documentation provided
Shipping country-wide
The Arduino
Programmable Microcontroller
The Arduino is an open-source, programmable microcontroller with various in/out pins, digital and analog logic, and an integrated desktop environment based in C++ for coding it. This means complex circuits can be created containing wide compatibility with various modules and in/out devices. These make for compact, versatile, and updateable electronics projects that are perfect for escape rooms! Check out some of these possible modules below.
Get Inspired
Check out some of these awesome options you can include in your custom escape room project! Have additional ideas or needs? Contact me, there are more options available than I could list here!
LED Strips
Fully customizable by color and pattern. Many are fully controllable with the Arduino, too. Great for accent lighting!
LED Rings
These digitally-controlled rings (Arduino, etc.) are beautiful and versatile lighting pieces for many uses, including puzzles and decoration.
LED Sticks
Similar to the rings, these sticks offer linear lighting rather than annular.
Motion (Stepper Motors)
Add some motion to your puzzles to really boost the cool-factor! Puzzles can move as part of their solving processes, or alternately move once solved, revealing something or giving user response. Depending on your needs, parts can move via lead screws, belts, pulleys, gears, and more. A little response to user input goes a long ways with making the room a more interesting and immersive experience for users!
Custom Sound Output
Modern escape rooms benefit from great progress-based sound effects. User-customized sounds can be loaded onto the SD card on the sound module and controlled at will with the Arduino, giving your room a great added dimension when certain actions occur.
Light Sensors
Light sensing inputs are great for building puzzles that wait for a certain action to be performed or a certain alignment of parts to be achieved.
Magnetic Sensors
Great for insertion of metal items or other digital sensing applications.
IR Proximity Sensors
Invisible detection of proximity, either as a sensor for the completion of a puzzle/insertion of a piece, or to detect the blockage of some pathway or cavity.
Metal Sensors
Reliably detect various metals, not just iron, at very accurate distances. These cylindrical sensors are great for installment in wood or plastic assemblies and report metal items with excellent accuracy and reliability. Mounted with hex nuts, they come in various detection distances for sensing right through wood or plastic!