Course Info: CS-0281
| Course | CS-0281 Designing Escape Rooms |
| Long Title | Designing Escape Rooms |
| Term | 2018F |
| Note(s) |
Prerequisites Required Textbook information |
| Meeting Info | Emily Dickinson HallüEmily Dickinson Hall 104ü104 on M,WüF from 10:30-11:50ü1:00-3:50 |
| Faculty | Ira Fay |
| Capacity | 32 |
| Available | 1 |
| Waitlist | 0 |
| Distribution(s) | |
| Cumulative Skill(s) | Independent Work |
| Additional Info | As with most things, the more time you put into this course, the more you will get out of it. You should expect to spend at least eight hours per week (on average) doing activities outside of class, including assignments, reading, playing, playtesting, experimenting, and anything else related to the subject matter. There will be a materials fee of $40, or $0 if needed and you contact Ira/Peter in advance. |
| Description | In this course, students design, build, and manage an escape room on the Hampshire campus under the guidance of Professors Fay and Kallok. Though the professors provide team leadership and direction, the students are the ones creating the escape room, including concept art, storyboards, game design, puzzle design, set design, set construction, painting, lighting, sound design, production management, marketing, and live production. The set construction portion of the course occurs immediately following Thanksgiving, so students must be prepared to commit significant effort during that week. Students are expected to be skilled in at least one discipline relevant to escape room design, as listed above. To facilitate the substantial collaboration required outside of class hours, there is also a reserved lab time from 1pm - 4pm on Fridays. Prerequisite information: At least two semesters of course work in a discipline or disciplines related to escape room design, such as set design, lighting, painting, game design, audio design, project management, marketing, etc. |