Notes from Lecture/Presentation

Introduction

• Discussion about a game involving escape room elements.
• Players interact with various objects for solving puzzles.

Game Mechanics

• Finding Inputs: Look for places to input codes or information (e.g., laptops).
• Hints: SKP is a clue found early in the game.

Game Objectives

• Order of Cleaning: Focus on cleaning tasks ordered by dates (Month of March).
• Time Constraint: 27 minutes on the clock at the start.

Steps Taken

• Identifying Clues: Found a code that possibly relates to cleaning tasks.
• Cleaning Tools: Need a water tank and PSI settings for the cleaning device.
• PSI Adjustment: Required to set PSI to 15 for the cleaner to function, which involved combining numbers.

Cleaning Process

• Items Found: Paint bucket, hoses, and attachments for cleaning substances.
• Initial Cleaning: Focused on mud and identified additional cleaning needed for oil.
• Key Card: Found key card while cleaning.

Puzzle Mechanics

• Decoding Clues: Worked out clues from emails and a lock system involving numbers.
• Gnomes and Hats Puzzle: Identified gnomes and hat counts to solve a related puzzle.
• Pipe Collection: Collected pipes needed for repair tasks.

Further Game Progression

• Connecting Pipes: Trial and error method to link pipes together.
• Maze and Buttons: Interacted with a maze and buttons to retrieve items.
• Cleaning Animal Droppings: Needed to calculate density to clean effectively.

Final Challenges

• Time Pressure: Players felt stressed as time decreased to 2 minutes.
• Final Cleaning Tasks: Worked quickly to clean remaining stains and achieve 100% completion.

Conclusion

• Successfully cleaned everything with a minute to spare.
• Players expressed enjoyment of the game mechanics and teamwork.