Steampun(k)
Steampun(k) is an in-person escape room. In Steampun(k), players are invited to a reading of Punkie Steamweld's will. They then dive into an immersive steampunk-era room where they play as one of Punkie Steamweld's loved ones to solve a variety of puzzles and potentially inherit his fortune.
Steampun(k) was available to play for two weeks in November 2022.
Role
Puzzle Designer
Contributions
Designed zoetrope puzzle
Contributed to overall concept and game flow design
Conducted playtest sessions and iterated based on feedback
Acted as gamemaster for experience
Key Features
4 multi-step unique puzzles
Immersive experience with character identities and costumes
Steampunk era decor
In-room actor to give hints
Prisoner's dilemma twist at the end and custom giftshop of prizes for winners
Many, many puns about gears, steam, and punks
Ghoul Grub
Ghoul Grub is a paranormal puzzle scavenger hunt where players act as delivery drivers and solve puzzles to help monsters sort out their dishes to be customer-ready.
Ghoul Grub was an in-person experience with various stations across USC's campus that was available to play in October 2021.
Roles
Puzzle Designer
Graphic Designer
Contributions
Developed overall puzzle narrative and flow
Designed Jekyll and Hyde puzzle
Designed all characters for graphics/advertisement materials in Photoshop
Acted as gamemaster for experience
Key Features
5 restaurants to visit and 3 bonus tasks
Stationed actors at each restaurant to interact and solve puzzles with
Spooky halloween puzzles and decorations
The King's Labyrinth
The King's Labyrinth is a first-person, 3D puzzle maze. Players enter an evil king's mysterious white labyrinth in search of their missing sibling. They solve puzzles, speak with characters, and look for objects to unlock the truth.
The King's Labyrinth was built in Unity and is available to play on Itch.io.
Roles
Puzzle Designer
Narrative Designer
Artist
Contributions
Contributed to overall narrative and game flow
Designed Puzzles
Designed all characters and illustrations
Key Features
3 multi-step puzzles
3D audio
The Noble House of Black
The Noble House of Black is a Harry Potter inspired escape room concept. Players play as mid-level death eaters serving the Voldemort in 1979, sent on an assignment to retrieve his mysterious artifact stolen by former traitorous death eater Regulus Black. However, Regulus set up a trap! Players have one hour to escape before they are arrested by the Order of the Phoenix.
Key Features
4 unique locations (2 initially hidden)
6 Playable Character options and costumes
6 audio, visual, and environmentally-interactive puzzles
