TEAM
AUDIENCE
FOCUS
Physical Escape Room
TYPE
3 Students
Oct '25 - Apr '26
PROJECT DURATION
Young people (16-22)
Media Literacy, Echo Chambers, Critical thinking
MY CONTRIBUTION
Concept Development (with team) - Game Design - Prototyping - Testing
The concept and narrative were developed collaboratively with two classmates.
I was responsible for designing and testing game mechanics and puzzles, iterating based on play testing to create a clear and engaging player experience.
THE STORY
In 2189, the Helix Oceanic Research Station sinks to the bottom of the Norwegian Sea. All 47 crew members survive, but no one can agree on what caused the disaster.
Corporate
negligence?
Environmental sabotage?
Or something else entirely?
They enter one.
They believe it.
They challenge it.
And they break out.
Two opposing narrative emerge. Both have evidence.
Both seem convincing. But neither has the full story.
The Helix incident puts players inside
an echo chamber, challenging them to question information, collaborate, and uncover the truth.
THE CONCEPT
THE CONCEPT
Rather than explaining echo chambers,
the experience lets players experience
one first-hand.
Different players receive different
information, each supporting a particular
narrative. To escape they must question
sources, verify facts, and step outside
their assumptions.
THE EXPERIENCE
Players investigate clues, analyze documents, and solve puzzles that reveal how information can be manipulated.
No one has the full picture alone. Communication and collaboration are essential to reconstruct what really happened.
THE REVEAL
The truth is more complex than either side claimed.
A combination of technical failures, environmental factors, human error,
and organizational decisions let to
the disaster.
And Echo, the AI guiding the teams, has been feeding them half-truths all along to keep them divided.
