‘Pneuman’ Pneumatic Tube Escape Room Truthsayer
Client : Skeleton Key (Escape Room)
Location : West Hartford, CT
Description : Escape teams are in pursuit of a cure, or a treasure, or a totem and then just before time is up, they may be given a clue from the truthsayer. What if we reimagined the waiting area, where teams could send messages to the spirit world and get answers from ‘Pneuman’ – the truthsayer before they begin their escape room adventure…?
Materials : Early addressograph machine, wood, aluminum, steel, modern pneumatic tube delivery system
Timeline : 3 months
Location : West Hartford, CT
Description : Escape teams are in pursuit of a cure, or a treasure, or a totem and then just before time is up, they may be given a clue from the truthsayer. What if we reimagined the waiting area, where teams could send messages to the spirit world and get answers from ‘Pneuman’ – the truthsayer before they begin their escape room adventure…?
Materials : Early addressograph machine, wood, aluminum, steel, modern pneumatic tube delivery system
Timeline : 3 months
Challenge: To ‘set the stage’ and bring a sense of mystery and suspense to the lobby of an escape room – where customers are challenged to escape from rooms filled with adventure, puzzles, code breaking, and pattern seeking themes. A truly spellbinding atmosphere!
Solution: Repurpose an early Addressograph (dog tag maker) as ‘Pnueman’ – the truthsayer pneumatic vacuum system holder to deliver coded ‘truth telling’ messages to escape room participants before their adventure.