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In Season 4, Episode 4, we head over to The Netherlands for a chat with Alexander Gierholz of Logic Locks, creator of The Amsterdam Catacombs, which has won numerous accolades including a Golden Lock Award and a TERPECA. In a country rich with globally top-rated escape rooms, The Catacombs stands out for its commitment to immersion, stunning location and incredible ending. The Netherlands has a vibrant escape room scene, due in part to Alexander's efforts with events like Up The Game, a global escape room conference he co-founded in 2017.  Coming from a psychology background, and having taught experience design and gamification, Alexander approaches game design with a unique holistic philosophy. He thinks deeply about creating experiences that pull from different disciplines which resonate with the audience in a meaningful way. This conversation about escape rooms, gameplay, and creating a community changed the way I think about game design, and I know you'll find it as fascinating as we did.   Show Notes  Episode SponsorsThank you to our sponsors:  Morty - A free app for discovering, planning, tracking, and reviewing your escape rooms and other immersive social outings. World Escape Room Championship - A global competition for escape room players. It is being held virtually, for free. The elimination round is on November 5, 2022. Each member of the winning team will receive a Nintendo Switch Lite.  Buzzshot - ‘Customer Satisfaction Software’ for your escape room business. Streamline your marketing and grow your escape room business with pre- and post-game features including robust waiver management, branded team photos, and integrated review management. Use code REPOD2022 in the dropdown list when booking a demo for 20% off your first three months. Reality Escape Convention - RECONOur escape room and immersive gaming convention, will be an incredible event for creators and consumers of the games we love. We hope to see you in Boston. Learn More about RECON.Music Credits All music provided by GameChops:  "The Legend of LoFi" by Dj Cutman &amp; James Landino "Hateno Village" by Mikel &amp; GameChopsProduction CreditsREPOD is produced by Lisa Spira and edited by Steve Ewing of Stand Inside Media. 

In Season 4, Episode 4, we head over to The Netherlands for a chat with Alexander Gierholz of Logic Locks, creator of The Amsterdam Catacombs, which has won numerous accolades including a Golden Lock Award and a TERPECA. In a country rich with globally top-rated escape rooms, The Catacombs stands out for its commitment to immersion, stunning location and incredible ending. The Netherlands has a vibrant escape room scene, due in part to Alexander's efforts with events like Up The Game, a global escape room conference he co-founded in 2017. Coming from a psychology background, and having taught experience design and gamification, Alexander approaches game design with a unique holistic philosophy. He thinks deeply about creating experiences that pull from different disciplines which resonate with the audience in a meaningful way. This conversation about escape rooms, gameplay, and creating a community changed the way I think about game design, and I know you'll find it as fascinating as we did. <a href="https://roomescapeartist.com/2022/10/25/repod-s4e4-holistic-game-design-alexander-gierholz-creator-of-amsterdam-catacombs-netherlands/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Show Notes</a>  Episode Sponsors Thank you to our sponsors:  <ul><li><a href="https://mortyapp.com/repod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Morty</a> - A free app for discovering, planning, tracking, and reviewing your escape rooms and other immersive social outings.</li> <li><a href="https://erchamp.com/en?_canonical=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">World Escape Room Championship</a> - A global competition for escape room players. It is being held virtually, for free. The elimination round is on November 5, 2022. Each member of the winning team will receive a Nintendo Switch Lite.</li> <li> <a href="https://buzzshot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Buzzshot</a> - ‘Customer Satisfaction Software’ for your escape room business. Streamline your marketing and grow your escape room business with pre- and post-game features including robust waiver management, branded team photos, and integrated review management. Use code REPOD2022 in the dropdown list when booking a demo for 20% off your first three months. </li></ul>Reality Escape Convention - RECON Our escape room and immersive gaming convention, will be an incredible event for creators and consumers of the games we love. We hope to see you in Boston. <a href="https://realityescapecon.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Learn More about RECON.</a>Music Credits  All music provided by <a href="https://gamechops.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GameChops</a>:  <ul><li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/2fVoMCmIU7YyPGQfaByFhf?si=NYoY-tOoS6-R0i85OO6sOg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"</a><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/2fVoMCmIU7YyPGQfaByFhf?si=NYoY-tOoS6-R0i85OO6sOg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Legend of LoFi"</a> by Dj Cutman &amp; James Landino</li> <li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/2D93wujgGm85giI1TtOL36?si=5a58aef299b84080" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Hateno Village"</a> by Mikel &amp; GameChops</li></ul>Production Credits REPOD is produced by Lisa Spira and edited by Steve Ewing of <a href="https://standinsidemedia.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stand Inside Media.</a>

S4E4 – Holistic Game Design: Alexander Gierholz, creator of Amsterdam Catacombs, Netherlands

As we continue through the new season of stand-alone rooms, we find ourselves at the best dang summer camp in the country, Camp Cedar. We'll have campfires, roast marshmallows, camp out under the stars... as long as those prank-loving Camp Cypress kids don't ruin our fun! Our guest this episode is Alexander Gierholz from Logic Locks. Check out their brick-and-mortar rooms if you're in Amsterdam, or order one of their portable games.  As always, you can download the full notes for the room below to play along, or run a game yourself!Full Room Write Up  We've started a Patreon! So if you have the ability to support the show, we would love to see you there. And in return we have blog posts, bonus murder-mystery episodes, badges, and more! Plus all our patrons have the chance to appear in our rooms, such as today's featured patron: Samantha Koehler. Have questions, comments, puzzles, or anything else? Send us an email, and follow us on facebook and twitter.

As we continue through the new season of stand-alone rooms, we find ourselves at the best dang summer camp in the country, Camp Cedar. We'll have campfires, roast marshmallows, camp out under the stars... as long as those prank-loving Camp Cypress kids don't ruin our fun! Our guest this episode is Alexander Gierholz from <a href="https://www.logiclocks.com/en/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Logic Locks</a>. Check out their brick-and-mortar rooms if you're in Amsterdam, or order one of their <a href="https://www.logiclocks.com/en/event-escape-games" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">portable games</a>.  As always, you can download the full notes for the room below to play along, or run a game yourself!<a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Glbl9dZjnGQApatLBKh4Pwl93HDVHdd8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Full Room Write Up</a> We've started a <a href="http://www.patreon.com/escapethispodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a>! So if you have the ability to support the show, we would love to see you there. And in return we have blog posts, bonus murder-mystery episodes, badges, and more! Plus all our patrons have the chance to appear in our rooms, such as today's featured patron: Samantha Koehler. Have questions, comments, puzzles, or anything else? Send us an <a href="mailto:escapethispod@gmail.com">email</a>, and follow us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Escapethispodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">facebook</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/EscThisPodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter</a>.

Season 3 - Episode 4: Summer Es-CAMP Room ft. Alexander Gierholz