Escape Room Metaverse! A virtual reality that you're afraid of but want to peek into!

Do you like escape rooms?

Do you always get addicted to the twist and turns of the storyline or the joy of collecting clues and solving puzzles like Sherlock Holmes?

If you haven't experienced an Escape Room yet, let nspace introduce you to Escape Rooms, and at the same time, introduce you to a different kind of Metaverse Escape Room.

What is Escape Room?

An escape room is a real-world game where players need to escape from a fictional room by solving puzzles and finding clues within a time limit. These rooms are usually designed with specific themes and scenes, such as horror, historical adventure or science fiction, to make the game more interesting and challenging.

Escape room games usually require players to form a small team and work together to solve puzzles and challenges, such as cutting the lines of the bomb according to the clues, following the scattered symbols to find the combination of the safe, observe the layout of the room to find the exit from the room, escape room to test the player's observation, logical thinking and teamwork and other aspects of the skills to provide a new interactive experience, so that the player can be It provides a new interactive experience, allowing players to experience the story arrangement, exciting plot, complex scenes and puzzles, and try to solve the problems within the time limit, increasing the challenge and tension of the game. This game format has been widely used in various occasions, such as game centers, theme parks, escape rooms, etc., and has been loved and participated by more and more people around the world.

Escape Room Meta Universe: A new experience combining reality and virtual reality

In May of this year, ERM Labs and The Sandbox entered into a partnership that is expected to bring real-life experiences into a whole new dimension! ERM Labs and The Sandbox's partnership only brings real-life escape rooms into the meta-universe, where the online virtual world allows players to enjoy a game that tests their IQs and heartbeats to their heart's content, no longer limited by the constraints of people, time, and place. The online virtual world allows players to enjoy a game that tests their intelligence and heartbeat, without being limited by people, time and place.

In May, ERM Labs and The Sandbox entered into a partnership that is expected to take the real-life experience to a whole new dimension! ERM LABS and The Sandbox have partnered to create the “Escape Room Metaverse (ERM)” megacities on The Sandbox, creating the first and most immersive and socially powerful virtual worlds for escape room games. The partnership will create the “Escape Room Metaverse (ERM)” megacity on The Sandbox, creating the first and most immersive and social virtual world for escape room games. The company is also working with a number of talented game studios to develop digital infrastructure, puzzles, game logic, architectural design and digital products. This partnership will allow offline escape game players to continue to play online, creating an exciting expansion for the ERM community to experience the fun and excitement of virtual escape games, bringing real-life escape rooms into the meta-universe, and allowing players to enjoy games that test their wits and heartbeats in an online virtual world that is no longer constrained by the constraints of people, time, and place.

Metaverse Escape Room Game: Miracle World Series

The Miracle Worlds Series is an expanded creative content game built on the North American reality of escape rooms, allowing players to explore interesting historical and mythological worlds in the Metaverse. The first world in the Miracle Worlds Series, Atlantis - The Lost Kingdom, is based on the mythical island kingdom of Atlantis, which was proposed by the ancient Greek philosopher Plato, and is rich in maritime civilization and mystery.

In the ocean of the metaverse, players will be able to talk to in-game NPCs and delve deeper into the legend and culture of Atlantis, solving the mysteries of Atlantis through challenging puzzles and carefully designed gameplay, and liberating the mysterious powers that have been sealed away. Each room and scene in the game is carefully designed to showcase the wonders of Atlantis and its rich cultural heritage. Whether you're a fan of escape rooms or interested in ancient myths and history, this game is a unique and captivating experience.

The game also utilizes the latest The Sandbox Game Maker 0.8, which is based on the Escape Room and utilizes a Random Number Generation (RNG) system to ensure different endings, and incorporates key features such as new lighting, visuals, and sound effects to provide players with an exceptional storyline and challenging puzzle experience!

NPC character models have been released, so let's look forward to it together!

Meta-Universe Escape Room Creation Contest

If you don't want to be just an escape room player, now's your chance to show off your creativity and puzzle solving skills in The Sandbox, where the Sandbox Escape Room Creation Contest starts this week, giving you a chance to create a unique escape room experience. Whether you're good at creating storylines or you're an excellent puzzle designer, this competition is the stage for you to show off your talents.

Entering The Sandbox Escape Room Contest is easy. All you have to do is sign up within the time limit and follow the rules to submit your work. The contest provides you with a wealth of tools and materials to create amazing escape room scenes. This is a challenging competition that will test your imagination and puzzle skills.

If you love escape rooms and want to create one but don't know where to start, let nspace introduce you to some of the classic escape room scenes and case studies to guide you through the competition!

Common Escape Room Scenes and Themes

There are many different themes and scenarios in the Escape Room Contest, so you can choose the one that suits your interests and talents. If you like horror and thrill, then you can create an escape room scene with a scary atmosphere, so that players can feel the creepy thrill in it. For example, an abandoned hospital might be a good choice for you.

If you are interested in sci-fi adventure, you can incorporate sci-fi elements to create a fantasy escape room experience full of futuristic technology. For example, you can refer to the scene of the movie “Star Effect” and design a variety of high-tech puzzles and challenges, and players need to use technological props and wisdom to solve the puzzles!

In addition, you can also design a puzzle room game based on historical events or scenes, so that players can gain a deeper understanding of history while solving puzzles. For example, the Chinese cultural characteristics of the Great Wall, with the story of Meng Jiangnu, combined with historical artifacts and puzzle design, creating a wonderful experience of time travel!

Regardless of the theme and setting you choose, it is important to design each puzzle and game element carefully. The puzzles should be moderately difficult, so that the player feels challenged and satisfied. At the same time, the scenarios should be carefully designed to create the right atmosphere and emotion. At the same time, sound and visual effects can be added to further enhance the player's sense of immersion.

Room Escape Competition Rewards

After all the tips above, it's time to talk about the rewards of the “Escape Room Creation” competition.

1st Place: 10,000 SAND

2nd Place: 6,000 SAND.

3rd Place: 3,500 SAND.

4th-10th Place: 1,500 SAND each.

Best Creativity (top 5 participants with the highest “Overall Creativity” score): 1,000 SAND.**

Best Design (“Game Design”): 1,000 SAND. Best Design (top 5 participants with the highest average scores for “Game Design” and “Level Design”): 1,000 SAND.*

Participation Prize (limited to the first 100 participants who did not place in the top 10 and who followed the guidelines and completed the submission steps correctly): 100 SAND.

Important Dates (UTC+8)

Start Date: June 19th

Submission Deadline: July 2nd, 7:59am

Results Announcement Date: July 29th

For more details about the contest, please click the following link: https://medium.com/sandbox-game/backrooms-game-jam-a990767e6946

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