In this episode, David and Peih-Gee chat with Myles Nye, a Survivor Challenge consultant and  designer of team-building games.

Myles took Peih-Gee to her first Escape Room, and we discuss tips and tricks for newbies. Myles talks about improv and how to create experiences that tap into the essence of play. We learn about how Myles became a challenge consultant for the reality show Survivor, and discuss the nuances of designing puzzles and games for television. He puts to rest some of the conspiracy theories about Survivor challenges, and also talks to us about why certain challenges probably won’t make a reappearance on the show again. We also talk about Myle’s love of legacy board games.

Show Notes

Hosted by David Spira & Peih-Gee Law

Produced by Lisa Spira

Music by Ryan Elder

Logo by Janine Pracht

In this episode, David and Peih-Gee chat with Elan Lee, one of the creators of the ARG (alternate reality game), and co-creator of Exploding Kittens - the most-backed campaign on Kickstarter at the time.

David manages to surprise Elan with interview questions that he’s never been asked before. Elan talks about creating the world’s first ARG and shares stories about what happens when you don’t properly define borders in escape rooms and immersive gaming. We also talk about escape rooms (of course) and Elan’s post-game ritual. We find out that Elan is a huge fan of Survivor and he tells us why he considers Jeff Probst to be one of the world’s best game designers.

Elan tells us that the best-designed games aren’t entertaining in and of themselves, but rather, that the best-designed games make the players entertaining.

Show Notes

Hosted by David Spira & Peih-Gee Law

Produced by Lisa Spira

Music by Ryan Elder

Logo by Janine Pracht

David and Peih-Gee talk about how they met a year ago on a podcast, what they’re hoping to accomplish with this podcast and their escape room origin stories. While this is technically episode 0, it's labeled as episode 1. It's a puzzle.

Show Notes

Hosted by David Spira & Peih-Gee Law

Produced by Lisa Spira

Music by Ryan Elder

Logo by Janine Pracht