The psychology of solving puzzles

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puzzle it triggers the

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release of the happy chemical dopamine

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enhancing your mood and sense of

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accomplishment this generates what's

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known as a positive feedback loop which

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desire obstacle solution and then

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present itself again and that Loop pulls

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them through the game there are very few

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places in real life where there's

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someone being like look hey I really

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want you to have a big win

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today and that's what an skate room is a

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great scame is a big win for you

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emotionally physically so they are in

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many ways that sort of classical

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Paradigm 3A structure you become the

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hero you don't start off Indiana Jones

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but you sure as hell end up Indiana

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Jones I hope you haven't forgotten about

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the riddle I have many keys and fewer

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locks I have no rooms but I have space

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you can always enter or Escape what am I

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Nick give us a clue I'm always at your

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fingertips the most common misconception

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is that escape rooms are in test of

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intelligence they are absolutely not

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there's only one thing in escape room

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test it's not intelligence it is

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communication that's all it is and a

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skate room is a test of spreading the

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knowledge around the team because you

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and your friends might have seen these

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symbols on this wall and your other

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friends might