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Manpans and Errol talk to Leah Weitholter, a fraud investigator who made an escape room inspired game to help teach forensic accounting and fraud investigation! Errol has a difficult time containing himself with this shorter podcast. Find out about her work, her podcast, and the game at https://www.workmanforensics.com/.
Manpans and Errol talk with professional puzzle designer Matthew Stein about empathy-driven puzzles and puzzle design in general. Huzzah! This is a pretty deep talk! Matthew Stein (he/him) is a San Francisco-based puzzle designer, fiddler, composer, letterboxer, printmaker, origamist, and software engineer. With his company Enigmida, Matthew creates intricate puzzle hunts, alternate reality games, and puzzle-driven immersive experiences which aim to bring wonder to the mundane. To learn more, follow @enigmida on Instagram and subscribe to his newsletter.
Manpans and Errol talk to Tommy Honton! Originally, it was going to focus on Stash House and his creations but then we started talking about art! So now that's the title!
In our 126th episode, Manpans and Errol have a fun time chatting to the founder of DASH, Debbie Goldstein! Listen in to learn all the secrets of starting a puzzle hunt that occurs in multiple cities!
In our latest episode, Manpans and Errol chat to Peih-Gee Law about Survivor (which Errol knows nothing about) and escape rooms (which Errol knows too much about.) Peih-Gee Law is most well known for being a fan favourite contestant on the reality show Survivor, where she played first in Survivor China in 2007, and then again in a returning All Star season Survivor Second Chance. She calls Survivor “the greatest immersive game in the world”.In her professional life as a private jeweler, Peih-Gee has extensive experience with organizing and exhibiting at trade shows, as well as hosting, producing and facilitating large corporate events.She has also recently launched PeihGeePlays– an online community where she hosts live stream Survivor Game Nights on Twitch featuring different reality stars as well as organizes events and games for fans in the community. Peih-Gee is an ardent fan of escape rooms and immersive entertainment. She writes reviews for Room Escape Artist’s Hivemind collective and loves being an ambassador for the escape room community.Social media is @peihgee on Instagram and Twitter.
Manpans and Errol talk to Jeb Havens (jebhavensgames@gmail.com) about Room Escape Jams! Listen in to learn about creating an escape room in a day.Also, if you’d like to watch us talk, we’re also on youtube with very minimal production effort:Jeb Havens is a game & interactive designer living in Los Angeles. He has been professionally designing games and software since 2003, working for companies such as Google, Electronic Arts, and YouTube. He has worked across a wide range of platforms, including mobile phones, gaming consoles, and Facebook. And he has designed games for big brands such as Disney, Marvel, Samantha Bee, SimCity, DoorDash, Spore, and Playboy.Jeb has over 10 years of experience leading game design workshops for conferences and private companies, for groups as large as 200 participants, and he has given a variety of lectures about game design and cognitive science.Jeb is also a multi-award-winning board game designer, a professionally-published puzzle writer, an international recording artist, and an Off-Broadway playwright. He has a love of travel and other cultures, and has backpacked through 50 different countries around the world.Talked about in this episode:This Sunday, October 19th, Spooky Virtual Escape Jam Event Link:https://roomescapeartist.com/virtual-escape-jam/Escape Jam Facebook Group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/2043198462627016/Jeb Haven Games:www.jebhavensgames.comJeb Haven’s Newest Crowd-Funded Party Game:www.YouDontKnowMyLife.com
In this short episode, Manpans has rants! So she rants, and the rest of the Divas interrupt her. It was amazing!
The 2019 Top Escape Rooms Project Enthusiasts’ Choice Awards was released! This year, 50 top English speaking escape rooms have been identified. In this episode, Manpans and Errol talk with Rich Bragg (co-founder of ClueKeeper and a Guiness Record holder for most escape rooms done in 24 hours), to discuss TERPECA, or the “Braggs” as we like to call them.
Manda and Errol head off to the west coast with Margaux and Leezet to do an escape room Marathon! They hit 16 escape rooms in about 3 and a half days. It was amazing! They also got a chance to talk to so many people! And Errol rants only two times out of 16 escapes!To read about our adventures, Manpans has a three part blog series on our adventures!Episode Outline01:47 - Brian Hughes - Pandora's Locks and the Vancouver Escape Room Market10:20 - Margaux & Elvina - Discuss Find & Seek and awful logic puzzles15:22 - We're in Seattle!18:48 - Seth Wolfson of Hourglass Escapes20:11 - Emile Wang and Justin Nevins after Epic Team Adventures30:12 - Kristine Atri of Escape Artist34:27 - Margaux, Leezet, Manpans, and Errol discuss their final thoughts61:05 - Shoutouts to GMs and friendsRussel of Find and SeekThe wonderful GMs at Hourglass Escapes (And thanks to Seth)Amber and Jessica of Epic Team Adventures (And thanks to Jennifer Geske as well!)Kristine of Escape ArtistMichael, Kenneth, Nate, Tad of Locurio (And thanks to Summer)Harrison of Quest FactorGiselle and Michelle of Pandora's Locks (And thanks to Brian)And a special thanks to our friends who joined us in our escapes: Margaux, Leezet, Elvina, Justin Nevins, Emile Wang, Michelle, John, Dina, and Evan. It was great to have a crew to eat with, play games with, and talk for hours.Music: Lutoslawski: Variations on a Theme of Paganini
Mike, Ruby, and Manpans leave Errol behind to explore the escape rooms of Louisiana! They also do a quick jaunt into Houston, Texas!In this two hour special, listen in as they talk to:32:09 Megan Mouton of Clue Carré34:23 Andrew Preble of Escape My Room41:32 Dwayne Sanburn of 13th Gate47:15 Noah Sylvester, an enthusiast who drove in from Florida just for 13th Gate.51:09 Errol being prank called on the phone56:11 Eugene Byon, a friend and newbie to escape rooms1:29:15 Haley Cooper and Cameron of Strange Bird ImmersiveAnd then, hear their closing thoughts:1:36:04 - Manda Thoughts1:48:27 - Mike and Ruby Thoughts1:55:55 - Ruby's thoughts on food
Manpans and Errol get together with Dustin Freeman, creator of Aluminum Cat, an online adventure, immersive experience, with a live actor. In this episode, Dustin gets a chance to talk about creating this project, as well as the Immersive Design Community. The Divas also have a Let’s Play version if you wish to see the game in action before listening to the podcast!
Manpans got a chance to attend a lot of seminars at Up the Game in the Netherlands. She attended Jasper Wille's seminar on "Meaningful Choice" and immediately decided to have him as a guest on our podcast.Jasper Wille is a narrative designer and has been active in the world of Real Life Experiences since the early arrival of Escape Rooms in Western-Europe.Listen in as they discuss the future of escape room narrative.
Having finished her whirlwind tour of the Netherlands, Manpans rounds up her thoughts on the Up the Game conference she attended. And Errol went to visit his parents in Calgary and did seven rooms over the long weekend.Listen in as they ruminate on narrative, puzzle difficulty, and Manda's drinking habits.
We got the chance to be guests on Escape This Podcast! They take escape rooms to a pen and paper route, and then play them on a podcast and it's pretty awesome. The best part? You can download the game and have your friends go through the same one!In this podcast, we interview the creators, Dani Siller and Bill Sunderland, about their podcast, how they got started, and the challenges of creating a new game to be produced on a bi-weekly basis! Manpans notes as we played the game!
We're doing something a bit different for the summer, we're giving an in-depth discussion on Escape Room Puzzle Design based on Errol's slides he presented at the 2017 Escape Room Unconference.This will be a multi-part podcast, and in this episode, Manpans and Errol spend an hour talking about the elements that contribute to a great player experience in an escape room!The song is a parody of The Little Mermaid's "Part of Your World" and was performed by Amy Duggan who runs the blog Brit of an Escape Habit. When she's not reviewing escape rooms, she's rehearsing for her next concert! So many talented people in the escape room community.
In our 36th episode, Manpans and Errol interview Alexander Gierholz, the program director for Up the Game, the first Escape Room Conference in the world! The conference itself will be held in a prison dome in Breda, Netherlands, and is coming up May 9th, 2017.You will also notice some familiar faces in the speaker roster, like Scott Nicholson, Room Escape Artist, and Ken Ferguson!Also, shout out to Darren Miller who suggested this episode's parody. It was too high for Errol to sing but he's willing to embarrass himself for you.
This week, we interview David and Lisa Spira of Room Escape Artist to talk about the hype in escape rooms! Manpans was quite happy because we were able to get Naomi Lewin to do the sound editing. We are eternally grateful.Also, behold our new look! It's glorious!
Mike and Ruby aren't here in our 26th episode, however, we did have Margeaux join us! She's a brand new enthusiast and purchased Thinkfun's "Escape the Room: Secret of Dr. Gravely's Retreat!" which was designed by Nicholas Cravotta and Rebecca Bleau. Of course, we had to do a Let's Play, so again the obligatory warning:WARNING: SPOILERS ABOUND! Do not listen to this podcast if you have not played the game!Oh! The parody was written and sung by our very own Manpans! Huzzah!
In episode 20, we talk about customer service and our experiences, both good and bad!Errol was away this week doing other fun stuff, like escape rooms in Calgary. He'll be back in full force next week. No Errol also means, no epic parody. Manpans, Ruby and Mike try to fill in with "the best parody to date".
In episode 18, we talk about the board game T.I.M.E. Stories as well as Cyan's latest adventure game Obduction!We also talk about escape room elements we have ranted about but this time we defend them! At least, we start off defending them.And there is a lot of Manpans teasing. Errol's a jerk. Links Talked About in PodcastSidekicks - Webseries about superhero sidekicksFirst Impressions - Podcast about reactions to the Netflix show Stranger ThingsEscape Games Review - Mike and Ruby's Escape Room review siteAngrybutCute - Mike & Ruby's cat who has an instagram
Welcome to Season 2! Episode 4 Gary House, The "Outdoor Cook" prepares Garlic Chicken Stir Fry cooked in a Man Pan Stir Fry Pan on top of a Volcano Grill! All outdoors! Visit Man Pans @ www.ManPans.com or @ManPans on Twitter. Volcano grills can be found @ www.VolcanoGrill.com or @VolcanoGrills Keeping things simple the Cooking Everything Outdoors way! The how-to show of backyard and camp cooking. If it can be cooked indoors, I can show you how to cook it outdoors! If you want to learn how to use Dutch ovens, Barbecues, Fire Pits, Foil cooking and Camp cooking, then this is the show for you! Great product review and new ideas. Grill it, bake it, smoke it, fry it, we can do it. Questions? Comments? Email Gary: outdoor-cook@cooking-outdoors.com Please leave a comment and a rating, thank you! Visit http://www.Cooking-Outdoors.com for even more recipes, tips, tricks and really good times! "Get Out of the Kitchen, Light the Fire and Start Cooking Outdoors!" "Cooking Everything Outdoors" © http://www.Cooking-Outdoors.com
Gary House, The "Outdoor Cook" introduces the "Mans Pans" from http://www.ManPans.com. Will they hold up to cooking outdoors? Are they quality product? Can they be used in a BBQ Grill? A Fire Pit? Well we are going to find out all starting to with the grand opening. Bailey even gets her nose in the show! (Sorry about the audio :-( I lost my video editor and tried to do this myself ... not too easy) Keeping things simple the Cooking Everything Outdoors way! The how-to show of backyard and camp cooking. If it can be cooked indoors, I can show you how to cook it outdoors! If you want to learn how to use Dutch ovens, Barbecues, Fire Pits, Foil cooking and Camp cooking, then this is the show for you! Great product review and new ideas. Grill it, bake it, smoke it, fry it, we can do it. Note: this product was provided to Cooking-Outdoors for review and demonstration purposes at no charge. Questions? Comments? Email Gary: outdoor-cook@cooking-outdoors.com Please leave a comment and a rating, thank you! Visit http://www.Cooking-Outdoors.com for even more recipes, tips, tricks and really good times! "Get Out of the Kitchen, Light the Fire and Start Cooking Outdoors!" "Cooking Everything Outdoors" © http://www.Cooking-Outdoors.com