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Thrilling escape rooms, unforgettable fun! Join the owners of Next-Gen Escape Calvin and Kiara as they deep dive into their own business as well as guest interviews with other owners, industry experts, and escape enthusiasts! Every room has a story, and the escape world needs to hear it!
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This week we talk all about CleVR Escape's newest room Dracula's Demise with the game's creator David!
This room is a blast to play, and the game design is unlike any other. As an added plus the puzzles are top-tier!
Building out a 60-minute room is a long and arduous process, and David shares how Dracula's Demise went above and beyond just 60 minutes.
This week hosts Calvin and Kiara are joined by David McAllister from CleVR Escape!
From playing his first escape room, developing escape room boxes for fundraising, and opening his own brick and mortar location, David shares the story behind the escape!
(Big-time spoilers in this ep!)
With CEREBRAL finally out and being played by fans, hosts Calvin and Kiara take time to talk about their favorite parts of the game, as well as the shortcomings that come with artists critiquing their own work!
We're back! Now back at the office hosts Kiara and Calvin reflect on the crunch they went through to get their newest escape room launched!
This is not the most positive ep, but shows what it is really like getting escape room projects off the ground.
From Westworld to Dungeons and Dragons, roleplaying has become one of the most popular genres in modern games! Between gaining powerful abilities, or just having a laugh around the table there is a lot to love!
This week Calving and Kiara talk roleplaying, and it's use in escape rooms in fun an interesting ways!
This week hosts Calvin and Kiara talk about escape traditions they've seen and loved!
From Next-Gen Escape's reopening, redesigning our rooms, onboarding staff, this podcast and more; this has been a year to remember for us!
Join hosts Calvin and Kiara as they take a retrospective look at 2021, and set their eyes on what 2022 has to offer!
Shoutout to Dakota Troxler from Real Escape for the awesome cover art for this episode!
This week we cover the room ideas we would love to make, but can't! From the funny, to the morbid. This was a blast to record!
Have your own "impossible" room ideas and want to share? Email us at nextescapeshow@gmail.com
Escape rooms, board games, New York City! All in this one-of-a-kind episode from genius master podcaster Kiara and okay podcaster Calvin.
It will be an episode you will not want to miss, it may change your life.
The next Board Game Night will be January 12th @ Next-Gen Escape!
Discord: https://discord.gg/x5VQZDWA
The Table Gaming: https://www.twitch.tv/thetablegaming/about
Now that our month-long hiatus is over Calvin and Kiara are excited to get back and share some new updates!
Getting sick is never fun. Getting sick as a business owner can lead to disaster! Thankfully we were able to lean on each other to get through it, and having staff that cares about the business helps immeasurably too!
*We mention this is the BIG double-digit episode but felt we should record a slightly longer episode!
Hosts Calvin and Kiara take a look at holiday escapes, why local rooms make them, who they are for, and if it's right for your room. While December is just around the corner it is not too late to start planning for a holiday-themed game!
With a special Next-Gen Escape announcement!
This week our hosts talk all about CVERE: Central Valley Escape Room Enthusiasts! Our next meet-up is happening November 10th at 6:30pm @ Real Escape in Bakersfield.
Calvin and Kiara started CVERE with the goal to better connect our area's local escape rooms but has grown well beyond those original goals. Now with a bustling number of members we have an opportunity to think creatively on what direction the group may go!
Join CVERE today using this link!
This week we welcome back Dan to give hosts Calvin and Kiara a crash course on how to get started with set design for escape rooms! Dan is a man of many accolades (most of which we can share), and knows how to put his years of industry experience to expert use in getting our escape room visions to meet reality. Listen in as we talk about the first things you should do when getting ready to make a good set!
This week Calvin and Kiara discuss designing escape room sets with their resident hard-time giver Dan Carrion! Telling a compelling story is a big focus when it comes to designing escape rooms, and one of the sure-fire methods of telling that story right is through the set itself. World-building is a critical feature of escape rooms that shouldn't be ignored, but it often ends up last on the chopping block. In this episode, Dan shares his experience with designing the compelling sets that fans of Next-Gen Escape rave about.
The room of 1,000 titles gets another spotlight in this BONUS ep! This game was a blast to create despite all the revisions and drastic changes that plagued the game's development. Hosts Calvin and Kiara share their many stories of how the room was made and received by players!
Join hosts Kiara and Calvin as they share their first experience at an escape room! The escape room industry has come a long way since then, but it's always fun to go down memory lane and think about how far our niche industry has gone.
If you want to read more about our top tips for first-time escapers check out the write-up we made earlier this year here: 10 Things I Wish I Knew Before My First Escape Room
2020... What a year. Join Hosts Calvin and Kiara as they discuss their COVID pivots, and how the pandemic affected Next-Gen Escape.
The room of 1000 titles! King's Keep has been a top fan-favorite since it's launch. Inspired by the games and movies of their childhood, listen in as hosts Calvin and Kiara share their favorite parts of the room! Does anyone even know what the price of love is?
Last week we took a look at the stories behind making Clancey's Lodge, now hosts Calvin and Kiara delve deeper into the story and lore of the game itself!
With the lessons they learned from making Global National, hosts Calvin and Kiara recall the built-out of their second escape room! Taking inspiration from campy horror movies they set out to tell a new twist on the classic cabin in the woods genre.
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