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A Room Escape Artist Production

In a world gone digital, doing things in person is strangely revolutionary.

Reality Escape Pod is an interview podcast diving deep with people who make the world’s best immersive games and experiences: ARGs, puzzle hunts, tabletop games, theme parks, and of course, escape rooms. Our aim is to bring together different segments of the gaming world to share ideas between them.

Hosts David Spira & Peih-Gee Law explore immersive gaming from all angles with a unique blend of curiosity, joy, and a deep appreciation of craft. Each episode explores the guest’s philosophy, design approach, and humanity.

About the hosts:

David Spira is an experience designer, co-founder of RoomEscapeArtist.com and Reality Escape Convention. He is the escape room industry’s most prolific leader. In 2014 he applied his professional skills as a digital experience designer to the burgeoning industry of escape rooms, and more than a decade later he has built a community for its creators and consumers.

Peih-Gee Law is most well known for being a fan favorite contestant on the reality show Survivor, where she played first in Survivor China in 2007, and again in a returning All-Star season Survivor Second Chance. In 2025, she launched PG's Playhouse, a fun podcast with brainteasers, puzzles, and trivia. She is also on the official story team for Neotropolis, an annual 5 day immersive cyberpunk festival, where she creates narrative driven gameplay and experiences for thousands of attendees.

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  • Masquerade with Asher Young (s12e4)

    Masquerade with Asher Young (s12e4)
    Oct 20 2026
    "Everything is in service to the audience" You slip behind your mask and step into a world of decadence and mystery. As you're led through a lavish world inspired by The Phantom of the Opera, Broadway stars are singing their hearts out mere feet away, and iconic scenes unfold all around you. This is Masquerade. Masquerade is a blockbuster immersive theater production in New York City that filled the vacuum left behind by Sleep No More and Life & Trust. As David Spira notes in his review of Masquerade, "The actors were incredible... the show staff curated the experience for every audience member... and it was an impressive feat of logistics." Executive Producer and Creative Director of Masquerade Asher Young joins us on REPOD to chat about this fresh approach to a Broadway classic. Asher takes us behind the scenes of this enormous production, from transforming Lee's Art Shop, an iconic building in NYC, to designing around audience flow. I appreciated Asher's view on the importance of audience care, especially the discussion about the show's staff. Masquerade has "butlers" who ensure that everyone in the audience has a good view, even repositioning audience members for the best sightlines. Episode Sponsors We are immensely grateful to our sponsors this season: Buzzshot Bookings, Ubisoft VR Escape Games, Immersif, and Patreon supporters like you. We truly appreciate your support of our mission to promote and improve the immersive gaming community. Buzzshot Buzzshot is proud to announce their new "all-in-one" Booking System designed from the ground up for one type of business, escape rooms. Offering: Easy to use booking UI with no fees or hidden charges.Customer waiver captureBranded Team PhotosPlayer MessagingReview ManagmentAutomationsCustomer SurveysBroadcast Emails Special Offer for REPOD Listeners: REPOD listeners get an extended 21-day free trial plus 20% off your first 3 months, with no set-up fees or hidden charges. FREE Trial Account with full features* including SMS messaging, and 'Buzzshot Bookings' trial upon request. Visit buzzshot.com/repod to learn more about this exclusive offer. Ubisoft VR Escape Games Harness the power of VR Escape games to maximize your venue's potential. Deliver blockbuster adventures and impossible experiences, all brought to life in Ubisoft's most popular worlds, including Assassin's Creed, Prince of Persia, and more. Location based games optimized for entertainment venuesExclusively available only in escape room venues, VR arcades, and theme parks.Games can accommodate anywhere from 2-8 playersNo start up fees; you only pay when players play Special Offer for REPOD Listeners: REPOD listeners get an extended free trial for an entire month of royalty-free operation. To hear more and claim your free offer, send a message via their contact page and be sure to use our code REPODxUBI26. Enter the code into the "description" field on the contact form. Immersif Business Consulting Are you looking to unlock more revenue and streamline efficiency? Sam Wai is helping creatives and suppliers in the immersive industry earn more with specialist accounting and mentorship. Offering: Business Mentoring and Consulting: Growth focusedStrategic PlanningActionable Advice Performance Intelligence Reports: Analysis of your game booking performanceLearn how to optimize your marketingCustomize your business based on player habits and booking preferences Special Offer for REPOD Listeners: REPOD listeners get a free one hour Business Mentoring Call. This is a focused one-to-one session to help you work through a challenge, make a difficult decision or bring more structure to your next stage of growth. We’ll explore what’s holding the business back, weigh up your options, and agree on practical next steps. You’ll leave with clearer thinking, renewed confidence and a written summary to keep you moving forward. Book through immersif.co/REPOD or email Sam hello@immersif.co and be sure to mention REPOD to claim your free business consultation. Support Us On Patreon Today Love escape rooms as much as we do? At Room Escape Artist, we’ve been analyzing, reviewing, and exploring the world of immersive games since 2014. We help players find the best experiences, and push the industry forward with well-researched, rational, and reasonably humorous escape room and immersive gaming content and events. By becoming a Patreon supporter, you're not just backing a blog — you're fueling a mission to make the escape room and immersive gaming community stronger, more thoughtful, and more connected. Access exclusive Patreon content such as: The Bonus AftershowThe Spoilers ClubEarly access to escape room Tour tickets and REA articles. Your Patreon support goes toward our mission: paying our contributors, funding our infrastructure, and supporting deep research and industry advocacy. Our Other Podcast PG's Playhouse If you love ...
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  • Japan's Puzzle Scene with Tokohal (s12e3)

    Japan's Puzzle Scene with Tokohal (s12e3)
    Oct 13 2026
    "You need both frustration and happiness together to make a great game." Escape rooms may have originated in Japan, but the format has since spread around the world, evolving in fascinating ways along the way. Cultural preferences, design traditions, and local puzzle communities have all shaped what an escape room looks and feels like from country to country. Japanese puzzle designer and immersive experience creator Tokohal (pronounced Tokoharu) joins us on REPOD to take us inside the Japanese escape room and puzzle scene, sharing insights into its unique puzzle culture. Much of Japanese escape room and puzzle culture is designed around earning a hard-won victory. The idea is that struggling, getting stuck, and ultimately figuring something out makes the win all the sweeter. In Japan, they have a concept called ō-nazo, a style of puzzle that draws on elements introduced throughout an experience, bringing them together in a satisfying final reveal. Clever players who have been paying attention can make connections and experience hirameki, a Japanese term meaning "flash of inspiration." Many games build towards these hirameki endings, which can feel almost like a magic trick. Tokohal specializes in designing for the ō-nazo moment. He has created many escape room-style experiences for Japanese variety game shows featuring celebrities. He has also worked on immersive experiences for Alice in Borderlands and Memory Contamination Exhibition. I really enjoyed hearing Tokohal discuss the emotional journey of solvers. He talks about how feeling that initial anger and frustration can lead to greater joy and happiness, making the solve more rewarding. I will also be adopting the term "angry drink" from now on when having that post-game debrief with my teammates. Tokohal believes so strongly in this feeling of pride and joy from solving puzzles that he built this mechanic into his fashion line TOKIQIL. Every item of clothing in the line has a puzzle embedded in it, and you can only purchase the item after you've solved the puzzle. Talk about earning that reward! Thank you to REA writer Matthew Stein who first met Tokohal on his three month trip exploring Japan's extensive puzzle culture. If you're interested in exploring more, I recommend checking out The Brilliance of Japanese Puzzle Culture. Planning a trip to Japan? Don't miss Reviews of English-friendly Japanese escape rooms, and we also have Tips on playing Japanese escape rooms as a foreigner. Episode Sponsors We are immensely grateful to our sponsors this season: Buzzshot Bookings, Ubisoft VR Escape Games, Immersif, and Patreon supporters like you. We truly appreciate your support of our mission to promote and improve the immersive gaming community. Buzzshot Buzzshot is proud to announce their new "all-in-one" Booking System designed from the ground up for one type of business, escape rooms. Offering: Easy to use booking UI with no fees or hidden charges.Customer waiver captureBranded Team PhotosPlayer MessagingReview ManagmentAutomationsCustomer SurveysBroadcast Emails Special Offer for REPOD Listeners: REPOD listeners get an extended 21-day free trial plus 20% off your first 3 months, with no set-up fees or hidden charges. FREE Trial Account with full features* including SMS messaging, and 'Buzzshot Bookings' trial upon request. Visit buzzshot.com/repod to learn more about this exclusive offer. Ubisoft VR Escape Games Harness the power of VR Escape games to maximize your venue's potential. Deliver blockbuster adventures and impossible experiences, all brought to life in Ubisoft's most popular worlds, including Assassin's Creed, Prince of Persia, and more. Location based games optimized for entertainment venuesExclusively available only in escape room venues, VR arcades, and theme parks.Games can accommodate anywhere from 2-8 playersNo start up fees; you only pay when players play Special Offer for REPOD Listeners: REPOD listeners get an extended free trial for an entire month of royalty-free operation. To hear more and claim your free offer, send a message via their contact page and be sure to use our code REPODxUBI26. Enter the code into the "description" field on the contact form. Immersif Business Consulting Are you looking to unlock more revenue and streamline efficiency? Sam Wai is helping creatives and suppliers in the immersive industry earn more with specialist accounting and mentorship. Offering: Business Mentoring and Consulting: Growth focusedStrategic PlanningActionable Advice Performance Intelligence Reports: Analysis of your game booking performanceLearn how to optimize your marketingCustomize your business based on player habits and booking preferences Special Offer for REPOD Listeners: REPOD listeners get a free one hour Business Mentoring Call. This is a focused one-to-one session to help you work through a challenge, make a difficult decision or bring more structure to your next...
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    1 Std. und 9 Min.
  • Brett Kuehner: That Guy With The Puzzles (s12e2)

    Brett Kuehner: That Guy With The Puzzles (s12e2)
    Oct 6 2026
    "Maker of Unusual Things" "If you've ever met him, he has probably handed you an unusual puzzle or curious object out of his Mary Poppins bag of puzzles." Brett Kuehner is THAT guy with the puzzles. Simply look for the large gathering of people all playing with what's collectively known as "cool stuff." You'll find Brett smack dab in the middle, dispensing puzzles and curios like Johnny Appleseed sowing his apples. Besides being a puzzle pusher, Brett is a curator, connector, and general fount of knowledge. He started his website thatguywiththepuzzles.com after amassing a huge collection of escape room and puzzle design resources that he wanted to share with his community. This links to a massive google doc with 20 pages of links to articles about technology, audio and lighting design, immersion and storytelling, and general puzzle and escape room design. Brett is a collector of the first order, and it isn't limited to design articles. As you can see from these "shelfies," his mechanical puzzle collection is also vast and varied. But what makes Brett's collection particularly special is how readily he shares it. His collections aren't just meant to sit on a pedestal. They're an invitation to explore, play, learn, and connect with other people who love puzzles. In today's episode, Brett chats with us about what drives his fascination with puzzles, teaching escape room design, and his philosophy when it comes to the larger puzzling community. I especially loved hearing about designing for emotions in puzzles and thinking about what we want players to feel when they're solving a puzzle. Also, Brett has the coolest parents. That Guy With the Puzzles is a fixture at most REA events. If you ever see a man with a large sack of puzzles and a twinkle in his eye, be sure to come up and say hi. You never know what inspiration you'll walk away with. Episode Sponsors We are immensely grateful to our sponsors this season: Buzzshot Bookings, Ubisoft VR Escape Games, Immersif, and Patreon supporters like you. We truly appreciate your support of our mission to promote and improve the immersive gaming community. Buzzshot Buzzshot is proud to announce their new "all-in-one" Booking System designed from the ground up for one type of business, escape rooms. Offering: Easy to use booking UI with no fees or hidden charges.Customer waiver captureBranded Team PhotosPlayer MessagingReview ManagmentAutomationsCustomer SurveysBroadcast Emails Special Offer for REPOD Listeners: REPOD listeners get an extended 21-day free trial plus 20% off your first 3 months, with no set-up fees or hidden charges. FREE Trial Account with full features* including SMS messaging, and 'Buzzshot Bookings' trial upon request. Visit buzzshot.com/repod to learn more about this exclusive offer. Ubisoft VR Escape Games Harness the power of VR Escape games to maximize your venue's potential. Deliver blockbuster adventures and impossible experiences, all brought to life in Ubisoft's most popular worlds, including Assassin's Creed, Prince of Persia, and more. Location based games optimized for entertainment venuesExclusively available only in escape room venues, VR arcades, and theme parks.Games can accommodate anywhere from 2-8 playersNo start up fees; you only pay when players play Special Offer for REPOD Listeners: REPOD listeners get an extended free trial for an entire month of royalty-free operation. To hear more and claim your free offer, send a message via their contact page and be sure to use our code REPODxUBI26. Enter the code into the "description" field on the contact form. Immersif Business Consulting Are you looking to unlock more revenue and streamline efficiency? Sam Wai is helping creatives and suppliers in the immersive industry earn more with specialist accounting and mentorship. Offering: Business Mentoring and Consulting: Growth focusedStrategic PlanningActionable Advice Performance Intelligence Reports: Analysis of your game booking performanceLearn how to optimize your marketingCustomize your business based on player habits and booking preferences Special Offer for REPOD Listeners: REPOD listeners get a free one hour Business Mentoring Call. This is a focused one-to-one session to help you work through a challenge, make a difficult decision or bring more structure to your next stage of growth. We’ll explore what’s holding the business back, weigh up your options, and agree on practical next steps. You’ll leave with clearer thinking, renewed confidence and a written summary to keep you moving forward. Book through immersif.co/REPOD or email Sam hello@immersif.co and be sure to mention REPOD to claim your free business consultation. Support Us On Patreon Today Love escape rooms as much as we do? At Room Escape Artist, we’ve been analyzing, reviewing, and exploring the world of immersive games since 2014. We help players find the best experiences, and push the ...
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    1 Std. und 1 Min.
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