Escape Game From observation to participatory research

Abstract

Our study raises the question of the representation of a new type of research. It consists in developing an escape game through a participative action research and a cooperative work between designers, researchers and players. This paper relies on the premises of a research matrix design. It suggests recommendations on different reading levels, analyses and quantifiable elements of escape games. The analysis is based on semi- structured interviews carried out among researchers and innovative methods game designers. We focus on a possible answer to scientific issues at stake in a fast-changing social context, a various challenges in observational methods: a shift of focus on the one observed. The individual could be an active participant in the research. This paper will present an example in which a cognitive research permitted to use the escape game to unify methods. The aim is to move from a linear method to a more dynamic one via an escape game design.