"Escape the Room" began not as a particular game, but as a style of game, like an MMO, or an FPS. Typically they were Flash-based browser games, in which the player could click on various objects in a room, and interact with them to solve puzzles (think Myst) in order to find their way out.
More recently, this style of room-escape game has become popular as a real-world experience, where puzzle makers, like Victor Blake of Escape the Room NYC, build actual rooms for teams of players to solve their way out of.
This weekend, Ford joined up with Blake to create a one-of-a-kind gaming and test drive mash-up, with a new Escape the Room challenge that puts players behind the wheel of a new Ford Escape.
"Ford asked if I'd be up for integrating the new Escape into an Escape the Room game, and the end result is unlike anything I've created before," says Blake. "The SUV is packed with tons of advanced technology, and it was an entertaining exercise to integrate things like ultrasonic parking sensors into the puzzles and clues that are iconic to the game."
The interior of Moynihan Station in Midtown Manhattan was converted into a miniaturized version of NYC, with everything from street-corner Bistros, to a beach boardwalk. To advance from level to level, players must utilize the technology features of the Ford Escape, like voice-to-text, remote start, active park assist, and hands-free liftgate.
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