Let's build an escape room in 90 minutes. Then watch people play it! This is going to be a very rough and ready session which touches on puzzle and game design, crafts, electronics and visual art. Think Hebocon but for puzzles. We'll open with a bit of an introduction about different types of puzzle and where to start. Then we'll split into teams and each team will craft 1 puzzle or interactive experience to fit into the overall escape room. The emphasis will be on bodge something together then playtest and iterate as much as you can in the time limit. Perfection not guaranteed, fun almost inevitable. This will be followed by an open session where we'll get people who didn't do the workshop to come play the escape room for everyone to watch. If you're interested in being our test players, sign up separately! The Dreamcat team made puzzlehunts for the last few EMFs, including the one where Clippy got murdered. We also ran our first full length escape room in London in 2025, which won a REAction Award from Room Escape Artist and multiple nominations to the international TERPECA awards.