Educational escape game: 5 reasons to try it

The educational escape game is a perfect example of gamification of training. The principle: teams of learners locked in a room who must look for clues and solve puzzles to escape. Just a gadget? Surely not. Discover the top 5 benefits of an educational escape game.

1. Everyone’s commitment boosted by the educational escape game

When a work experience is gamified, it gets 48% more engagement! This is what we can discover in a study by the Zippia agency. This is obviously largely due to the fun aspect. But other elements encourage participants to take action, such as the limited duration or teamwork.

Too often, the shyest learners prefer to withdraw and remain discreet. This is even more true during remote sessions. During an escape game, their participation is inevitable . From a psychological point of view, the feeling of belonging and the fear of feeling excluded are great drivers of action.

This experience creates a positive atmosphere, conducive to future learning: it is therefore ideal for breaking the ice between learners. Thanks to the game, the trainers observe the behavior of the participants, they identify the leaders and followers , which helps them to lead the rest of the training.

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2. Reinforced memorization

Gamification is effective because it provokes an emotional response, through the release of dopamine in the brain – the happy hormone. This makes the experience more memorable, which is very useful in the context of training where everyone must retain as much information as possible in a short time.

In addition, participants learn during the escape game. They must exercise their critical thinking, find the quickest path to success, moving from one enigma to another. Later, they remember all this when solving problems in real life.

3. Concentration and attention stimulated by time constraints

Participants are put under pressure to leave the room in the shortest possible time. They therefore tend to stay focused on the tasks at hand. Hanging out or chatting is not without consequences, especially if it leads to the failure of the escape within the allotted time!

All this improves learners' ability to concentrate and attention. This stimulation is beneficial at the start of a training workshop. The more participants are stimulated at the start, the more they will tend to remain motivated throughout the course.

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4. The escape game requires collaboration

Undeniably, this type of game develops collaboration between team members. Even those who would be tempted to take leadership end up needing help and delegate to solve as many puzzles as possible. Thus , the escape game is a perfect exercise to improve team cohesion, with a very broad field of application, ranging from project management to leadership . The escape game also serves to develop a whole range of soft skills. For example, participants must communicate clearly and concisely to organize their escape. This encourages them to imagine new methods to communicate effectively, which will be just as effective in remote or hybrid work situations.

5. Flexibility in the use of the educational escape game

The advantage with educational escape games is that you can adapt them to any scenario and any training theme linked to the world of work. Most of the time the game is used at the start of the first session. But, you can also very well make it a central element of the training , with the objective of putting into practice certain skills such as communication, leadership, or critical thinking.

Turnkey escape games, digital or not, can ingeniously complete your educational toolbox. You can also contextualize them at a lower cost, by adding clues or riddles related to your training subject.

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The Cegos educational escape game

Cegos has developed a digital escape game, which can be integrated into all types of training: face-to-face, remote or hybrid. “We organized test sessions with nearly a hundred people,” explains Bruno Amaral, manager of tailor-made solutions for the Cegos Group. “Many found that the game developed team spirit and collaboration. The finding was the same with groups of people speaking different languages, because the game gave them the confidence to make themselves understood. »

According to testers, the difficulty level of the games was well balanced. The important thing is to clearly define the skill level, based on the profile of the participants. Games should be difficult enough to make players work hard to win, but not so difficult that they get stuck. If the learners feel frustrated at the end of the game, the game will have been counterproductive.

Finally, many people are won over by educational escape games because it is an unusual training practice. As they don't expect it, they are intrigued.