Escape rooms seem like they can be positive and fun experiences that engage lots of skills.
They need basic regulations so that, like all public venues, people can get out of buildings in case of fire or other disaster.
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First it was cave spelunking. Now add Escape Room to my list of things I’ll never try.
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@Zach "cave spelunking" is redundant. People that don't do it call it spelunking. Cavers call it caving.
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@Zach -- Don't cave in to this "LB" guy.
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@Zach did you read the article? If you're in the US, you don't just get locked into the room with no way out like this. Don't let this outlier experience in another country be a reason not to try something fun.
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As usual the extremes get the squeaky wheel oiled.
Here it is don't let the gov't get involved with safety, let corporations a la Trump do what they want and it ends up in tragedy.
On the other end, you get the gov't can solve everything, regulate every thing to death to where a corporation can't stay in business.
The answer is the middle, gov't reg., but careful not to over regulate.
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In the face of tragedy, we always look to governments to provide regulation and assure the public's safety.
Somehow, in the United States, the right openly mocks government and regulation. We only need look at tragedies around the world to see the failings of poor regulation, lack of inspection, and insufficient penalties.
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We spend so much time in solitary screen-based worlds, so it is magical when people from a wide range of ages come together and solve a challenge,” said Scott Nicholson, a professor at Wilfrid Laurier University in Ontario who teaches a course in creating escape rooms.
There once was a thing called "group singing" where pianos were involved.
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