Publications & Media

A selection of publications and media appearances

McDowell, S. and Nicholson, S. (2021). Players' Accounts of Cultural Bias in Escape Rooms. Well Played, 10(1). https://press.etc.cmu.edu/index.php/product/well-played-vol-10-no-1/ 

McDowell, S. and Nicholson, S. (2020). Cultural Bias in Remote Escape Rooms. White paper available at http://scottnicholson.com/pubs/culturalbiasremote.pdf

Video reports on cultural bias in escape rooms, sponsored by Red Bull (2019-2020).
- Avoiding Cultural Bias in Escape Room Design
- Presentation of Interview Data about Cultural Bias in Escape Room Design
- Reducing Cultural Bias in Escape Room Media

Board Game Design Lab - Puzzles in Games with Shannon McDowell
Audio podcast from November 20, 2020

Breaking into Board Games Episode 86 - Escape Games and Puzzles
Audio podcast from January 30, 2019