In April 2020, with the world newly shut down and the physical locations of Trapped Puzzle Rooms temporarily closed, I designed the first Audio Escape Adventure: an online narrator-driven experience that blended escape rooms and one-shot roleplaying sessions together. Over the next 11 months, Trapped Puzzle Rooms released 8 experiences, which was played with tens of thousands of people around the world. They were a much needed escape, allowing friends who were unable to see each other in person get together and experience a story told in a fantastical environment.

These games focused heavily on exploring this new medium - escape room-style experiences that weren’t restricted by the limitations of space or physics. As we released subsequent experiences, I learned how to best utilize the verbal narration to guide players through the world, giving them subtle clues and nudges in the right direction.

I have been the designer of the featured game at the Reality Escape Convention (RECON) for both if its online conventions, designing Escape from Escape Island in 2021 and The Shop of Theseus in 2023. During a playtest with the RECON committee for Escape from Escape Island, one of the participants gleefully said “this was easily the best money we’ve ever spent.”