RECON Global 20 Archive
In 2020, RECON was held virtually. We assembled a wonderful collection of speakers from around the world.
Keynote
Speakers: The Leadership Team from The Escape Game
Company: The Escape Game
2020: The State of the Escape Room Industry
Speakers: Lisa and David Spira
Company: Room Escape Artist
An Interview with The Enigmatist: Blending Puzzles & Magic
Speaker: David Kwong – The Enigmatist
Host: David Spira
Owning an Escape Room in 2020
Speakers:
- Lisa Spira of Room Escape Artist (moderator)
- Amy Philip of Escape Games PDX, Portland, OR
- Anne Lukeman of CU Adventures, Champaign-Urbana, IL
- Bogdan Dascalescu of Puzzle Punks, Dubrovnik, Croatia
- Gijs Geers of DarkPark, Zoetermeer, Netherlands
- Megan Mouton of Clue Carré, New Orleans, LA
- Seth Wolfson of Hourglass Escapes, Seattle, WA
- Summer Herrick of Locurio, Seattle, WA
Adapting Your Escape Room Business to New Mediums
Speakers: Charlie Bond & James Hamer-Morton
Company: Deadlocked Escape Rooms
Blogger Bonanza: A Fast-paced Blogger Panel
Speakers:
- Ken Ferguson of The Logic Escapes Me, UK (moderator)
- Cici Cao & Brandon Chow of ESCAPETHEROOMers, USA
- Randy Hum of Escape Rumors, USA
- Sebastian Miska of Escape Maniac, Germany
- Stefan Bauer & Alex Osorio of Two Bears Life, Austria
- Toby Powell of EscapeTheReview, UK
- Victor Espriu & Maria José Navarro of El Quinto Elemento, Spain
Make It Work: Leveling up your escape room tech
Speaker: Jason Richard
Company: Steal and Escape
Make It Immersive: Turning Walls Into Worlds
Speakers: Haley E. R. Cooper & J. Cameron Cooper
Company: Strange Bird Immersive
Video Game Roots: The talk you want to attend even if you're not a gamer
Speakers: Kim Belair, Ari MacGillivray, David Bedard
Company: Sweet Baby Inc
Host: David Spira
Characters in Escape Rooms
Speaker: Manda Whitney
Company: Room Escape Divas
Escape the Cliché: How I Learned to Stop Worrying And Design Creatively
Speakers: Bizzaro, Krystal, & Greg
Company: Test Subjects
Player Q&A: A Conversation with the Western World's Most Experienced Escape Room Player
Speakers: Sera Dodd & David Middleton
Company: ERIC & Bewilder Box
Escape the Building: Lessons From Outdoor Escape Game Creators
Speakers: Emma Rochon & Fred Preddy
Company: Improbable Escapes & Escape Maze
Guardians of Fun & Property: a conservation between two veteran gamemasters
Speakers: Hillary Manning & Aaron Gold
Set Design on a Budget
Speakers: Mike Preddy
Company: Escape Maze