Friday, March 23, 2018

"Real-Estate Agency Turns Apartment Viewing into Exciting ‘Escape Room’ Game"

From Oddity Central:
Evidence Immobilier, a real-estate agency in Montpelier, France, has become the first in the world to revolutionize the apartment viewing experience by turning it into an exciting “Escape Room” game where potential buyers have to look for clues and solve puzzles, while at the same time discovering the layout of the place.

Whether you’re looking to rent or buy a new apartment, the initial viewing is a very important part of the process. However, for most people – youths in particular – it’s just another chore that has to be completed, not something they are overly excited about.  One real-estate agency in France wants to change that, and their first attempt has been attracting a lot of attention from French media. They’ve teamed up with an Escape Room game designer in Montpelier to turn one of their available apartments into an interactive experience for potential buyers.

Instead of being walked through all the different rooms and having to listen to a real-estate agent talk about all the amenities and characteristics of the apartment in an overly positive way, the ‘Escape House’ viewing lets you discover everything yourself, while keeping you entertained.

First off, you and your partner are blindfolded and locked in one of the apartment rooms....MORE