The Jazz Heist – A 1920s In-Office Escape Room Installed at Google
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What the customers say:
"This was one employee's first escape room. He loved it so much, escape rooms have since become a treasured tradition between him and his son!"
Challenge: In-office Immersion
The Google Bard team needed an analog, in-office experience that got the team working together and off their screens. Employees were putting in extraordinary hours to launch a great AI product (Bard is now Gemini, and the execs wanted to meet them in the moment - easy logistics, on-site, and no scheduling headaches.
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We brought the adventure to them! We created The Jazz Heist, a fully portable 1920s speakeasy escape room experience complete with mystery storylines, laser-cut game boards, interactive oil paintings, immersive 3D wallpaper props, and an 8’ London-style phone booth.
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