Benefits of Escape Games for Team Building
As you and your teammates successfully solve challenging puzzles that serve as magical keys to open virtual doors, you simultaneously feel a rush of excitement and a warm wave of relief. You did it, and yes, high-fives are in order!
Planning
Be it the winning of a game, summiting Mount Everest, or the closing of a lucrative deal in the boardroom, executing a great feat requires proper planning. This invaluable skill is one that comes naturally to some. In fact, here’s some physiological trivia: the corpus striatum, a part of the brain that is an integral component of the reward system, is quite pleased when organizational skills are carried out in certain individuals. However, others may find the process to be daunting. Luckily, in many cases, a talent for planning can be acquired. Let us introduce games to the planning mix. Games, particularly mobile escape games, are predicated on problem-solving, which inevitably leads to planning and then execution. When teammates play games, both the inherent planners and those less inclined to plan ahead engage in activities in a manner that is entertaining. The collective steps taken in strategizing and planning for games can be applied in other areas such as the work place.
Communication
Communication is the bedrock of any organization, a skill that requires critical thinking, command of language, and patience. While the mastery of this skill can be innate to some, it may require a bit of practice to be effectively utilized by others. Mobile escape games are an excellent way to hone your team's communication skills, as the act of solving puzzles demands that individuals engage in critical thinking and then convey newly formed ideas to their teammates. Becoming quicker and more refined through repeated action, communicating to achieve a winning result in play crosses over to the workplace too where business success is the common target.
Comprehension
Comprehension is more than just hearing or seeing new information. It is the engagement in critical thinking, resulting from the movement of many mental parts. To an extent, mobile escape games can sharpen players’ abilities to comprehend newly presented information by actively engaging them in critical thinking. Gamification as an activity overall promotes participation and it is through participation that learning, growth and success is established. Together as a team, you rolodex through retained knowledge to decipher the meaning of content and how pieces of information are connected together.
Teamwork
Are social skills acquired or are they innate? At Mobile Escape, we think it’s both. Like the other skills listed above, teamwork brings together the office social butterfly and the independent worker. As the ability to work with others is a must in the modern world, teamwork is a skill that can always be refined, and probably should. Escape games incorporate teamwork through a series of puzzles that encourage players to bounce ideas off one another. Each time those ideas lead to a victory, the collective force adapts, becoming more adept in the next round. Additionally, this teamwork often results in friendships being forged. The loyalty and trust associated with friendships then lead to better teamwork outside of the games.
COVID Lockdown
COVID-19 turned the world upside down, forcing us to get creative in ways where we can be social yet maintain social distancing. At Mobile Escape, we found a way to pivot and still offer intriguing puzzle games that allow interaction, collective teamwork and fun, all while staying safe and healthy. With our mobile escape games that are mailed to your door, ‘escape’ the new ordinary and connect with others! We invite you to try our world of mobile escape games by contacting us online or call at 403-816-8350.