About this venue
Strings of Life is a mixed-reality escape room that Dutch Rose Media built in 2018 at music venue Effenaar in Eindhoven — presented as the Netherlands' first augmented/mixed reality escape room. With an iPad as an AR window you investigate two major mysteries from pop history: the Club of 27 and the death of Elvis, seeking connections between them. Virtual clocks on the ceiling and a jukebox that seems to stand in the room blend physical props with digital layers, enhanced by the venue's professional lighting and sound. It's more of an investigation than a classic escape — you don't really 'escape'. Reviewers (averaging ~7.6) praise the skillfully executed AR, the story and the atmosphere of a real music venue, but criticize that screens make the game individualistic ('those without a screen had less fun') and question value-for-money at €90 per group.
Rooms
- Strings of Life — Mixed Reality Escape RoomAR-onderzoek naar de Club van 27 en de dood van Elvis; 60 min, popgeschiedenis als voorsprong
What visitors say
- Engaging story around famous pop mysteries
- Impressive, skillfully done AR as a Dutch first
- Atmosphere of a real music venue with professional lighting and sound
- Screens make the game individualistic — without a screen less fun
- Doesn't feel like a real escape room; value-for-money at €90+ per group questioned
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From the reviews
We hebben het mysterie net niet opgelost, maar waren wel dichtbij. Dat een lege zaal opeens tot leven komt, is een mooie ervaring.— Groot Eindhoven