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The Linguist's Lair: A linguistic Escape-the-Room Game
The first digital Escape Game for Linguistics is currently being developed at the Department of English and American Studies at Philipps University Marburg!
The subsection of linguistics can be quite challenging to students of English Studies during the initial phase because it is not usually part of the school curriculum. The game-based approach followed by the project The Linguist's Lair should particularly motivate students to lay a solid foundation to their studies.
Following a failed theft of exam tasks, players will have to find a way out of Prof. Kreyer's locked office and into the hallway that leads to freedom... But maybe all is not what it seems and further tasks await?
Take a look inside the game
Virtually discover the rooms of Prof. Kreyer's workgroup and solve linguistic puzzles along the way! Each area is contains clues and items that help you in your goal to escape. Each room is assigned to a session from the introductory linguistics lectures, so all newly-acquired linguistic knowledge and skill can be directly applied.
The first room is already available, and further areas are currently being developed by the project team under the supervision of Prof. Kreyer.
Linguistic Escape Room wins teaching award “Lehre@Philipps” 2019!
On 20 November 2019, the "Tag der Lehre", the project won the teaching award „Lehre@Philipps“.
Want to see more?
Watch the teaching award video!