Are you staying on campus through commencement? Want to do something cool with your friends/your family/yourself? Get a ticket for Memoirscape, opening in the sub-basement of Fuller Labs (room A25), running May 1st–10th from 5–8 pm: https://escaperoom.wpi.edu.
Step into the recreated haven of Dr. Adler’s grandmother’s apartment in Queens, NY, circa 1986, where Dr. Adler—or Julie, as she was then—spent her summer before leaving for college. Indulge in the warmth of nostalgia as you sip on a steaming cup of tea amidst the meticulously crafted surroundings. Every detail has been carefully chosen to evoke the essence of Julie’s past—before she became a professor, before she started experimenting with memory technology, back when everything was beautiful and perfect. It was perfect. It really was.
Unlike traditional escape rooms, here you won’t be rushing to escape. Instead, you can immerse yourself in the space, let your curiosity guide you, and notice the narrative unfold. Allow yourself to be curious, to play around, to savor. Through this gentle exploration, the narrative will reveal itself, layer by layer.
Go back to an era of endless Snake games and Rubik’s Cubes and comic books. Remember how it felt to be happy, to be nothing but happy? Come on back.
