Using Microsoft PowerPoint to make an Escape Room Game

Be prepared to break into small groups, open PowerPoint, and try these ideas in PowerPoint yourself.

Electronic Escape Rooms are all the rage in eLearning and Game Based Learning.  What if you don’t have an authoring tool, but you would like to create one of these games?  Almost everyone in the world has Microsoft PowerPoint and that can work if you know what to do. If you have an authoring tool, then you can do even more.

This presentation covers:

• 5 elements that help make a learning game fun
• Where to find resources for game learning
• Basics of getting started in PowerPoint
• Import into software like Storyline.

About The Speaker:

Jeffrey Riley has over 30 years’ experience in the learning industry as an educator and in the business world. Over time as he worked in industries such as education, insurance, and retail, it became obvious that technology was another tool to help people learn.

Jeffrey has been delivering in person learning for over 30 years and remote learning since 2003 using Webex. Since then, he has used many different programs including Zoom to businesses and individuals.

Jeffrey is the owner of Practical Learning Concepts consulting with businesses to implement eLearning, gamification, and volunteering with the local Mid New Jersey ATD Chapter as VP of Technology.