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Escape Disabware

2200, a year of new hope and opportunity, or so they say. You will be immersed in a dystopian future in which technology has become part of the human body, now controlled by an Artificial Intelligence (M.A.I.), which as a result of the Disabware virus people who fail to update are separated from society.

The consequence for people with impairments in the body (disabilities) who cannot access the updates is the disconnection of the rest of the people. This effect is called a disabling virus or as it is commonly known by the people of this society: DISABWARE.

We need to modify M.A.I. so that we can create a more inclusive society where no one is left behind. The character Shift Xi is introduced, she is an IT expert and has discovered this conspiracy but has gone missing. We enter her house and discover a message in a notebook, where she tells us to finish her mission: modifying M.A.I. ‘s software by installing an arsonist in its system.

Objectives

The goal of this escape room is to raise awareness about discrimination and isolation against people with disabilities, which is represented in the fictional apocalyptic future, where people who cannot keep up with the uploads of the software are pushed aside from society by an Artificial Intelligence.
The game will motivate the participants to take action against this way of thinking and think about how they can change this situation in real life.

Toolkit

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Escape Disabware: How-To Guide

This guide will be a practical approach to the building of the “Escape Disabware” escape room with information, materials, advice and guidelines to run a workshop.

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Printed Materials

In this document you will find every printable material that you need to set up the “Escape Disabware” Escape Room, and some links to materials too.

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Key Take-aways

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The idea is to address the issue of people discriminated against because of their disability for not having the same opportunities to access technology and how disability affects this reality.
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Artificial Intelligences can be useful but also misleading as they only care about your heuristics.