Shaping a Theme

By Houdini MC Team/on August 31, 2018/in Tutorials

The escape room’s in-room screen is fully customizable through the settings menu. Select and customize one of the 30+ preset themes or design your own. Always keep in mind that the customization procedure requires minimal training and support. Use your imagination and make your in-room screen part of the atmosphere. This tutorial aims to help […]

Using Room Editor

By Houdini MC Team/on August 21, 2018/in Tutorials

This tutorial briefly guides you in siple steps to store the room parameters. Step 0: Open the room editor and click on the “Select an existing or create a new one” combo box. Step 1: Select <Create Room> Step 2: Select a name to describe your room (“Title“) and the duration of the game (“Time in minutes“). The […]

Audio output

By Houdini MC Team/on August 24, 2018/in Hardware Integration, Tutorials

Houdini MC can (simultaneously or not) manage the following audio output categories: Main theme (This sound starts automatically and continues in a loop while the game is active) Additional Sounds (The game master can send these sounds during the game using the <Sounds> tab) Alert Tones (These short in time tones are accessible through the <Shortcuts> […]

Interacting with your TV (HDMI connections)

By Houdini MC Team/on August 16, 2018/in Tutorials

First, we strongly recommend our customers to use the HDMI connection to display the in-room screen. HDMI is the most robust solution and allows you to transmit using one only wire not only the content of the in-room screen but also the soundtrack of the room! How to connect the in-room screen: Simply use an […]

Interacting with HUE lights/ Scenes/ Animations

By Houdini MC Team/on August 16, 2018/in Hardware Integration, Tutorials

Houdini MC gives you the ability to control HUE lights either manually or as part of a timed/smart event. How to connect HUE bridge with Houdini MC Step 1: Create an account on https://developers.meethue.com/develop/hue-api/lights-api/ Step 2: Make sure your bridge is connected to your network and is functioning properly. Test that the smartphone app can control […]

Interacting with High -Voltage Devices

By Houdini MC Team/on August 24, 2018/in Hardware Integration, Scheduled Events, Tutorials

Using Houdini MC one can directly set HIGH or LOW a specific GPIO pin of a Raspberry Pi and control any High-Voltage device. You can directly control your GPIO from <Automations> menu, switching HIGH=1 or LOW=0 to the desired GPIO. How to control a high voltage device such as a smoke machine. You will need […]

Re-initialize the in-room props

By Houdini MC Team/on August 26, 2018/in Hardware Integration, Scheduled Events, Tutorials

After completing a game session, it is important to re-initialize all the in-room smart mechanisms. Houdini MC offers you an easy to implement a solution to re-initialize all the mechanisms by pressing a simple click. To start with, on each device, assign a web request to reset its parameters. If you are not familiar with web requests kindly […]

Interacting with AEI FX350

By Houdini MC Team/on August 23, 2018/in Hardware Integration, Scheduled Events, Tutorials

As the Escape Room industry has evolved, technology has been a key driver in creating higher quality and automated experiences. While Gen 1 games with all locks and keys have a retro feel, they limit the immersive experiences ER operators want to create to serve their market demand. There are a few major ways technology […]

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