Before The Games
- storybyteskendall
- May 22
- 1 min read
Updated: Jun 12
Inspired by the dystopian series The Hunger Games, StoryBytes Media invited students to the Before the Games escape room. Ranging from Miami Dade College students to attendees of the 2026 ProCon College Media Association Convention based in New York, participants immersed themselves in the fictional world of Panem where their first amendment rights were restricted.
Through uncovering cryptic messages hidden in invisible ink to match Supreme Court cases by a single letter, participants were challenged to confront how easily rights can be lost when citizens stop questioning power.
Miami Dade College students beginning their journey by reading the instructions to the escape room.
Student attendees at Miami Dade College use a UV light to uncover a hidden message written in invisible ink within a book.
Two peacekeepers point toward the camera with the mockingjay pin drawn behind them.
The room is covered in propaganda posters, creating an atmosphere of a controlled dystopian society.
Participants sort through dispersed papers while uncovering the contents of a hidden safebox.
Immediately after landing in New York City, the StoryBytes team unpacks various materials and begins to prepare the escape room.
Attendee reaches for hint hidden behind an upside down American flag as peacekeeper looks on.
Attendee uses UV light to uncover a hidden message that will solve the puzzle.
Attendees sort through and match Supreme Court cases to the rights they uphold in order to move onto the next puzzle.
Participant completes the final stage by opening a safe to uncover a hidden letter, which she reads aloud to the group.
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