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Escape room profile<\/p>\n

HEPscape! – The High Energy Physics escape room<\/h1>\n

HEPscape! is an immersive escape room inspired by real research at CERN\u2019s Large Hadron Collider. Guided through a virtual journey into an LHC experiment, participants solve puzzles, uncover clues, and work together to explore the fundamental building blocks of matter.<\/p>\n

\n See the mission<\/a>\n Plan your visit<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section><\/header>
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The Story<\/p>\n

The Narrative<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n
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HEPscape! is an escape room dedicated to high-energy physics. Born from the passion of scientists involved in the CMS and ATLAS experiments at CERN, the project turns complex ideas into an engaging adventure for all ages. Its mission is to bring particle physics closer to the public through play and discovery. Touring across Italy, HEPscape! has reached thousands of people, offering a unique experience: an interactive and accessible journey into the mysteries of the Large Hadron Collider. The HEPscape! experience starts already outside the room. Visitors are welcomed in the experimental aerea by the facilitator that acts like an experimental area guide, as it happen in the real visit of the experiments at CERN. Since visitors have to enter the experimental cavern, they are asked to wear the helmet! Once entered in the HEPscape! room, visitors are guided through virtual journey at the LHC and will have to tackle and solve puzzles before being allowed to leave the room. Although virtual, the experience at 360\u00b0, with projections, sounds, lights e many unexpected surprises. Any element in the room could be useful to find the solution of the games.<\/p>\n <\/article>\n <\/section>\n\n

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Inside the Experience<\/p>\n

The core elements of the experience.<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n
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Your Role<\/h3>\n

Step into the role of physicists and solve a series of scientific challenges to uncover how particles are studied and discovered. Working as a team, participants follow clues, interpret data, and complete experiments inspired by real high-energy physics research. Their goal is to progress through the investigation and ultimately reveal the \u201cdiscovery\u201d hidden within the escape room narrative \u2014 mirroring the journey of scientists at the Large Hadron Collider.<\/p>\n <\/article>\n

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Scientific Focus<\/h3>\n

Visitors will be close to the LHC environment, with videos showing them a real experiment control room, with researchers at CERN that recorded contents in different locations within the experiment areas. The knowledge of the fundamental brick of matters, as well as the discovery of the Higgs boson at the LHC, are the main learning goal of the experience. <\/p>\n <\/article>\n

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Distinctive Features<\/h3>\n

HEPscape! is a unique opportunity to learn about particle physics in an alternative approach, with a dedicated setup and installation. It is the first escape room devoted to high energy particle physics and it opened the way for collateral projects and replicas not only in Italy, but also in other European cities. <\/p>\n <\/article>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n

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Gallery<\/p>\n

Inside the Room<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n
Main scene of HEPscape!
Main scene<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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Puzzle detail<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Participants in HEPscape!
Participants in action<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Interactive feature of HEPscape!
Interactive station<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n
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Participants and Practical Info<\/p>\n

Participation and logistics.<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n
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Who It Is For<\/h3>\n
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Recommended age:<\/strong> Ages 8 and up<\/span><\/p>\n

Suitable for:<\/strong> School students, families, and general public audiences<\/span><\/p>\n

Group size:<\/strong> Up to 25 participants per session<\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n

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Essential Details<\/h3>\n
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Duration:<\/strong> 45 minutes<\/span><\/p>\n

Language(s):<\/strong> French, Italian<\/span><\/p>\n

\n Website:<\/strong>\n Official website<\/a>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n \n

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Contact<\/p>\n

Get in Touch<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n
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Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare<\/h3>\n

Italy\u2019s national institute for nuclear and particle physics, leading ERNEST and contributing expertise in large-scale research and science outreach. <\/p>\n

Email:<\/strong> hepscape@lists.infn.it<\/a><\/p>\n

\n Visit institution website<\/a>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/article>\n <\/section>\n <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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