Quest is an interactive game with a storyline, which consists in solving various puzzles and logical tasks. For a long time, online quests were a popular entertainment for young people, now so-called live quests in reality are of growing interest. In the last couple of years, quests have started to gain popularity in Kazakhstan. They supposedly will help you walk a mile in main character’s shoes of the horror film. However is it really so? Are they worth their money? Why are they so popular? Do they harm health and is there any benefit from them? You can read in this article.
Escape-rooms appeared in Japan and China in 2007. In parallel, similar quests appeared in Europe, so that soon enough – in six years – in Russia and throughout the post-Soviet space.
There are many different types of quests now, here are the most popular. The quizzes are the quests in which actors participate. They make the game more vivid, and immersion in the story – the maximum. Actors try on different roles during performance, players should communicate and interact with them to successfully complete all tasks.
Action-game – a sports kind of quests, in which the minimum of logical tasks and the maximum of physical activity. Players move a lot, look for items, hide from the enemy and go through intricate labyrinths.
Dive – Dive in details simulates a certain life situation and conditions, completely immersing you in the game reality with detailed design of space and realistic scenario. You become full-fledged characters in the history you fall into.
There are practically no physical limitations for participation. However, during the passing of games you are in a closed, sometimes rather small room, and if you have a tendency to claustrophobia, it can be uncomfortable. In this case, experienced operators will come to your aid, who will be in touch during the entire playing time. On the remaining restrictions and wishes, learn from the operators of the selected quest.
To play the game you need to use only ingenuity, logic, resourcefulness, attention to detail and spatial thinking. You do not need to exert physical efforts to lift or move something heavy, or to open a cache or open an iron door. All rooms are thought out and debugged to the smallest detail, and if you cannot easily open the locker with a hint or raise a chair, then either you do not really need these items for the game, or open later at the right time.
First of all, an excellent training of logic, memory and ingenuity. In addition, the exciting plot and the game form of such training will bring a lot of pleasant emotions, taking you far from problems and gray everyday life. Playing an active game, you will be forced to move, which will not only improve your state of health, but also charge a good dose of endorphins. A good mood and unforgettable impressions will be with you for a long time. Such adventures excellently rally people, therefore are ideal for family recreation, team building and simple communication with friends. If you want to know a person better, just play him. You can find the answers on the site to many questions – Погружение.
One of the very first quests in Kazakhstan was the submission from the team of the «Теорема Quest». For the very first time, I heard about them in 2015 and visited all the quests for today. According to the polls of the group in the “Давай сходим!” The “Theorem” is the most terrible quest in the city of Astana. According to the many enthusiastic comments you can see the quality of this quest on the site of the Мир квестов. On this site you also can find many other quests and find it yourself for the interest and level of fear. There are plenty of quests for children and adults without scary moments, but simply for unloading the brain after a hard week. It’s a great way to spend time effectively with friends or family.
Farida Karsybekova
