Race to freedom: New escape room simulates experience of North Korea defection



Features Race to freedom: New escape room simulates experience of North Korea defection First-of-its-kind installation in Seoul uses interactive storytelling to raise awareness about DPRK human rights Ifang Bremer \| Lina Park November 15, 2023 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Different sections of the Denbaram Maparam escape room in Seoul, which simulates the experience of escaping from North Korea \| Images: Miri Cha, edited by NK News Portraits of the former North Korean leaders hang overhead as the escape plan rumbles into motion. The would-be defectors move toward the border, where they struggle to deactivate lasers that would alert guards to their presence. Bullets whiz by as they ford through the icy waters of a narrow river crossing. Their journey follows the path to freedom that thousands of DPRK refugees have taken in recent decades — except for a key difference: Those fleeing are South Koreans, and they’re escaping a shipping container in the middle of Seoul. Portraits of the former North Korean leaders hang overhead as the escape plan rumbles into motion. The would-be defectors move toward the border, where they struggle to deactivate lasers that would alert guards to their presence. Bullets whiz by as they ford through the icy waters of a narrow river crossing. Their journey follows the path to freedom that thousands of DPRK refugees have taken in recent decades — except for a key difference: Those fleeing are South Koreans, and they’re escaping a shipping container in the middle of Seoul. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Race to freedom: New escape room simulates experience of North Korea defection

First-of-its-kind installation in Seoul uses interactive storytelling to raise awareness about DPRK human rights

Ifang Bremer | Lina Park November 15, 2023

Race to freedom: New escape room simulates experience of North Korea defection

Different sections of the Denbaram Maparam escape room in Seoul, which simulates the experience of escaping from North Korea | Images: Miri Cha, edited by NK News

Portraits of the former North Korean leaders hang overhead as the escape plan rumbles into motion. The would-be defectors move toward the border, where they struggle to deactivate lasers that would alert guards to their presence. Bullets whiz by as they ford through the icy waters of a narrow river crossing.

Their journey follows the path to freedom that thousands of DPRK refugees have taken in recent decades — except for a key difference: Those fleeing are South Koreans, and they’re escaping a shipping container in the middle of Seoul.