Case: Launch!
Type: Onboarding game
Audience: New employees
Total duration: 3 hours
Language: English & Dutch
Delivered: Q3 2020
Online Escape Room for Onboarding
How we turned learning about HR Consulting into a game
Challenge
Launch! asked us to create an online escape-room for potential employees and new hires. The goal of the escape room was to gamify the company’s onboarding experience, while assessing the skills of new HR Consultants. In addition to the escape room, we were asked to build a landing page for sign-ups in both Dutch and English and a learning platform to host the content.
Development
In two days, we shot enough content for nearly 20 shot videos. The roles in these videos were played by 6 actual employees of Launch!, shot at their office in the iconic ‘The Rotterdam’ building. We developed the landing page and learning platform in WordPress, entirely from scratch. We made sure that the platform was easy to manage for anyone at Launch!.
Solution
We prepared a realistic case that put the learner in the shoes of an HR Consultant. To complete the escape room, learners needed to “interview” employees of a fictional company called Impact! and provide valuable advice throughout the various levels. We delivered about 30 minutes of multimedia content, although the entire game took about 3 to 4 hours to complete.
★★★★★
“This was a fun way to get to know Launch! and improve my consultancy skills at the same time. Thanks for organizing!”
— Learner
★★★★★
“The HR-Consultancy Game challenged me to put different pieces of the puzzle together and come up with my own answers.”
— Learner
★★★★★
“I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I really liked how realistic it was and that there usually wasn’t one correct answer. I learned a lot from the other participants as well.”
— Learner
★★★★★
“Everything was very well made. If I didn’t know this was a game I would’ve almost believed that these are real people.”
— Learner
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Special mentions
We developed this project together with Launch! and E2i, who helped us with preparing the script and shooting the videos. In particular, we want to thank Ron Nooren and Leo Jabaaij from Launch! for playing key roles in the training. We are very proud of creating such a unique and fun onboarding experience together with a fully-branded learning platform!