https://door.donau-uni.ac.at/o:5830 How to Value an Object : Storytelling and Philosophy in Educational Escape Room Design Neundlinger, Klaus Klaus Neundlinger Häufler, Ines Ines Häufler Department für Kunst- und Kulturwissenschaften, Universität für Weiterbildung Krems journal article eng This paper documents a workshop held as part of the Summer School. The aim of the workshop was to explore the didactic possibilities of escape rooms as a learning experience, especially with regard to the combination of spatial arrangement and narratives. The workshop addressed the question of how escape rooms can be de- signed to promote learner engagement with the abstract topic of value(s). Although values are linked to objects and experiences, they are nonetheless intangible. We emphasize that it is important to address value issues in education to enable learn- ers to take different perspectives, recognize different dimensions of values and un- derstand the context of values (economic, social, cultural, ethical). The workshop combines philosophical considerations with storytelling to convey the meaning of concepts such as value in a tangible form. An exemplary story about a can of toma- toes serves as evidence of the link between personal, economic and aesthetic values. The story is divided into three episodes, each representing one of these areas of val- ue. The tomato can serve as a tangible object to illustrate the different value systems and the nuances of valuation in human experience. The workshop participants were involved in a co-design process that included discussions, decisions and sketches for possible escape rooms on the topic of value(s). Story telling philosophy Escape Room Design values http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ https://door.donau-uni.ac.at/api/object/o:5830/download 10.48341/fnhx-pt48 https://door.donau-uni.ac.at/o:5787 application/pdf DAC - DIGITALES JOURNAL FÜR KUNST- & KULTURWISSENSCHAFTEN DAC - DIGITALES JOURNAL FÜR KUNST- & KULTURWISSENSCHAFTEN 2 2.67 MB 2025-11-06