1) I ran a browser in kiosk mode with a mouse that was used with some custom software on a computer in the room.
2) We had it connected to a remote keypad that opened a magnetic lock, popping a drawer open, when the sequence was correctly entered.
3) We had one connected to a magnetic sensor that would open another cabinet when items were placed correctly.
4) I ran the clocks and hint systems in the rooms from RPi's as well, which allowed me to run mini web servers on them that I would access from the control room to mess with the time if the game called for it, or to send hints in to the rooms, or to trigger sounds or videos.
5) Finally, we ran our lobby slideshow system with one, and also played our orientation videos on them.
Yes, we could have used Arduino for some of these, but I always liked RPi's because I could SSH into them to do the resets or to trigger the doors remotely if needed from my computer at the control center.
I'm currently working on developing an escape room environment using RPis as well.
I would love to hear details about how you set yours up.
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1) I ran a browser in kiosk mode with a mouse that was used with some custom software on a computer in the room.
2) We had it connected to a remote keypad that opened a magnetic lock, popping a drawer open, when the sequence was correctly entered.
3) We had one connected to a magnetic sensor that would open another cabinet when items were placed correctly.
4) I ran the clocks and hint systems in the rooms from RPi's as well, which allowed me to run mini web servers on them that I would access from the control room to mess with the time if the game called for it, or to send hints in to the rooms, or to trigger sounds or videos.
5) Finally, we ran our lobby slideshow system with one, and also played our orientation videos on them.
Yes, we could have used Arduino for some of these, but I always liked RPi's because I could SSH into them to do the resets or to trigger the doors remotely if needed from my computer at the control center.