Daphne Oakes and Tiger Oakes

How to Automate your Murder Mystery

Turn a classic party game into a high-tech escape room. Learn to automate a murder mystery with smart lights, a Raspberry Pi, and a little bit of code.

How to Automate your Murder Mystery
#1about 2 minutes

Using home automation to enhance a murder mystery party

The speakers introduce their tradition of hosting murder mystery parties and outline three custom tools they built to make the experience more immersive.

#2about 6 minutes

Building a real-time suspect list with Svelte and Convex

A custom web app displays photos of guests as their characters, using Svelte for the UI, Convex for the real-time database, and Thumbor for automatic image processing.

#3about 4 minutes

Automating a dramatic death scene with smart home tech

Smart lights and speakers are orchestrated using Home Assistant and Node-RED to create a dramatic, timed sequence of events for the murder reveal.

#4about 8 minutes

Building a treasure chest with a Raspberry Pi lock

A physical treasure chest is fitted with an electromagnet, a relay, and a Raspberry Pi to create a remotely unlockable prop for revealing clues.

#5about 2 minutes

Encouraging creative coding and hardware experimentation

The project demonstrates that hardware projects are accessible and that software can be used for creative, non-traditional applications beyond typical developer tools.

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Automating a murder mystery party for an immersive experience
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Automating a murder mystery party for an immersive experience

How to Automate your Murder Mystery

The motivation for automating escape rooms
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The motivation for automating escape rooms

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Using home automation for a dramatic death scene
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Using home automation for a dramatic death scene

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Analyzing challenges for owners and players
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Analyzing challenges for owners and players

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