The Lounge and Learn is an open discussion round table networking spot on the show floor for the interactive entertainment industry. Throughout the show, the lounge will feature topics of conversation, demos and hands on opportunities for attendees. The schedule below is hosted by the Interactive Entertainment Advisory Board and will feature some vendors and key attendees that will share their knowledge every day!

2026 Schedule

THURSDAY

• 12:00pm-1:00pm | Link Up: The Networking Lab to Maximize Your TransWorld Experience
  Durham Escape Rooms, Intrigue Experiences, Frightmare Farms Haunted Scream Park
• 2:00pm-3:00pm | Innovation in Interactive Entertainment: What Opportunities Can Technology Really Bring to the Table?
  Mystery Works: Specter
• 4:00pm-5:00pm | Oh, That’s Fun… Should I Do It? Risk Takers, Rule Breakers and the Cost of Getting It Wrong
  Escape Games PDX, paradigmQ Escape Games, Firehouse Axes, Puzzle Effect, Portsmouth Escape Room

FRIDAY

• 11:00am-12:00pm | Marketing NOW: Cutting Through the Noise and Driving Real Results
  Intrigue X, Frightmare Farms Haunted Scream Park
• 12:00pm-1:00pm | Tech Support: Bring Your Needs, Questions or Just Talk Shop
  Mystery Mansion, Escape Unknown, Intrigue Little Rock,  Extreme Escape – Redding and Timberlords
• 2:00pm-3:00pm | Grants, Sponsorships & Special Funding Opportunities: Unlocking the Capital to Fuel Your Vision
  Durham Escape Rooms
• 4:00pm-5:00pm | Female Owners Meetup
  Portsmouth Escape Room, Mystery Mansion Escape, Intrigue Little Rock, Extreme Escape Redding/ Extreme Escape Elevated, paradigmQ Escape Games

SATURDAY

• 11:00am-12:00 pm | The BEST Tools for Your Kit: From the Latest to the Greatest that Everyone Should Have
  Mystery Mansion, Escape Unknown, Intrigue Little Rock
• 2:00pm-3:00pm | The Room Where It Happens: Leveraging Your Resources from Chambers of Commerce to Your Neighbors
  Extreme Escape – Redding and Timberlords
• 4:00pm-5:00pm | Bring it to the Board: What would you like to see, Who would you like to hear from? How can we help you?
  The Interactive Entertainment Show Board