A little bit of the backstory…
I’m guessing most of you are familiar with Renaissance Faire tickling videos where random, unsuspecting women are placed in stocks and tickled. I’ve been wanting to do something similar for a long time and have done a lot of research on the plausibility of pulling this off. Unfortunately, the Renaissance Faire-style tickling videos don’t seem like a realistic idea at the moment (for a variety of different reasons).
I started to brainstorm ideas that would be similar to the Renaissance Faire videos. The key elements were:
– A fun, mainstream way to tickle.
– Amateur models/participants, not fetish models.
– They would not know they were going to be tickled ahead of time.
– Tickling in stocks.
I came up with the idea of an Escape Room game/challenge – In a Medieval setting, players are accused of being witches and taken to the castle’s dungeon for an interrogation. They are locked in the stocks and told that they must confess to being a witch. Players have to endure a 10-minute interrogation at the hands of the Witch Finders. If they are able to hold out and not confess to being a witch they win $100.
Right now I’m in the “testing” phase but I thought it would be cool to share this video with you. I’ve been posting casting calls on social media, and talent sites and working with agencies to find willing volunteers.
All they are told is that I’m working on developing this interactive game and looking for volunteers to test out the challenge. Tickling is never mentioned.
The biggest challenge is I’ll have no idea how ticklish a player is so the potential for “duds” is high. I’ll only be posting the volunteers who had the best reactions, Cori definitely fits the bill!
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Cori was my waitress at a BBQ restaurant. She had a cool alternative look and laid-back attitude, so when I was finished eating, I told her about how I’m developing an escape room and looking for people to help me test out different ideas. I gave her a business card and told her to give me a call if she was interested in participating and making some extra money.
Cori actually got in touch a few days later and wanted to participate! You get a pre and post-interview with Cori along with her full escape challenge tickle session. How did she do? Well, you’ll have to watch the clip to find out!
Length: 20:30
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