Alexis Santos

Consulting

I design, build, and operate interactive experiences by thinking through the full system they exist within — from player mechanics to operations and long-term sustainability.

What I do

I design, build, and operate interactive experiences. This includes:

  • Escape rooms and immersive attractions
  • Game show formats and live experiences
  • Experimental and narrative-driven environments
  • Interactive museum installations

Why me

I don't just design experiences. I run them.

That means decisions are grounded in:

  • What players actually do under real conditions
  • Throughput, timing, and operational constraints
  • Business viability

Current work

The Bureau Adventure Games

Founder & CEO — November 2018 to present

An immersive entertainment venue where guests take on the role of secret agents working to save the multiverse. The Bureau includes escape rooms, game shows, and smaller experimental formats, all connected through a shared underlying fiction and designed to support each other as part of a larger system.

Responsibilities include:

  • Designing puzzles, systems, and environments
  • Building interactive props and electronics
  • Managing marketing and customer acquisition

Past experience

Dangerously Creative

Designed and built immersive attractions, including escape rooms and interactive installations.

Gobee Group

Worked on human-centered design projects with organizations like USAID and the Clinton Health Access Initiative, focusing on how systems function in real-world conditions.

Binpress

Led content and growth, increasing traffic significantly while producing technical content and a podcast with high-profile guests.

Engadget

Covered technology, science, and space as a journalist, including international trade shows and video production.

Skills

Design

  • Experience design
  • Game mechanics
  • Puzzle design
  • Narrative systems

Technical

  • Interactive electronics
  • Systems architecture
  • Prototyping
  • Godot 4

Business

  • Live operations
  • Pricing strategy
  • Marketing & paid acquisition
  • Team leadership

Communication

  • Writing
  • Editing
  • Podcasting
  • Translating complex systems into clear explanations

Get in touch

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