The following is the english version of and interview to Claudia Durán (developer and webmaster of Escape Juegos) by Sick Reality in his blog Unalomozu.


Unalomozu: We, game players know little about you. Where are you from and what are you doing in real life?

Claudia Durán: I'm 31 years old working at home mother of two. I live in Montevideo, Uruguay with my husband Carlos, Sebastian (2 years 6 months) and Nicolas (4 months old). I'm one year far of becoming a lawyer but I momentary quit my career to work in my sites, create games and take care of my kids.

Unalomozu: Do you have any special hobbies apart from developing games?

Claudia Durán: I have lots of things I like to do but my spare time is scarce lately. When I'm not developing or updating my blog I play with my children. Oh, I manage to watch a few TV series (House M.D., Fringe and FlashForward) without missing a single episode.

Unalomozu: How did you get into the room escape genre?

Claudia Durán: In fact I'm a huge fan of escape games. I surely played more than a thousand of them. Once I decided to start programming Flash games it was my first and only choice. I don't see myself making a game like Sonny or Battle Gear yet.

Unalomozu: Do you have any favourite game creators or game creators who inspire you?

Claudia Durán: All escape the room game developers inspire me. If I have to choose one of them it would be Mateusz Skutnik. He created the successful Submachine series (among others) and Submachine was the first point and click game I played.

Unalomozu: What do you keep the most important thing when making a room escape game?

Claudia Durán: The screwdriver! lol. I like to have a few good puzzles in every game. Sometimes the clues are a bit harder to find but overall I'm sure Escape Gamers don't like very easy games. This category if for those who want a challenge and their joy is bigger once they come out.
Some players think I'm evil because I usually try to trick them. For example in My Second Christmas Escape you have a panel with space for 4 digits but the solution has only 2.

Unalomozu: You have created several games so far but do you have a favourite? Which of your games would you recommend the most?

Claudia Durán: I like all of them for obvious reasons. I should say: People, come play all my games! :P
In the process of creation for each game I learned a little bit more and I'm getting a little bit better both in graphics and coding. My biggest proud is Studio Escape, a game sponsored by Escape Games 24.

Unalomozu: Your games also appear on the Cafe Cafe Games website. How did you get into connection with them?

Claudia Durán: My husband is known between his friends as "Cafe Cafe". Once we decided to create a gaming portal he suggested the name CafeCafe Games. He really needs to publish my games if he don't want to sleep out with our dog :)
Translator's note: She is not bluffing ;)

Unalomozu: What are your plans for the future? Will you change something in your games or are you satisfied with the games you’ve created so far?

Claudia Durán: I want to make more and more escape games and probably an adventure. Looking backwards with my current knowledge I'd change a lot of things in my first few games. But I choose to apply such information in the making of the next game and continue to grow as developer.