On 30.10.2024, at the invitation of the Gesprächsforum Digitales Lehren (Ruhr University Bochum), lecturers from universities across NRW came together under the motto “Ready to Play? Reaching (learning) goals together with Escape Games” to exchange information and ideas on the use of digital and live escape games in courses. In this context, Immanuel Lutzeyer was invited as one of two experts to give a presentation and subsequent discussion on “Escape games in teaching as an approach to team development”, providing an impetus for a stimulating professional exchange on the topic. The presentation focused on the advantages and possible uses of escape games, their development process and integration into modules using a best practice example, as well as implications for other teachers. The participants can look back on an afternoon of exciting insights and constructive discussions, and we would like to thank the GefoDL team for inviting us to an all-round successful event.   If you are interested, you can watch the recorded keynote speech here: Ready to Play? Reaching the (learning) goal together with escape games – Immanuel Lutzeyer