Neotropolis 2026
CRuX Personnel Files

Scott “Bytes” Levy

Lead Designer, RoboScan224, Crystal Determinator, Hand Scanners, Data Decoder

Scott is the co-owner of The Immersive Machine escape room in Phoenix, AZ. He enjoys making cool stuff, biting off more than he can chew, and gourmet cheese.

Kayleah “Krave” Ring

Set Builder & Lead Fabricator

They call me Krave because I hunger for glitter, hot glue, and the sweet scent of EVA foam at 2am. A real-life Artificer — minus the spell slots, but with twice the caffeine and way more fabric scraps in my hair. If it can be stitched, painted, sanded, or duct-taped into existence — I've probably already built it, worn it, and accidentally sat on it. Warning: may spontaneously monologue about wall texture formulas.

Alyssa Diaz

Narrative Design, Quest Design, Video & Audio Production

Professionally a game developer in the video games industry — currently a Principal Technical Artist at Riot Games, previously Blizzard Entertainment and ILM. Personally, a voracious escape room and immersive entertainment enjoyer, horror film fan, travel enthusiast, and devoted dog parent. Dreams of opening an immersive themed café and/or bar for the community.

Jesse “Vertigo” Morris

Descrambulator & Blobulator Builder

One of the owners of Trivium Games, an escape room company in the San Francisco Bay Area. There he builds everything that's smaller than a breadbox or smarter than a breadbox.

Kevin Burns

SignalPLUS Co-Creator

Escape room builder from Orange County, California, who has worked on over a dozen escape rooms. Catch his latest game, Echoes of the Tiki Temple, later this year! First time attending Neotropolis and second year contributing to the CRuX faction.

Dan “Egg” Egnor

Trashbot

Egnor is a 52-year-old recovering techie who can't figure out what he wants to be when he grows up.

David “Hermes”

CCCC Terminal Build + Setup & Teardown

Hailing from Boise, Idaho. Ran Amazing Escapes Boise for ~6 years and loves all things puzzle and escape room related. Obsessed with game design and soaks up everything even tangentially related. Happy to act, direct, build, beta test, or do anything that lets him be involved in the world of immersive theater and similar events.

Skyler Braddock

Terminal Hacking Game Designer

Scenic fabricator specializing in prop design and construction, event sets and decor, and interactive immersive installations.

Stephen Ng

LEXACUBE Word Game Designer

Former software engineer at Google, now making games and experiences full-time. Creator of lexacube.com and creator of the Solano Human Project immersive experience.

Eden “BigTop” Happ

CRuX Upgrade Terminal Design & Fabrication

Scenic fabricator specializing in prop design and construction, event sets and decor, and interactive immersive installations.

Steve Rawlings

Concept Art + Station Design + Fruitless Fabrication

Aspiring experience creator who is trying to organize thoughts, then bits, then atoms in novel ways to evoke delight.

Casey Chattle

CRuX Lounge Support, Custom Wearables Fabrication (Final Upgrades)

Escape room Builder in Los Angeles. Built Flynn’s arcade and other smaller projects around the Los Angeles area.

Kirstie “Kitty” De La Cruz

CRuX Lounge Support, Custom Wearables Fabrication (Final Upgrades)

First-time Neotropolis attendee, special education teacher, and immersive experience enthusiast. I’ve completed 200+ escape rooms and was drawn to Neotropolis for its mix of puzzles, storytelling, roleplay, and collaborative chaos. Veteran of events like Burning Man, but new to the wasteland. Known for overanalyzing props, chasing side quests, and being an infamous boogie board hog..

Christine Anderson

SignalPLUS Designer

Working in the escape room industry for 11 years, building games for companies across the country — mostly in Southern California. When not building props, you can find her crocheting an endless number of blankets, reading a new book with her cats, or rock climbing!

Ben Andrews

Upgrade Console Software Designer

Maker/engineer/immersive creator, joining CRuX Industries from afar on the remote planet of... Seattle?